Burma 1938 King George VI Definitive Series

Burma · 1938 · Various

This definitive series features a portrait of King George VI, the reigning British monarch at the time. The design is a classic side-profile portrait common to many British Commonwealth issues of the era, with the country name 'BURMA' inscribed at the bottom. The stamps were issued in various colors and denominations to cover different postal rates.

Issued in 1938, these stamps represent the period when Burma was administered as a separate colony of the British Empire, having been separated from British India in 1937. They were the first definitive series for the newly separated colony.