In philately, a Silver Jubilee issue is an issue of postage stamps by the British Post Office and the Post Offices of Commonwealth countries and British dependencies to commemorate the monarch's twenty-fifth anniversary on the throne.
In the 20th century there were only two such events, that for George V in 1935 and for Elizabeth II in 1977. These stamps, which are often rather lavish in design in comparison with definitive issue stamps, have a potential for serious appreciation in value over time.
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“the hatchlings wake in the swaying branches,
in the silver baskets,
and love the world.
Is it necessary to say any more?
Have you heard them singing in the wind, above the final fields?
Have you ever been so happy in your life?”
—Mary Oliver (b. 1935)
“The issue is a mighty one for all people and all time; and whoever aids the right, will be appreciated and remembered.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)