Stamps of Aden: George VI Definitives (1939-48)
The King George VI definitives of Aden featured scenes of the area, dhows and even camels. Recess printed by Waterlow
By William Cochrane|2018-02-13T12:32:21+11:00Feb 13, 2018|Animals on Stamps, British Commonwealth, British Empire, Camel Post, George VI, Middle East, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Top Ten Articles|
The King George VI definitives of Aden featured scenes of the area, dhows and even camels. Recess printed by Waterlow
By William Cochrane|2017-12-14T13:11:26+11:00Dec 12, 2017|British Commonwealth, Designers, George VI, Morocco, Overprints, Printers, Printing Processes, Tangier, Waterlow|
Sir George Bellew,the designer of British stamps, of which the most attractive in the traditional style, are the 1939-1948 King
By William Cochrane|2017-11-17T15:42:43+11:00Nov 15, 2017|British Commonwealth, British Empire, Ceylon, George VI, King George V, King George VI, Rubber on Stamps, Sri Lanka, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Behind these stamps lies a very romantic story. and a most unexpected link with the botanical gardens at Kew,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:39+11:00Jul 20, 2017|British Empire, Ceylon, De La Rue, George VI, King George V, King George VI, Printers, Printing Processes, Royalty, Sri Lanka, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The lower values were similar to those of 1935-6; but with a portrait of King George VI substituted for George
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 8, 2015|Animals on Stamps, British Empire, Channel Islands, George VI, German Occupation, King George VI, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The following note appeared in the "Daily telegraph' in June, 1953: "In a packet of foreign stamps, which his mother
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:23:22+11:00Jul 4, 2013|British Commonwealth, George VI, Nauru, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|