George 5

I've never seen that photo before - wow

As the Sailor King was said to have a fairly salty turn of phrase, one wonders what he was saying to the boys. Whatever it was, Grandpapa seems more interested in something else. A pair of ankles on the shore, perhaps?

SG126
(fin whale and gentoo penguin)






Progressive die proof

but I thought there was only one true king - emperor spock :)

eh harry what do you have to say to that?

Rod that progressive die proof is very smick

Spock you definitely brighten my day

I like blocks and multiples too, and they can be picked up for a snip. The dearest one here is the NF (Nyasaland Force) block, which cost me less than $10

The KGV issues have got the lot:

Classic design



Stunning colour



Fantastic overprints



Extensive and varied sheet markings








......and postmarks to die for!

i am amazed you didnt share that 1 anna 3 pies from india all these years

its even more beautiful than the nabha

too bad its got these little holes it doesnt suit your collection of high end stuff

send it over here ill keep it safe and happy while you find a premium example for your collection :)

Now this is an improvement:




Just a point of curiosity: this value was only printed by offset-litho (both Die I and Die II), so why does it have Jubilee lines?

If you mean mine Tony, I don't know! Clearly it's a booklet pane, so was there a seperate printing for the booklets?

I don't know, Jubilee. My old Commonwealth Five Reigns says the 1, 1¼ and 2 Annas were made up into booklets - but presumably only part of the printings was. I always thought Jubilee lines were confined to typo printings, and there wasn't any need for them in offset-litho. The only explanation I can think of is that typo plates were prepared, but never used, and the offset-litho plates were prepared from them.

That's a good theory and one worth looking at. Perhaps it's one for the ISC?

I'll have to look into the files, and see if there's anything there about it.

Wonderful stamps spock, thanks for sharing.

Dianne

Oh and diddo to everyone else that shared stamps in this thread.