1st class WITH KING GEORGE VI, c1930

The Queen has never before been depicted with her father on a British stamp, and this is remedied by way of a photograph taken when she was about four years old.

1st class STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, 2012

The monarch is portrayed as Head of State, wearing the Imperial State Crown at the State Opening of Parliament.

1st class WITH PRINCESS ANNE AND PRINCE CHARLES, 1952

The Queen’s role as a mother is conveyed by a photograph of her sitting in the garden with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

£1.52 VISITING NEW ZEALAND, 1977

Representing more than 100 state visits made worldwide by the Queen since her accession is a photograph taken during a visit to New Zealand in her Silver Jubilee year.

£1.52 WITH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 1957

The Queen’s long partnership with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is noted by a photograph taken about 10 years into their marriage.

£1.52 WITH NELSON MANDELA, 1996

In her role as Head of the Commonwealth, the monarch is depicted riding through London in a carriage with Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa.