Four commemorative stamps featuring beautiful portraits of the Queen throughout the years will go on sale in November

Four stamps featuring portraits of the Queen will be issued in her memory, the Royal Mail has announced.

The new stamps – the first set issued by King Charles III. has been approved – will go on general sale from November 10th and will feature images of the late monarch through the years.

A photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952 to mark the accession and coronation of the Queen will appear on second class stamps, while the first class stamp will feature a 1968 photograph by Cecil Beaton of the monarch in her admiral’s cloak stands her head tilted to the left.

A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh appears on the £1.85 stamps, and a photograph taken by Tim Graham in 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 first class stamp will feature a 1968 photograph by Cecil Beaton of the monarch in her admiral’s mantle standing with her head tilted to the left

A photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding at the accession and coronation of the Queen in 1952 will appear on second class stamps

A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh appears on £1.85 stamps. The new stamps – the first of King Charles III. Approved Set – will go on general sale starting November 10th

A photograph taken by Tim Graham in 1996 of the Queen attending a banquet at Prague Castle during her visit to the Czech Republic will be the image on the £2.55 stamps

All four stamp images were published in the 2002 Golden Jubilee stamp issue and approved by the late Queen for issue that year

All four stamp images were published in the 2002 Golden Jubilee stamp issue and approved by the late Queen for issue that year.

Simon Thompson, Chief Executive of Royal Mail, said: “Every British postage stamp for the last 70 years has been personally authorized by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

“Today we unveil these stamps, the first to be authorized by His Majesty the King, in tribute to a woman whose dedication to public service and duty was unparalleled in the history of this country.”

A presentation pack containing all four stamps costs £6.95 and can be pre-ordered from the Royal Mail website.

The Royal Mail has also confirmed that the King’s image will replace the Queen on new 1st and 2nd class definitive stamps and all other value stamps. Special stamp issues will also feature a silhouette of Charles.

“New stamps featuring King Charles will be put into circulation once current stocks of stamps have been exhausted,” the Royal Mail said.

Images of the new stamps, when they will be released and the new silhouette will be announced at a later date.

The Royal Mail said: “In line with the instructions of the Royal Household, existing stocks of definitive stamps featuring the late Queen and the commemorative stamps using her silhouette will be distributed to minimize the environmental and financial impact of the change of monarch and will be issued as planned. The launch dates of some commemoratives are subject to change.”