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King George VI, Canada postes, postage, 3 c, purple red, 1949, stamp

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country: Canada postes postage topic: King George VI theme: Kings type of stamp: postal stamp color: purple red year: 1949 Date of Issue: 15 November 1949 postal value: 4 c designer: Photograph by Dorothy Wilding, Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz engraver: John Hay Information: 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 ).

King George VI, Canada Postage (Postes), 5 cents, grey-blue, 1937, stamp

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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 ).

King George VI, Canada Postage (Postes), 3 cents, red, 1937 stamp

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country: Canada Postage (Postes) topic: King George VI theme: Kings type of stamp: postal stamp color: red year: 1937 publication dat: 1 April 1937 postal value: 3 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 ).

King Leopold II (Belgium) stamp, 10 c orange-red, Louis-Eugène Mouchon, 01/06/1893

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country: Belgium (België / Belgique) topic: King Leopold II in profile theme: kings sort stamp: postal stamp color: orange-red year: 1893 publication date: 01/01/1900 stamp value: 10 c code: 57 perforation: 14 number of issues: 567.000.000 designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon engraving: Albert Doms book printing: Stamp Printing Mechelen values: mint (unused): € 14,00 (2008) mint (with hinge): € 3,25 (2008) stamped: € 0,20 (2008) on letter or document: € 5,00 (2008) More in this series: King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, red (pink) King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, orange-red Notes: This stamp usually contains a Sunday strip. Stamps without a the Sunday strip has only value on a letter or document. Documents with seals which lacks the Sunday strip lose 50% of their value. Information: King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor (Brussels, April 9, 1835 - Laken, 17 December 1909) was Prince of Belgium, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Go...

King Leopold II (Belgium) stamp, 10 c red (pink), carmine, Louis-Eugène Mouchon, 01/01/1900

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country: Belgium (België / Belgique) topic: King Leopold II in profile theme: kings sort stamp: postal stamp color: red (pink), carmine year: 1900 publication date: 01/01/1900 stamp value: 10 c code: 58 (58a carmine) perforationg: 14 number of issues: 486.000.000 designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon engraving: Albert Doms book printing: Stamp Printing Mechelen values: red (pink) mint (unused): € 14,00 (2008) mint (with hinge): € 2,75 (2008) stamped: € 0,50 (2008) on letter or document: € 7,50 (2008) carmine mint (unused): € 9,92 (2001) mint (with hinge): € 3,97 (2001) stamped: € 0,99 (2001) on letter or document: € 6,82 (2001) More in this series: King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, red (pink) King Leopold II in profile, 10 c, orange-red Notes: This stamp usually contains a Sunday strip. Stamps without a the Sunday strip has only value on a letter or document. Documents with seals which lacks the Sunday strip lose 50% of their value. Information: King Leopol...

King Willem III, The Netherlands (Nederland), first emission, orange, stamp,1852

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country: The Netherlands (Nederland) topic: King Willem III - 1e emission theme: kings type of stamp: postal stamp engraving type: Pressure Plate design: Hinbergh, V.J. en Kaiser, J.W. color: orange year: 1852 postal value: 15 c The blue one with a postal value of 5 c was the first emission for stamps of the Netherlands. comments: watermark: Post Horn values: mint stamp: € 2.000,00 unused: € 300,00 grading: € 32,00 Information: William III (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk) (19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death and the Duke of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866. (source: Wikipedia, read more about King Willem III on Wikipedia )