The Royal Mail has also confirmed new stamps featuring King Charles III will be released once current stocks are 'exhausted'.
The stamps charter the course of the late monarch's reign, and will be available on general sale from 10 November
The first and second class stamps picture the late monarch from during the first year of her reign in 1952 through to the 1990s, while on a visit to Prague Castle.The oldest photograph used in the series was taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952, to the Queen's accession. It will feature on second-class stamps.
A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh will appear on the £1.85 stamps. A photo by Tim Graham from 1996 when the Queen attended a banquet at Prague Castle during her visit to the Czech Republic will be the image on the £2.55 stamps.The pictures were first released in the Golden Jubilee stamp issue in 2002
Simon Thompson, CEO of Royal Mail, said: "Today we are unveiling these stamps, the first to be approved by His Majesty The King, in tribute to a woman whose commitment to public service and duty was unparalleled in the history of this country."
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