Added by | Alain Martineau |
General Description : | Portrait engraved by William F. Ford Based on a photograph by Bertram Park The accession to the throne of His Majesty King George VI necessitated the preparation of a new series of stamps bearing his portrait; he appeared in ordinary attire. The new issue of 1-cent, 2-cent, and 3-cent stamps released on 1st April, 1937, was the first series with the sovereign's portrait. He had been portrayed as Duke of York on the 2- cent brown in the King George V Silver Jubilee Canadian issue of 1935. Portrait of His Majesty King George VI from a photograph taken in 1936 by Bertram Park, London, England. |
Face value | 2 Cents |
Catalog code (Michel) | CA 198A |
Catalog code (Scott) | CA 232 |
Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 191 Stanley Gibbons CA 358 |
Series | Monarchy, King George VI |
Stamp colour | brown |
Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
Print run | 1,208,259,756 |
Issue date | 01/04/1937 |
Designer | Herman Herbert Schwartz |
Print technique | recess |
Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
Perforation | 12,8 vertical |
Height | 25.00 mm |
Width | 21.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |