My Answer To "Why King George V?"

jogil, do you know about the British North America Philatelic Society's website with archived issues of BNA Topics? The Horace W. Harrison Online Library?

http://bnatopics.org/

Probably 60 years' worth. While it doesn't offer a lot of opportunity for interaction with like-minded collectors, a staggering amount of philately was written up over the last century, and this is one peek at a corner of it.

As long as I'm bumping the thread, might as well post a little more eye candy.



The 2d gutter pair. Here is how the bilinguals are more commonly collected:



(The one-shilling SG7 pair.)

Another 1-shilling overprint, this time a British Levant (L23 in SG) intended for use at Constantinople, circa 1920. (SG lists the stamps denominated in British currency as 1921.) Great Britain maintained a post office in Constantinople from 1919, occasioned by the allied occupation, until September, 1923.

Disabled Ceylon Men's Fund.
Circa 1920
KG V in Military Uniform.

CV $45 (in good cond with gum) $300 AUD for complete booklet.

Each stamp sold for 5c each, sold in books of 15, Blue Cover.
Listed in items at the Australian war Memorial.

Seen reported : "Dependents fund for those killed" (WW1)

Is that Disabled Ceylon Men's Fund stamp a Cinderella? I can't seem to find it in my catalogue. What a beautiful stamp, though!

Hi James,
yes, this would be classified as a Cinderella, (looks like a stamp, but does not carry postage)

What Catalogue do you refer to?

So pardon my ignorance and for reviving this old thread (great info an pictures to all) but what is the story with Leeward Islands and Antigua? I have seen a couple early Leeward Islands QV and KGV floating around with an All Saints Antigua cancel on them. I'm referring to CJDs post back on page 7.

Thanks all,
Willie

Antigua among other Islands used Leeward Islands stamps…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posta...ward_Islands

Thanks perf12, that's what I was thinking about them.

The stamps of King George V are truly very well designed, and have always been popular with collectors.

In the last year I began scanning my collection of King Edward VII and King George V stamps from the British West Indies.

If you are interested in seeing the complete sets including Gibbons and Commonwealth listed print shades, please use the link below to access my index page. Currently there are over 3,800 image scans and 179 web pages in the listing.

http://www.kgvistamps.com/KGVIStamp...leIndex.html

Suggest : Delandre emission
Don't think it is mine.

Here is one of my favorite KGV stamps.

I was trying to translate your latin with out success,
Statio Bene Fide Carinis Means a "Safe harbour for ships"

(A Restaurant in Cork, Ireland, has changed the text on his sign "Statio Bene Fida Carnis" (dropping the I ) "A Good Place for Meat"

My favourite would have to be.........

Why not KGV ?

A few from my album

Bobby, the 5/- Antigua is beautiful, lovely colour mix, my pick of the lot.

It means essentially the same thing.

Statio haud malefida carinis = A harbour by no means unsafe for ships.