Blog Introduction

Welcome and thank you for visiting the 'QEII British Postal History 1952 - 1971' blog!

This blog focuses on postal covers mailed in the early years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, from her accession to the throne in 1952 up to the introduction of decimalised currency in 1971. 

Covers from this period are a great resource for exploring aspects of both postal and social history. So by way of introduction here's an outline of the type of material and topics that will feature in future posts.

Material

The primary focus will be on material that falls into one of three categories or class of mail:

• Printed Papers
• Postcards
• Letters

This includes Inland mail as well as items sent using surface or airmail services to Overseas destinations. Supplementary services including registration and express delivery will also feature.

1½d Inland printed papers cover - 21st December 1953

Topics

The posts will cover a broad range of topics but to help navigation they will be categorised as follows: 

General Information - posts which provide contextual or additional information, for example a guide to pre-decimal currency.

Postal Rates - covering Inland and Overseas civilian postage rates for printed papers, postcard, letter and supplementary services.

Themes - exploring themes with a postal or social focus such as meter mail or the 1966 Football World Cup.