Century Treasures
Royal Mail Sophie the Cat

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Royal Mail Sophie the Cat

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Description: This authentic British postage stamp was issued by the Royal Mail as part of a highly popular commemorative series celebrating domestic felines. The delicate artistic vignette showcases a realistic watercolor illustration of a stylized black cat named "Sophie" sitting upright and gazing past her shoulder toward a large white tiger lily adorned with green stems and orange stamens. Positioned in the upper right-hand corner is the elegant, coral-toned silhouette profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Directly beneath the royal effigy is the crisp numeric denomination 19, cleanly designating the face value in pence. Standard gauge line perforations enclose all four outer edges of the horizontal rectangular canvas.

Circa: 1995

Condition: MNH

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