Vintage 1953 punch coronation limited edition magazine very rare and collectible this rare magazine from 1953 could be cut and many of the more colourfull and interesting pictures framed some age related wear 29 cm tall 23 cm wide.
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The image shows the cover of the "Punch Coronation Number 1953," a special edition of Punch magazine commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The cover features a floral crown design on a Union Jack background. The magazine was published by Punch, a renowned name in the world of books, comics, and magazines. It was priced at 2/6 at the time of its publication.
Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.
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The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London.[1] Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies. It also gave the planning committees adequate time to make preparations for the ceremony.[2] During the service, Elizabeth took an oath, was anointed with holy oil, was invested with robes and regalia, and was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).[3]