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).
