This stamp belongs to the Wilding definitive series, issued by Great Britain between 1952 and 1967. It features a photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken by Dorothy Wilding, framed with floral emblems of the United Kingdom – the rose (England), thistle (Scotland), shamrock (Ireland), and daffodil (Wales). The denomination is 8 old pence (pre-decimal currency), printed in a carmine-rose shade. These stamps were widely used during the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, making them an iconic issue of mid-20th century British philately. Postmarked examples such as this one are valued by collectors both for postal history and their role in everyday correspondence before decimalisation in 1971.