common1900-1945

King George VI 1½d Definitive

Name: King George VI 1½d Definitive
Brand: Australia

Australia · 1937 · 1½d

The stamp features a frontal portrait of King George VI wearing a crown, with 'AUSTRALIA' inscribed above and the denomination '1½d' below.

Issued in 1937, this stamp commemorates the ascension of King George VI to the British throne, following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. It is part of Australia's first definitive series featuring the new monarch.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

royalty heads-of-state definitive

Catalog Numbers

michel138A

Image: "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) (1901-1975) of the Australian Federal Government under supervision of the British Royal Mail · License: Public domain

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