The Stamp Art 1956 Monaco Royal Wedding showcase presents an informative and educational review of the important and unique marriage of the Hollywood Actress Princess to Prince Rainier III. Presented in Artwork Layouts from which a number of ‘Limited Edition’ Fine Artwork prints are available to review and for sale in the Stamp Art Gallery Shop.
These attractive stamps showed Prince Rainier III and the beautiful American actress Grace Kelly. Designed by Detaille from a photo by Jules Piel and Gravure printed by B. Minne. They were issued on April 19, 1956. Perf. 13.
There were five stamps:
1 franc dark green (15,000,000 sold)
2 franc dark carmine (7,100, 000 sold)
3 franc blue (6,200,000 sold)
5 franc bright yellow green (5,000,000 sold)
15 franc reddish-brown (2,700,000 sold)
There was also a miniature sheet.
The wedding of Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier of Monaco, 1956. It’s been called the wedding of the century. In 1956, Hollywood royalty joined European royalty when Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco. In a real-life fairytale, American actress Grace Kelly became a princess when she married Monaco’s Prince Rainier.
The ceremony at Monaco’s St. Nicholas Cathedral was attended by around 600 people including movie stars like Cary Grant, Ava Gardner, and Gloria Swanson, and society notables Aristotle Onassis and Conrad Hilton.
She chose Academy Award-winning designer Helen Rose to design her ivory lace gown. She had previously worked with the actress on the films High Society and The Swan.
The Stamp Art 1956 Monaco Royal Wedding proofs are presented without perforations ‘imperforate’ and ready for final selection by the Prince & Princess of Monaco, when the final colours were chosen and the postage stamps issued with ‘Perforations’ for general issue to the public.
The Monaco Royal Wedding ‘proof’ project
Royal Wedding 1/2
Unique ‘proof’ study of 1956 Royal Wedding of Princess Grace & Prince Rainer III
The Monaco Royal Wedding ‘proof’ project
Royal Wedding 2/2
Unique ‘proof’ study of 1956 Royal Wedding of Princess Grace & Prince Rainer III
Conclusion
The 1956 wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III was special because it was a real-life fairy tale uniting Hollywood glamour with European royalty, drawing enormous worldwide attention with an estimated 30 million viewers. It transformed the image of Monaco into a glamorous destination, featured an iconic wedding dress gifted by MGM, and launched an era of revitalization for the principality. The massive media presence made it the most-watched event in history at the time.
The Stamp Art Gallery are pleased to own the 1956 Monaco Royal Wedding ‘proof issues’ without perforations of The Monaco Royal Wedding Postage Stamp release, which were acquired at auction. Stamp Art Gallery will be producing a special edition release of the Monaco Royal Wedding ‘proof issues’ stamps for the first time, in limited editions and in each variety of colours to accompany the artwork’s by Tino.
This unique production of the proof stamps in their various colours and linked to each artwork by Tino, will be the first time the proof of the stamp issue has been published to the world and should excite high interest from collectors and the general public.
Full details are included in the Monaco Artworks for sale in The Stamp Art Shop: shop.stampartist.co.uk
Private commission for exhibition’s and corporate display, in large format artworks with accompanying messaging are available by request. Please contact info@stampartist.co.uk. for more information.
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