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5th December 1952: Eager customers crowd the post office in London's Leicester Square at midnight, hoping to obtain 'first day covers' - the first stamps issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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Editorial #:
3069145
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
December 05, 1952
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Source:
Hulton Archive
Barcode:
JD3301
Object name:
98l/42/huty/12858/04
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2751 x 3534 px (9.17 x 11.78 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB
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