GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS OF KGV KING GEORGE 5TH
6th May 1910 to 20th jnuary 1936.
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The first stamps issued were designed by Des Bertram Mackennal and G W Eve, and were based on the kings head photographed by W & D Downey, Die engraving was by J A C Harrison.
In 1911 The first stamps issued was perf 14 x 15 watermark imperial crown. Sg 321. The downey heads were produced with various dies and perfs. Some were from booklets. They range from Sg 321 to Sg 350. As follows… I do not go into great detail, ie watermark varieties, etc. nor stamp values.
1911-1912
Sg 321 ½d pale green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 322 ½d green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 323 ½d blueish green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 324 ½d yellow green Die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 235 ½d bright green Die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 326 ½d blueish green die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 327 1d carmine red die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 328 1d pale carmine die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 329 1d carmine die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 330 1d pale carmine die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 331 1d rose-pink die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 332 1d scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 Crown wmk
Sg 333 1d aniline scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
1912 booklet stamps perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 334 ½d pale green die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 335 ½d green die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 335 1d scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 337 1d bright scarlet die b perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
1912 Wmk imperial crown perf 15 X 14
Sg 338 ½d deep green perf 15 X 14 imperial crown Wmk
Sg 339 ½d green perf 15 X 14 imperial crown Wmk
Sg 340 ½d yellow green imperial crown Wmk
Sg 341 1d bright scarlet imperial crown Wmk
Sg 342 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 343 1d aniline scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
1912 Watermark Royal cypher (simple) perf 15 X 14
Sg 344 ½d green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 345 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
1912 Watermark Multiple cypher perf 15 X 14
Sg 346 ½d green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 347 ½d yellow green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 348 ½d pale green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 349 1d bright scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 350 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher. Wmk
1912 to 1924 Watermark Royal Cypher (simple) chalk surfaced paper perf 15 X 14 rinted by Harrisons and Sons and Somerset House.
Sg 351 ½d green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher W
Sg 352 ½d bright green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 353 ½d deep green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 354 ½d yellow green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 355 ½d cyprus green (very yellow) perf 15 X 14 silple cypher Wmk (1914)
Sg 356 ½d blue green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 357 1d bright scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 358 1d vermilion perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 359 1dpale-rose red perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 360 1d carmine red perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 361 1d scarlet-vermilion perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 362 1½d red brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 363 1½d chocolate brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 364 1½d chestnet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 365 1½d yellow brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 366 2d orange yellow die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 367 2d reddish orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 368 2d orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 369 2d bright orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 370 2d orange die II perf 14 X 15 simple cypher Wmk (1921)
Sg 371 2½d cobold blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 371a 2½d bright blue perf 15 X 14 simple cpher Wmk
Sg 372 2½d blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 373 2½ indigo blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1920)
Sg 373a 2½d dull prussion blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1920)
Sg 374 6d dull reddish violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 375 3d violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 376 3d blueish violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 377 3d pa;e violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 378 4d deep grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 379 4d grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 380 4d pale grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 381 5d brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 382 5d yellow brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 383 5d bistre brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 384 6d dull purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 385 6d reddish purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 386 6d deep reddish purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 387 7d olive Perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 388 7d bronze green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1915)
Sg 389 7d sage green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1917)
Sg 390 8d black yellow perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 391 8d black yellow buff perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1917)
Sg 392 8d agate perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 393 8d deep agate perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 393a 9d olive green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1922)
Sg 393b 9d pale olive green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 394 10d turquoise blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 394a 10d deep turquoise blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 395 1/- bistre perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
1913 watermark multiple cypher perf 15 X 14 from vending machines is the rarest of the ½d and 1d definitive.
Sg 397 ½d bright green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher
Sg 398 1d dull scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher
Saehorses were printed from 1913 to 1934 by 4 different printers.
1913 Sg 399 to 404 2/-6d 5/- 10/- & £1
printed by waterlow brothers. These stamps had an internal (printed area of 22mm.
1915 Sg 405 to 413 2/-6d to 10/- printed by De La Rue & co. Again these had internal measurements of 22mm and can be distinguished from the previous printer by the corner perforstions.
1918 Sg 413a to Sg 417 2/-6d to 10/- printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & co. ltd. This printings had an internal print measurement of 23mm.
1934 Sg 450 to Sg 452 2/-64 to 10/- printed by Harrison & sone and were again 22mm internal measurement, but were also
re-engraved around the kings head with hatched lines instead of the usual straight lines.
