Stamp: Looking at London's defences (Cayman Islands 1999)
Looking at London's defences (Cayman Islands 1999)
18 August (Cayman Islands ) within release The Queen Mother's Century goes into circulation Stamp Looking at London's defences face value 10 Cayman Islands cent
| Stamp Looking at London's defences in catalogues | |
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| Stamp Number: | Sn: KY 782 |
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: KY 899 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Also in the issue The Queen Mother's Century:
- Stamp - Looking at London's defences face value 10;
- Stamp - Reviewing Chelsea Pensioneers,1986 face value 40;
- Stamp - With children ,1994 face value 20;
- Stamp - With Princes Charles and William,1997 face value 30;
- Souvenir Sheet - With Princess Elisabeth ,1926 face value 1.50;
Stamp Looking at London's defences it reflects the thematic directions:
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility generally providing the largest share of an army's total firepower.
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (phos), meaning "light", and γραφή (graphê), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs.
Queen - the title of reigning female monarch or the wife of the king in a number of countries
A Royalty is the immediate family of a king or queen regnant, and sometimes his or her extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term papal family describes the family of a pope, while the terms baronial family, comital family, ducal family, grand ducal family, or princely family are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning baron, count, duke, grand duke, or prince. However, in common parlance members of any family which reigns by hereditary right are often referred to as royalty or "royals." It is also customary in some circles to refer to the extended relations of a deposed monarch and his or her descendants as a royal family. A dynasty is sometimes referred to as "the House of ...". As of July 2013, there are 26 active sovereign monarchies in the world who rule or reign over 43 countries in all
