GB 1911-1912 Definitives - King George V - Type Mackennals - June

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  • Issue Date : 1911-1912
  • Designed by : Bertram Mackennal and G. W. Eve
  • Printed by :
  • Print Process :
  • Perforations : 15 x 14
  • Watermark: Imperial Crown GB Imperial Crown.jpg
Carmine-red
Type 1
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First Day Usage

½d used on Pictorial Postcard on first day of issue.
½d used on Pictorial Postcard on first day of issue.
1d used on Pictorial Postcard on first day of issue.
1d used on Pictorial Postcard on first day of issue.

Paper Trials, Proofs and Essays

Proofs

John Allen

John Allan Mills of Ivybridge - paper trial on a special finished very thin paper. Imperf; No watermark.

Partial sheet of John Allen Trials, full sheets were in panes of 10x12
1d Pair John Allen Trials.

Unadopted Artwork

Bertran Mackennel’s rejected designs for the George V 1d Definitive, pen and ink Britannia and Galleon essay.