This superb image shows Europe’s reigning monarchs gathered for the funeral of King Edward VII, May 1910 One of the last great gatherings before the Great War.
TOP ROW: King Haakon VII-Norway, King Ferdinand – Bulgaria, King Manuel II -Portugal, William II – Germany, King George I – Greece, King Albert I – Belgium
SECOND ROW: King Alfonso XIII – Spain, King George V-Britain, King Frederick VII – Denmark
This photograph could form the basis of a thematic collection. Many of the stamps bearing these monarchs are reasonably inexpensive, providing one keeps to the lower denominations.
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