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19 May 2024

Sunday Stamps | Kings

Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The dynasty he founded ruled France for nearly nine centuries: from 987 to 1328 in the senior line, and until 1848 via cadet branches (with an interruption from 1792 to 1814 and briefly in 1815).


Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.The country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783.


Felipe VI is the current King of Spain. He ascended the throne on 19 June 2014 upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I. This stamp was issued in 2015, but it is not frequently used, because its high face value (5€). It is supposed to be equipped with Augmented Reality, which links to a video of the king.

Below, more from the "basic series", issued in 2016 and in 2020, for you to look at the differences. (The image on the second stamp taken from here, as I do not have the stamp):




Phillippe of Belgium is King of the Belgians since 2013.


Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022.


Go to Sunday Stamps to see more Royalty related stamps .

11 comments:

  1. violet s19 May, 2024

    I think you may have found the most distant king! I like the look of Felipe with his beard. I don't know if it's just me, but Charles looks much younger than his 70 odd yrs in the Canadian stamp.

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    1. Mail Adventures19 May, 2024

      I agree. There is a big difference on the portraits of the British and Canadian stamps.

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  2. marina19 May, 2024

    oh yeah! Handsome Felipe! Charles III is a good looking stamp (not so much Charles himself)

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    1. Mail Adventures19 May, 2024

      I guess you always look handsome on stamps, that's the point :)

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    2. marina19 May, 2024

      😂

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  3. Lisa19 May, 2024

    I too was struck by the image of the bearded king! It's the first time I've seen a stamp with King Charles III.

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    1. Mail Adventures19 May, 2024

      I think they are issuing new stamps with the image of the Spanish king in 2024. Let's see if he shaves for the picture!

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  4. viridian19 May, 2024

    Thanks for sharing. Yes the Canadian stamp of Charles - he appears younger.

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  5. FinnBadger20 May, 2024

    I basically have the same Spanish stamps as you today.

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Thank you for coming. All your comments make me extremely happy.