2003 GB - DX31 - A Perfect Coronation Complete Prestige Book

50th Anniversary of the Coronation of QEII.

Famous for the unique £1 2B (a decimalised recreation of the original 1952 1/3d Coronation stamp) it also has two other unique stamps - the 47p 2B and 68p 2B.

This book contains two panes of definitive stamps .

Key Stamp	Key Pane	Look For
1st 2B	Printed by Walsall and is noted as the source for the 3 unique stamps below.	2nd CB
SG UWB15	SG 2378a	SG UWA9
DGN1.22.3		DGN2.20.2
Odd Fact :	None of the stamps on the 2nd definitive pane are actually Machins but they are coveted by Machin Collectors anyway. The stamp at the bottom left (below) is the £1 from the StampShow 2000 Mini-sheet which is not in this booklet but is often mistaken for the Coronation version. They are easily differentiated (see description) and for completeness I have also included the 1/3d from 1953 from which design the two 21st century £1 stamps were copied (bottom right).

47p 2B	£1 2B	68p 2B
SG 2378	SG 2380	SG 2379
DGWD47.2.1	Above 3 all Watermarked	DGWD68.2.1
£1 OFPP (No Watermark)	Watermark for SG 2378/80	1/3d (Watermarked)
SG 1309		SG 534

In addition this book also contains two panes of Commemorative stamps (DP344-DP345) unique because of their se-tenant positions.