I have this lithograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Does anyone know about it?

zonanda
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 It is on a heavy board and she looks really young here. Any ideas about age or any value.

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I have this lithograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Does anyone know about it?

This is the "Karsh" image (photo taken by the famous Canadian photographer based in Ottawa). 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Yousuf_Karsh

 

That image was used to print the first set of Canadian postage stamps following the Queen's Coronation.  The stamps were issued in 1953.  I suspect the image was taken in late 1952 or earlier in 1953.

 

https://www.rpsc.org/reference/sets/pics-qeii-karsh.htm

 

A very large number of lithographed posters exist.  When I was a kid, that picture was everywhere!

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I have this lithograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Does anyone know about it?

Those were in every classroom when I was a kid. And the schoolbus was pulled by an apatosaurus.

 

With lithographs the biggest problem is fading. Yours looks pretty good.

 

By the way, is it actually a photo-lithograph? Look with a reading glass. If there are tiny dots of colour, it's photo-litho and was printed in the tens of thousands.

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I have this lithograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Does anyone know about it?

Thank you for your help. I thought it looked familiar.

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I have this lithograph of Queen Elizabeth II. Does anyone know about it?

Thank you very much for your help. I did notice a dot pattern. I remember it in the school as well, now. This one has been stuck away in a box for a long time. Thanks again.

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