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2009 Kew Gardens first day cover, made by The Royal Mint and Royal Mail - possibly the most desirable coin and stamp cover ever released.
This highly collectable set features the famous Kew Gardens 50p, released to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and known for years to be the rarest circulating UK Fifty Pence. The rarity of the Kew Gardens coin makes brilliant uncirculated coins like the example in these stamp covers very desirable.
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Released to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this 2009 Fifty Pence features a design by Christopher Le Brun showing Kew's famous Chinese Pagoda, encircled by vines.
For years, the Kew Gardens 50p reigned supreme as the rarest circulating UK Fifty Pence with just 210,000 released into change. The notoriety of the change coin has driven a large appetite among collectors for other finishes.
The Kew Gardens 50p in this set is struck to brilliant uncirculated standard for a detailed, high-shine finish, superior to the coins you will find in your change. We also sell BU 2009 Kew Gardens coins in a stamp-less folder.
First-day coin and stamp covers combine newly issued coins with matching postage stamps cancelled on their official first day of issue. Many are produced in collaboration between The Royal Mint and Royal Mail.
Just 20,000 of these coin covers were authorised for issue in 2009, and they are individually numbered on the envelope. While the edition was fairly large, this is among the most desirable covers ever issued.
