HRH Prince Charles the Prince of Wales celebrated his 70th brithday of 14 November 2018 for which Royal Mail issued a special commemorative miniature sheet of six stamps including a brand new, hitherto unseen portrait taken earlier this year with his two sons in full military uniform. The sheet comprises three 1st class and three £1.55 stamps depicting His Royal Highness on formal and informal family occasions.
The Gold 500 cover compliments the miniature sheet with a 22ct gold-blocked framed image of his investiture as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 1969. The cover is further enhanced by the 1978 British Architecture 11p commemorative depicting Caernarfon Castle together with a striking Caernarfon handstamp depicting a magnificent Welsh Dragon. Numbered limited edition of 500.