The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, and was proclaimed queen by her various privy and executive councils shortly afterwards.
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 resulted in logistical exercise of coordinating the issue of Coronation Stamps from the Commonwealth and Crown Colonies. 62 of the stamps within the collection – issued on behalf of the majority of countries that feature within it – were co-ordinated by the Crown Agents’ offices in London. 175 million stamps were printed during june 1953 and shipped around the world by Bradbury Wilkinson and De La Rue.
Stamps issued for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II:
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| Aden |
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Aden qu`aiti state of
Shihr and Mukalla |
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Aden Kathiri state
of Seiyun |
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| Antigua |
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| Ascension Island |
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| Bahamas |
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| Barbados |
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| Bechuanaland |
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| Basutoland |
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| Bermuda |
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| British Guiana |
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| British Honduras |
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| British Solomon Islands |
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| British Virgin Islands |
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| Cayman Islands |
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| Cyprus |
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| Dominica |
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| Falkland Islands |
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Falkland Islands,
dependencies |
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| Fiji |
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| Gambia |
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| Gibraltar |
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| Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
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| Gold Coast |
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| Grenada |
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| Hong Kong |
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| Jamaica |
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Kenya, Uganda and
Tanganyika |
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| Leeward Islands |
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| Malaya Johore |
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| Malaya Kedah |
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| Malaya Kelantan |
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| Malaya Malacca |
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| Malaya Negri Sembilan |
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| Malaya Pahang |
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| Malaya Penang |
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| Malaya Perak |
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| Malaya Perlis |
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| Malaya Selangor |
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| Malaya Singapore |
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| Malaya Trengganu |
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| Malta |
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| Mauritius |
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| Montserrat |
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New Hebrides
Condominium |
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| Nigeria |
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| North Borneo |
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| Nortern Rhodesia |
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| Nyasaland |
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| Pitcairn Islands |
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| Seychelles |
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| Somaliland Protectorate |
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| St. Christofer Nevis Anguilla |
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| Saint Helena |
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| Saint Lucia |
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| Saint Vincent |
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| Sierra Leone |
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| Somailand Protectorate |
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| Swaziland |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Tristan da Cunha |
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| Turks & Caicos Islands |
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| Back of postage stamps |
