Bermuda and roughly 25 other countries will be releasing an omnibus issue of stamps commemorating the recently deceased Queen Mother Monday.

"The Queen Mother has always been held in great affection by people across the world, no more so than in the United Kingdom and the countries compromising the Commonwealth," said the statement from Philatelic Services announcing the collection.

"The Queen Mother's positive and energetic outlook on life and the desire to live it to the full, extended right up to the day she passed away.

"She was mother, grandmother and great grandmother and her natural charm, welcoming smile and thoughtful manner won her the respect and admiration of people from all walks of life throughout the world. This collection continues the Bermuda Post Office's efforts to portray all facets of Bermuda's heritage, culture and history."

Two stamps make up the issue: a 30 cent stamp featuring a Hoppe photograph of the future Queen taken 1923, and, a $1.25 stamp showing her in Clarence House home from a picture taken on her 95th birthday.

HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on August 4, 1900. She was the ninth child and fourth daughter of Lord and Lady Glamis who later became the 14th Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

"The birth of her younger brother David completed the family and he was to become Elizabeth's constant companion, much of their childhood being spent at Glamis Castle," the release stated.

"At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Elizabeth returned to Glamis Castle with her mother to continue her education. During the war the castle was converted to a hospital and whilst Elizabeth was too young to become a nurse, her contribution to the well being of wounded soldiers proved invaluable."

Following the abdication of Edward VII in 1936, her husband, The Duke of York, was crowned George VI and Elizabeth his Queen at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937.

The statement added: "Though neither had been groomed for the offices they now held, their roles as King and Queen were to become increasingly important in the difficult years that lay ahead.

"In 1939, the Second World War broke out and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were seen as being pivotal in maintaining the nation's morale at this time of crisis."