Burma 1937 King George VI Definitive Series

Burma · 1937 · 3 pies to 10 rupees

This definitive series features a portrait of King George VI, who was the reigning monarch of the British Empire at the time. The stamps were issued in various denominations and colors, serving as the primary postage for the colony. The design is a classic right-facing profile of the King, a common motif on British colonial stamps of the era.

Issued in 1937, these were the first stamps of Burma as a separately administered colony of Great Britain, having been separated from British India on April 1st of that year. They were overprinted for use by the Japanese during their WWII occupation.