can this be considered a royal duo? haven't found the year of issue, but the second one has a date stamp ... 11 march 1933.
and the rest from grandfather's collection. newfoundland 1928 new zealand 1935 greece 1938 southern rhodesia 1940 victoria and george VI 1940 12th may 1937
@Makanudo @Werner Valentin thank you for the new threads! it has been really fun for me and so helpful when looking for year of issue
Hello Phaik, your stamps are from Issue Name : The 150th Anniversary of Chakri Dynastry Issue Date : 1932-04-01 Perforation : 12.5 Denomination : 2 satang, 3 satang , 5 satang 10 satang 15 satang 25 satang 50 satang 1 Baht Details : To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Chakri Dynasty and the Founding of Bangkok in 1782 2 Satang Dark Brown 3 Satang Dark Green 5 Satang Dull Violet 10 Satang Grey and Chocolate 15 Satang Grey And Blue 25 Satang Grey and Violet 50 Satang Grey and Claret 1 Baht Blue Black Size : 2 , 3 , 5 satang 1 Baht = 27 x 21 mm and 10 , 15 , 25 , 50 satang = 21 x 35 mm Printer : Waterlow & Son Ltd., England Regardsm James.
Series of stamps has been issued in 1956 to mark a wedding of Grace Kelly and prince Rainier. This stamp is the lowest value in the series of five. On all values portraits were done in black. There was a movie produced about their marriage. I do not think it does them justice.
Still, attractive stamps. The U.S. Pan-American commemoratives also had coloured frames with black-and-white vignettes.
More of the most "common" royal duos: issued Sept.22nd,1982 (Rs. 2.50) July 22nd,1981 (Rs. 10.-) July 1st,1982 (Rs. 5.-)
issued Oct.25th,1996 Joseph II (1741-90) was the eldest of the 16 children of empress Maria Theresia (1717-80). After the death of his father Franz I in 1765,Joseph was declared co-emperor. However as Maria Theresia and her son had different political views,- Joseph was an admirer of Frederic the Great,Maria Theresias nemesis -,Joseph had no real power,till the death of his mother in 1880. From then on he started reforms in Austria,similar to those Frederic had introduced in Prussia.However in his later years conservatives and reactionaries forced him to take the reforms back step by step.
Bosnia-Hercegovina,issued June 28th,1917,from a set of 3; Never ever in historic times a royal duo had a bigger impact onto the world than Archduke Franz Ferdinand,heir to the throne of Austria,and his wife Sophie ! Not by their own doing.But when they were murdered by serb terrorists on June 28th,1914 in Sarajevo,under assistance of Serbias secret service and with the knowledge of Serbia´s government,it led to the outbreak of World War I,four days later. History went on: Austria-Hungary,Germany and their allies lost the war. An unjust peace treaty was imposed by the victors,what paved the way to World War II. government
