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HANNA'S MEN'S & BOYS' WEAR
OBVIOUSLY IT'S FUN keeping fit in - the evening classfor ladies at the high school Wed-
nesday evenipgs. Caught in this action tableau from left are Millie Lewis,Pat Hunter,
Yvonne Coulfes, Joanne Gorrie and Joyce Coultes. (Staff Photo)
Two special British. stamps
honor Royal silver wedding
For many months stamp col-
lectors looked forward to a rare
philatelic treat. The event was
one to gladden the hearts of many
people - the Royal silver wedding
of Queens„Elizabeth YI and Prince
Philip on November 20.
The British Post Office honored
the event with two stamps issued
on the anniversary date. Both
feature the same profile photo-
graphic portrait of the Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh taken by
Norman Parkinson. The setting
for the portraits was chosen by
Jeffrey :Mathews, who has sen-
sibly allowed simplicity to be the
key note of ` his design. The 3p
stamp is printed'. in steel blue,
black and silver, while the 20p is
in purpl, black and silver.
Such Is the interest which the
Queen takes in stamps that on
May 30 she, together with the
Duke •of Edinbur.'gh and her two
younger sons, Prince Andrew and
Price Edward, visited the fac-
tory of Harrison and Sons Limit-
ed in High Wycombe to see the
silver wedding stamps , being
printed. It had been nearly twen-
ty years since the Queen last
visited Harrisons', on that occa-
sion to see her Coronation stamps
being printed.
• Stamps . which commemorate
Royal events have always', been
particularly popular, notably the
Coronation stamps for Queen
Elizabeth II issued in 1953, and
more recently the series to com-
memorate the Investiture . of
H.R.R. The Prince of Wales on
July 1, 1969.
'Britain is far from being alone
in honoring royal occasions. Dur-
ing i November over thirty mem-
y
Christmas
Wishes
Our holiday mail call
-- Joy to our friends.
Bruce Machan
Hardware
357.2370
bers of the British Common-
wealth released stamps to cele-
brate the silver wedding. The
first territory to issue stamps
was the Channel Islands of Jer-
sey, whose four values, 22p, 3p,
71/2p and 20p, were issued on No-
vember 1. The four stamps f . -
ture portraits of the Queen w
Prince Philip, Princess Anne,
Prince Charles, and the Royal
Family.
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All the portraits are the work of
Desmond Groves,- who was also
responsible for the portrait which
is being used as the central fea-
ture of the design for the other
Commonwealth territories. Each
released two stamps with the
common portrait, but in its own
pictorial setting. 'This varies for
each territory and is representa-
tive of the territory concerned.
Other occasions on which many
• countries have honored "a royal
event have been the Silver Jubi-
lee of King George V in 1935, the
Coronation of.King George VI in
1937, and the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II in 1953.
Of course, one must not forget
the previous Royal silver wed-
ding, that of King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth in 1948. On that
occasion it was decided by most
territories to issue two stamps,
one for their standard local post-
age rate, and the other for the
highest denomination for which
stamps were issued. At the time
this move did not meet with great
favor from stamp • collectors.
Nevertheless, later, the 1948
Stamps gained considerably in
popularity.
It would make an interesting
study to try and form a collection
2O ,
'of stamps celebrating Royal oc-
casions. One obvious choice
would be Royal visits, such . as
that which took the Queen and
Duke away from Britain from
Noveriber 1953 to May .1954. On
that,' occasion they visited `Aus- •
titlia,= Which alsoreceived' fur-
ther 'visits in 1963 and 1970. On
earn, occasion stamps have been
released featuring delightful
portraits 'of the couple. it is in
teresting . to note that Australia
also commemorated the , mar -
Hage of Princess Elizabeth on
November 20, 1947, as did Cana-
da, although in this case the
stamp was not released until
1948.
Canada has also 'enjoyed
several visits from the Queen in-
cluding one in 1949 when she was
still Princess.. The subsequent
visits to Canada have beet, in
1957, 1959; 1964 and 1967. Such
Royal visit stamps offer a wealth
of portraits of the Queen from
such notable -artists as •Karsh of
Ottawa, Annigoni and Anthony •
Buckley. The list of Royal visit
.;stamps from other countries
could go on and on.
Anyone wishing to start a col-
lection of Royal occasions on
stamps could obviously do no bet-
ter than to begin With the latest
British silver wedding set, maybe
buying the stamps in the special
souvenir booklet being sold by the
British Post Office. This includes.
illustraftions from the reign of
Queen 'Elizabeth II, and is avail-
able from the British Post Office
Philatelic Bureau, 2-4 Waterloo
Place, Edinburgh, EH1 lAB. .
Old -Fashioned
Christmas
Wishes
Shore in this
holiday's jOys with
Oe folks you love best.
McGlll
RADIO & TV SERVICE
iting, prinks
r winter fun
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Wt coldt vid snow on
the ground, it's timeI f y�`,alcatia
.h
backockey. YOU can construct..a.
yard • skating rink on lawn
areas withoutidamage, if you're
careful, says. R. F. amine.
horticultural specialist, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
after
rank
and
v
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each.
nkl
be
bee
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n
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It is preferable that the ground
be frozen to the locati you
choose, Start the rink. a ter the
first heavy "sno`+ all, Select a
level area and outline the by
mounding. extra. snow around the
Perimeter. Be sure to tramp the.
area around the rink to prevent
water from draining away.
Boards placed on edge willmake
ideal hacker°cushions. Le del the
rink surface by dragging. with a
snow shovel ora toboggan.
Spray light layers of w. ter to
build a base, letting ea , layer
freeze before.adding the next. A
garden hose or lawn. spri er is
excellent for this,. • Sometimes
large plastic sheets can. used
to help retain the water. Holes in
the rink or rough . areas can be
patched with snow, then soaked
with water.
Once a good base has been es-
tablished, each layer of water
will begin to level the ices face.
When the ri`k is in perfect condi-
tion, the only upkeep is to brush
off light snow and apply another
other
fine spray of water.
Hard times were when hitch -
bikers were willing to go. either, r
way.
Warm and hearty dre,
our wishes for all
loyal friends now
that it's Christmas.
ADAMS
HAIRDRESSING
SHUTER STREET
With thoughts of the want, beautiful. things connected
with thisseason, we send wishes to .evermone for a
peaceful, blessed Christmas and a Happy New rear.
PERCY CLARK
366 Edward St.
PLUMBING & HEATING
Wingham
Our wish is simple but sincere ...
May you enjoy a Merry Christmas.
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HARDwAALEXANDERS
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To all the
messages of good cheer that' ring out
during this holiday leason, we'd like to add
our own, wishing you a very merry Christmas. May you
find an,abundance of the real joys of Christmas filling
your heart and home, bringing you peace and contentn ent.
Wingham Public Utilities
Commission