1924 to 1926 definitives perf 15 X 14 multi block cypher Wmk perf 15 x 14
Sg 418 ½d green
Sg 419 1d scarlet
Sg 420 1½d red brown
Sg 421 2d orange die II
Sg 422 2½d blue
Sg 423 3d violet
Sg 424 4d grey green
Sg 425 5d brown
Sg 426 6d reddish purple (chalk paper)
Sg426a 6d purple
Sg 427 9d olive
Sg 428 10d turquoise blue
Sg 429 1/- bistre brown
These stamps again had shade varieties. Refer to the kings catalogue.
1924 Wembley exhibition set stamps. This was the first official commemorative set.
Sg 430 1d scarlet
Sg 431 1½d brown
1925 Wembley exhibition set stamps
Sg 432 1d scarlet
Sg 433 1½d brown
The only difference was the date tablet 1924/1925
1929 PUC set 5 Stamps ½d to £1 Sg 434 to Sg 438 block cypher watermark except £1 PUC which had crown over GR
Sg 434 ½d green
Sg 435 1d scarlet
Sg 436 1½d brown
Sg 437 2½d blue
Sg 438 £1 black
Sg 434 to 437 had many booklet varieties and come with inverted, sideways watermarks. Sg 437 inverted wmk is rare and fetches £500 aprox for an unmounted mint with good perfs. Many of these had cut into perfs fron the cutting up of the booklets.
1934 to 1936 Sg 439 to Sg 449 ½d to 1/- all perf 15 X 14 block cypher watermarks.
Sg 439 ½d green
Sg 430 1d scarlet
Sg 441 1½d red brown
Sg 442 2d orange
Sg 443 2½d blue
Sg 444 3d reddish violet
Sg 445 4d deep grey green
Sg 446 5d yelloe brown
Sg 447 9d deep olive green
Sg 448 10d turquoise blue
Sg 449 1/- bistre brown
Again there were many inverted and sideways watermarks on the low values from booklet stamps. Others are much rarer as inverted wmks.
The above Photogravure set was printed i 3 formate. Again refer to the kings specialised catalogue.
Again I have not gone into fine detail.
6th May 1910 to 20th jnuary 1936.
See our online price guide to GB stamps click here
The first stamps issued were designed by Des Bertram Mackennal and G W Eve, and were based on the kings head photographed by W & D Downey, Die engraving was by J A C Harrison.
In 1911 The first stamps issued was perf 14 x 15 watermark imperial crown. Sg 321. The downey heads were produced with various dies and perfs. Some were from booklets. They range from Sg 321 to Sg 350. As follows… I do not go into great detail, ie watermark varieties, etc. nor stamp values.
1911-1912
Sg 321 ½d pale green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 322 ½d green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 323 ½d blueish green Die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 324 ½d yellow green Die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 235 ½d bright green Die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 326 ½d blueish green die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 327 1d carmine red die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 328 1d pale carmine die A perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 329 1d carmine die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 330 1d pale carmine die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 331 1d rose-pink die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
Sg 332 1d scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 Crown wmk
Sg 333 1d aniline scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 Crown Wmk
1912 booklet stamps perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 334 ½d pale green die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 335 ½d green die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 335 1d scarlet die B perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 337 1d bright scarlet die b perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
1912 Wmk imperial crown perf 15 X 14
Sg 338 ½d deep green perf 15 X 14 imperial crown Wmk
Sg 339 ½d green perf 15 X 14 imperial crown Wmk
Sg 340 ½d yellow green imperial crown Wmk
Sg 341 1d bright scarlet imperial crown Wmk
Sg 342 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 343 1d aniline scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
1912 Watermark Royal cypher (simple) perf 15 X 14
Sg 344 ½d green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 345 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
1912 Watermark Multiple cypher perf 15 X 14
Sg 346 ½d green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 347 ½d yellow green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 348 ½d pale green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 349 1d bright scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher Wmk
Sg 350 1d scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher. Wmk
1912 to 1924 Watermark Royal Cypher (simple) chalk surfaced paper perf 15 X 14 rinted by Harrisons and Sons and Somerset House.
