King George V Seahorses
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postage stamps issued during the reign of King George V
.
The stamps are notable for the quality of the engraving and the dramatic design which depicts
philatelists
due to the colour variations and different printers.
George V was a keen philatelist and took an interest in the design of the stamps by the Australian sculptor
George W. Eve, with the dies engraved by J.A.C.Harrison and the stamps were intaglio (recess) printed. The stamps first issued in July/August 1913 in 2/6 (brown), 5/- (red), 10/- (blue) and £1 (green) values. The first printer was Waterlow Bros & Layton, then in December 1915 the contract was awarded to De La Rue & Co
, the height of the stamps was increased by 1mm and the £1 value was dropped.
In December 1918 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd took over the printing of the stamps. The contract returned to Waterlow & Sons in 1934 and the dies were re-engraved, with the horizontal engraved lines behind the King's head on the earlier issues replaced with cross-hatched lines.[1]
Overprints included
King George VI
high value series.
References
- ISBN 0-85259-443-7.
Further reading
- Hamill, Ian and Roy Gault. Great British Perfins found on King George V Seahorses 1913-1939. Orpington: Perfin Society, 2009. ISBN 978-0-956462-80-0
- ISBN 0-907630-20-0
External links
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