King George VI, Canada Postage (Postes), 5 cents, grey-blue, 1937, stamp
country: Canada Postage (Postes) topic: King George VI theme: Kings type of stamp: postal stamp color: grey-blue year: 1937 publication dat: 10 May 1937 postal value: 5 cents designer: Herman Herbert Schwartz (based on a photograph by Bertram Park) engraver: Willian F. Ford More from the same series: King George VI, 3 cents, red, 1937 King George VI, 5 cents, grey-blue, 1937 Information: The Portrait of His Majesty King George VI was from a photograph taken in 1936 by Bertram Park, London, England. King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 22 June 1948), the last King of Ireland (until 18 April 1949), and the first Head of the Commonwealth. (Source: Wikipedia, read more about King George VI on Wikipedia ).