KGV's

I have a KGV question, maybe you can answer...How many countries have King George V on their stamps? I seem to see him everywhere.

Hi roxturpin

Good question. I think the answer would be.

Every country in the Commonwealth when King George V Ruled would of had a stamp with his piture on it.

A lot of the stamps would of been made in what is now known as the United Kingdom.

Always Happy Stamping.
KGV

Definitely north of sixty. To some degree, it depends on how you count countries. If you counted every little instance, such as Togo occupation, Mafia Island, German East Africa, you might get closer to 100.

Wow. That's a bunch. I'm going through my stamps now, just cuz I'm really curious. So far I have St. Lucia, Australia,Jamaica and Canada. Oh and Britain!
...and two Downey Heads...(why do they call them that?)

Certainly not every stamp-issuing country in the Commonwealth issued stamps showing George V during his reign. None of the 16 Indian States which issued stamps between 1910 and 1936 showed the King.

So that's 16 fewer to worry about

On the other hand, Canada, for example, issued no less than six separate series of definitives featuring KGV. KGV would be a great topical theme if you could afford it.

True, and I didn't figure the convention states into my number, either. All of India was counted as 1. Adding them would give a further boost to the count.

I have a few India KGV's too! He wears a crown in those. (I know, you already know that...but I repeat...newbie here!)

Here is a picture of the Imperial Crown of India.



Unlike his father, Edward VII, George V is wearing a hat in each depiction of him on stamps of India. (If I'm forgetting one, someone will point it out.)

You may run across stamps with G.R.I. on them, which stands for Georgius Rex Imperator, roughly translated as George, King and Emperor. In addition to being king, he was the emperor of India.

Cjd,
Cool info! Thanks!
Stamp collecting is educational!

Newfoundland depicted King George V on its stamps as well. They didn't sign into Canada's confederation until 1949 so they were producing their own stamps until then. The other provinces all joined Canada during Queen Victoria's reign, so no KGV stamps from them.

Hi a good idea would be to get hold of a set of the 25 year Jubilee stamps of 1935 that will add a few countries to the list.
Horamakhet

In fact, India during George V's reign is even more complex. In addition to the five Convention States, which used overprinted Indian stamps, you have Burma and all the Indian Post Offices Abroad, in the Persian Gulf, Aden, Iran, Nepal and Tibet, the CEF overprints for the Indian forces in China, and the IEF overprints for the Indian Army during WWI. And then there's Afghanistan ...

Wonderful information for someone who is just opening some British Commonwealth Albums for the first time in 40 years.! (Grandpa's) lifetime hobby. Thankyou to all.!

My starting point for coming up with 'north of 60' was the Jubilee issue of 1935, which included 59 'countries' (plus the British Forces stamp, according to some, but that stamp doesn't picture KGV anyway, so no grousing, londonbus).

Barbuda and the convention states of India take you comfortably north of 60, without even trying. If you want to add in the byways (and who wouldn't?), I suspect 100 is a closer guess.

You are all terrific! What great info, thanks.