Elizabeth II, MInt Set 1991

The Golden Jubilee was celebrated with a £5 note (B362) The front followed the usual design for the bank with a portrait of Lord Ilay, first Governor of the bank. The prefix was changed to TQGJ (The Queen’s Golden Jubilee) and a gold crown motif was added to the front left. The back shows the Queen as a young woman and then as she was in 2002 when the note was issued. All in all, a lovely design and popular with collectors.

This set of four covers was issued by the Radio Times to commemorate the 70th Birthday of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1996. Each cover contains a special commemorative stamp from the Scottish island of Gairsay and two British stamps to cover the postage. Each cover has a full colour drawing of the Queen and her different residencies: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle. These are beautiful covers and quite difficult to get these days. We can offer the set of four covers with both Scottish and British stamps on them for a teriffic price, but supplies are limited.

For some reason the 1987 Proof Set has always been known as the Forgotten Proof Set. I can’t understand why. There are two coins, the 10p and the 50p which are only available in the Royal Mint sets. So if you need these two coins they have to come from a set. The 1987 Proof Set contains the £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p in the Royal Mint display case of issue. We offer this 1987 Proof Set in the Red leather presentation case.