Sg 351 ½d green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher W
Sg 352 ½d bright green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 353 ½d deep green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 354 ½d yellow green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 355 ½d cyprus green (very yellow) perf 15 X 14 silple cypher Wmk (1914)
Sg 356 ½d blue green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 357 1d bright scarlet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 358 1d vermilion perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 359 1dpale-rose red perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 360 1d carmine red perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 361 1d scarlet-vermilion perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 362 1½d red brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 363 1½d chocolate brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 364 1½d chestnet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 365 1½d yellow brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 366 2d orange yellow die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 367 2d reddish orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 368 2d orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 369 2d bright orange die I perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 370 2d orange die II perf 14 X 15 simple cypher Wmk (1921)
Sg 371 2½d cobold blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 371a 2½d bright blue perf 15 X 14 simple cpher Wmk
Sg 372 2½d blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 373 2½ indigo blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1920)
Sg 373a 2½d dull prussion blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1920)
Sg 374 6d dull reddish violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1912)
Sg 375 3d violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 376 3d blueish violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 377 3d pa;e violet perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 378 4d deep grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 379 4d grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 380 4d pale grey green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 381 5d brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 382 5d yellow brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 383 5d bistre brown perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 384 6d dull purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 385 6d reddish purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 386 6d deep reddish purple perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 387 7d olive Perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 388 7d bronze green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1915)
Sg 389 7d sage green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1917)
Sg 390 8d black yellow perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 391 8d black yellow buff perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1917)
Sg 392 8d agate perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 393 8d deep agate perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 393a 9d olive green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1922)
Sg 393b 9d pale olive green perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 394 10d turquoise blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
Sg 394a 10d deep turquoise blue perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk
Sg 395 1/- bistre perf 15 X 14 simple cypher Wmk (1913)
1913 watermark multiple cypher perf 15 X 14 from vending machines is the rarest of the ½d and 1d definitive.
Sg 397 ½d bright green perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher
Sg 398 1d dull scarlet perf 15 X 14 multiple cypher
Saehorses were printed from 1913 to 1934 by 4 different printers.
1913 Sg 399 to 404 2/-6d 5/- 10/- & £1
printed by waterlow brothers. These stamps had an internal (printed area of 22mm.
1915 Sg 405 to 413 2/-6d to 10/- printed by De La Rue & co. Again these had internal measurements of 22mm and can be distinguished from the previous printer by the corner perforstions.
1918 Sg 413a to Sg 417 2/-6d to 10/- printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & co. ltd. This printings had an internal print measurement of 23mm.
1934 Sg 450 to Sg 452 2/-64 to 10/- printed by Harrison & sone and were again 22mm internal measurement, but were also
re-engraved around the kings head with hatched lines instead of the usual straight lines.
1924 to 1926 definitives perf 15 X 14 multi block cypher Wmk perf 15 x 14
Sg 418 ½d green
Sg 419 1d scarlet
Sg 420 1½d red brown
Sg 421 2d orange die II
Sg 422 2½d blue
Sg 423 3d violet
Sg 424 4d grey green
Sg 425 5d brown
Sg 426 6d reddish purple (chalk paper)
Sg426a 6d purple
Sg 427 9d olive
Sg 428 10d turquoise blue
Sg 429 1/- bistre brown
These stamps again had shade varieties. Refer to the kings catalogue.
1924 Wembley exhibition set stamps. This was the first official commemorative set.
Sg 430 1d scarlet
Sg 431 1½d brown
1925 Wembley exhibition set stamps
Sg 432 1d scarlet
Sg 433 1½d brown
The only difference was the date tablet 1924/1925
1929 PUC set 5 Stamps ½d to £1 Sg 434 to Sg 438 block cypher watermark except £1 PUC which had crown over GR
Sg 434 ½d green
Sg 435 1d scarlet
Sg 436 1½d brown
Sg 437 2½d blue
Sg 438 £1 black
Sg 434 to 437 had many booklet varieties and come with inverted, sideways watermarks. Sg 437 inverted wmk is rare and fetches £500 aprox for an unmounted mint with good perfs. Many of these had cut into perfs fron the cutting up of the booklets.
1934 to 1936 Sg 439 to Sg 449 ½d to 1/- all perf 15 X 14 block cypher watermarks.
Sg 439 ½d green
Sg 430 1d scarlet
Sg 441 1½d red brown
Sg 442 2d orange
Sg 443 2½d blue
Sg 444 3d reddish violet
Sg 445 4d deep grey green
Sg 446 5d yelloe brown
Sg 447 9d deep olive green
Sg 448 10d turquoise blue
Sg 449 1/- bistre brown
Again there were many inverted and sideways watermarks on the low values from booklet stamps. Others are much rarer as inverted wmks.
The above Photogravure set was printed i 3 formate. Again refer to the kings specialised catalogue.
Again I have not gone into fine detail.