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The Queen Mother's Century Celebrated in Stamps Great book for stamp collectors and royal family fans Table of Contents Foreword by David Beech Introduction by Tim Graham Preface by Peter Jennings Chapter 1. The Hobby of Kings Philately has been enjoyed by many members of the Royal Family. This chapter shows some fascinating pictures of King George V, King Goerge VI (who was President of the Philatelic Society of London) and Princess Elizabeth studying various stamp collections. Chapter 2. The Early Years This chapter charts out the life story of The Honourable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, illustrated with rare images of her, including a delightful pictures of the future Queen Mother at the ages of two and nine (the latter, used on the stamp opposite, is shown in the book as the original A4 size photograph) Also featured are photographs of her wedding to The Duke of York, future King George VI. Chapter 3. The War Years The War Years demonstrated that the Royal Family took close the heart the plight of the nation, and the stamps from that era depict the King and Queen visiting London's defences and shelters, and inspecting bomb damage (including at Buckingham Palace). There also pictures of the King and Queen with the prime Minister, Mr. Churchill. Chapter 4. Celebration Various stamps were issued in Great Britain and throughout the British Empire the celebrate the end of the Second World War, many of them depicting the Royal Family on numerous state visits and special occasions Chapter 5. A Public Role Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has always performed her public duties with a charm and dedication that has endeared her to millions of people throughout the world. This collection of images shows the Queen Mother on numerous official visits, inspecting troops, official birthday celebrations, court ceremonies, races, etc, including an array of the hats worn by her over the years. Chapter 6. Home and Family The world's most famous grandmother, and indeed great-grandmother is renowned for the love and affection which she openly shows towards members of her family. A variety of stamps depict her with her daughters, The Queen and Princess Margaret, and all her grandchildren and great grandchildren on many official and family occasions. Chapter 7. The Crown Agents Stamp Bureau The story and details of The Crown Agents' special editions devoted to the Queen Mother , including the latest one - The Queen Mother's Century (in celebration of her 99th birthday) Chapter 8. How A Stamp is Made International stamp designer Derek Miller gives a special interview for this book, telling about creating the Crown Agents 1999 omnibus commemorating Her Majesty Queen Elzabeth the Queen Mother's Century. The chapter covers the selection of countries and the landmark events, as well as showing Millers original concept designs and working notes. Appendix. Listings The book gives a comprehensive list of stamps and miniature depicting the Queen Mother issued by postal administrations from Commonwealth countries between 1932 and 2000.