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