Silver Jubilee Stamps

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Silver Jubilee Stamps

Modified June 2009

The site for those interested in the stamp issues of the 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V

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Study Circle - A page of  details about the King George V Silver Jubilee Study Circle.

Current Offers- For many Silver Jubilee items currently available.

Recent Articles- This month’s jottings on some aspects of the Silver Jubilee issues.

Research Notes- Currently assembling postal rates of the period.

Handbook Update- Amendments to: “Silver Jubilee of King George V stamps handbook”.

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First Print Log data - June 2009

A recent Corinphila Auction list provides further first printing details:

  • KUT 65c & 1/- 2B.8/3 from a specimen set

(The 1/- value represents new data for our table which has been updated at Pioneer Plates).

Recent realisations - June 2009

Recent eBay realisations (in £) include the following:

  • GB Airmail FDC to Wick                                   50.00
  • GB 2-1/2d in solid silver                                36.00
  • Bermuda consul cover ex F.D.Roosevelt collection         12.20
  • GB 1-1/2d cylinder 66 booklet pane                       16.90
  • S. Rhodesia marginal strip/3 1d punctured proofs         28.50
  • Canada 13c block/4 inc. “shilling” flaw                  274.62
  • India 2-1/2a cancelled Aden Camp                           3.24
  • Hong Kong AR reg cover bearing 53c to USA                99.99
  • India 2-1/2a cancelled Nepal                               6.20

Postal rates of 1935 - May 2009

British Somaliland has been added to the tables. Based on U.P.U. data, it has been augmented curtesy of Neil Donen, as also have those of the existing tables of territories A to C. Further such amendments will follow at the next upload.

Vengence Bisect - May 2009

Harvey Russell lamented my not contacting him prior to writing the bisect article. He kindly sent this scan which has been added to Split the Difference along with his comments.

New Spoof - April 2009

In the field of Alternative Jubilees, Gerald King appears to have a rival with this joker from Richard Mabert.

AJA June 2009