Great Britain King George VI Definitive
United Kingdom · 1950 · 2½d
This definitive stamp features a portrait of King George VI, facing left. The design is simple and elegant, with the denomination '2½d' at the bottom and the word 'POSTAGE' at the top. The scarlet color was a common choice for the standard letter rate at the time.
Issued during the post-war period under King George VI, this stamp was part of a long-running definitive series that saw Britain through a time of reconstruction and the beginning of the end of its empire.
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Photogravure
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