1977 Grenada Queen Elizabeth II UK Silver Jubilee 5 Stamp Set MNH Scott 788-792

Description

View 1977 Grenada Queen Elizabeth II UK Silver Jubilee 5 Stamp Set MNH Scott 788-792 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. They retain strong color, apparently clean perforations and an uncancelled appearance, with no evident face faults in the supplied photograph. A complete and particularly attractive 1977 Grenada Silver Jubilee royal stamp set, combining Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Coronation imagery and the Crown Jewels within an issue produced during the early years of independent Grenada. For your consideration is an original 1977 Grenada Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee complete five-stamp commemorative set, issued on 8 February 1977 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Queens accession, 19521977, and preserved on a purpose-made collector album page headed 1952 ~ Silver Jubilee ~ 1977 / Grenada. The complete issue comprises the c, 1c, 35c, $2 and $2.50 denominations, catalogued as Scott 788792 / Stanley Gibbons 857861. The series is known in two perforation varieties, approximately perf. 14 and perf. 12; the exact variety of the present stamps should be determined by gauge before specifying it in a listing. The designs form a compact survey of the monarchy and the regalia associated with Elizabeth IIs reign. The c presents a Coronation-related royal scene; the 1c depicts the Sovereigns Orb and sceptre; the 35c portrays the Queen on horseback in ceremonial dress; the $2 depicts the Coronation Ampulla and Anointing Spoon, among the most ancient pieces of English Coronation regalia; and the $2.50 presents Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh together. Contemporary philatelic references specifically identify the issue subjects as the Coronation, Orb and sceptre, Queen on horseback, Spoon and Ampulla, and Queen with Prince Philip. The cohesive use of royal portraits, state ceremony and Coronation regalia makes this one of the more visually varied Caribbean issues produced for the Jubilee. The set possesses an additional constitutional significance particular to Grenada. Unlike a number of Commonwealth countries represented in the wider 1977 Jubilee program, Grenada was already an independent sovereign state, having achieved independence from Britain on 7 February 1974, almost exactly three years before these stamps were issued. Elizabeth II nevertheless remained Grenadas monarch and head of state under its constitutional-monarchy system; Grenadas constitution vested executive authority in Her Majesty, exercised locally through the Governor-General. The stamps therefore did not merely commemorate a foreign British sovereign: they commemorated Grenadas own Queen during the Silver Jubilee year, giving the issue a direct constitutional connection to the island. The five stamps are individually preserved within black philatelic mounts on a clean punched collector leaf decorated with profile portraits of Elizabeth II. They retain strong color, apparently clean perforations and an uncancelled appearance, with no evident face faults in the supplied photograph. The album leaf is a collector-created presentation rather than an official Grenada postal presentation pack. If the reverse gum remains intact without hinge traces, the stamps may be catalogued as MNH / unmounted mint. A complete and particularly attractive 1977 Grenada Silver Jubilee royal stamp set, combining Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Coronation imagery and the Crown Jewels within an issue produced during the early years of independent Grenada. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Historical Memorabilia › Royalty Collectibles. Brand: Grenada.

Brand

Grenada

To Commemorate

Silver Jubilee

Royal

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Type

Stamp

Royalty

British Royalty

Features

Queen Elizabeth II

Vintage

Yes

Signed

No

Year

1977

Country

Grenada

Country of Origin

Grenada

Theme

Royalty

Country/Region of Manufacture

Grenada

Color

Multicolor