The Stamps of Queen Victoria Prestige Stamp Book

This stylish 24-page publication charts the remarkable life and legacy of Queen Victoria.

Inside, readers will discover a fascinating editorial written by historian Dr Helen Rappaport, exploring the many facets of Victoria’s extraordinary life: her sheltered childhood at Kensington Palace; her accession to the throne as a determined young queen of just 18; her marriage to Prince Albert and their pioneering embrace of photography; and the birth of the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black.

The book also brings to life moments of national pride and change — from the Great Exhibition and the Crimean War to her long widowhood at Balmoral and her triumphant Golden and Diamond Jubilees.

Through carefully chosen images and insightful narrative, the story of Victoria is told not only as a monarch, but as a woman, wife and mother whose reign defined an era.

This comprehensive commemorative keepsake includes all 12 mint stamps from this issue, plus a pane of definitive stamps available only in this book – it’s the ultimate collectors’ item.