Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth II Definitive

Hong Kong · 1960 · 10c

This definitive stamp features the iconic 'Wilding' portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right and wearing the State Diadem. The design is simple and elegant, with the denomination '10c' at the bottom left and 'HONG KONG' inscribed at the bottom right. The portrait, by photographer Dorothy Wilding, was one of the most widely used images of the Queen on British Commonwealth stamps during the early part of her reign.

Issued during the British colonial period, this stamp reflects Hong Kong's status as a Crown Colony. The 'Wilding' series was a staple of British Commonwealth philately in the 1950s and early 1960s, symbolizing unity under the Crown.