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King George VI succeeded to the British throne following
the abdication of his brother Edward VIII after less than a year on the
throne. He was the second son and preferred heir of his father King George
V.
The George VI issue shows the king in the uniform of Admiral of
the Fleet.
First issued were the ½d green, 1d red and
1½d chocolate in July 1938. However, plans were disrupted by the
Second World War and wartime postal rate increases meant that new values
were required while the colours had to meet the Universal Postal Unions
requirements. To fill this role, the ½d stamp was surcharged 1d and
the 1½d surcharged 2d in 1941. These stamps are listed separately in
the catalogue under 1941
King George VI Provisionals.
Later in 1941, the 1d stamp was
issued in green with the ½d stamp now a chestnut colour, and the 3d
value was added to the set.
The 1½d red was not issued until
1944 and all the other values appeared after the war in May 1947.
In
the early 1950s just before the stamps were withdrawn an oversupply of the
½d brown and 1d green stamps were used up by surcharging them to
cover new postage rates. These stamps are listed separately under 1952 King George VI
Provisionals.
Bibliography
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand (Volume I)
Edited by R. J. G. Collins and H. T. M. Fathers B.A. B.Sc.
Published 1938 by The Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Pages 369 - 374, 583
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume II
Edited by R. J. G. Collins FRPSNZ and C. W. Watts FRPSNZ
Published 1950 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Pages 55 - 77, 240 - 242
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume IV
Edited by R. J. G. Collins FRPSNZ and C.W. Watts FRPSNZ
Published 1960 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Pages 383 - 384, 408 - 409
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VI
Edited by D. E. G. Naish FRPSNZ and K. J. McNaught FRPSNZ FRPSL
Publsihed 1975 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Pages 34 - 37, 244 - 245
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VIII
Edited by B. G. Vincent FRPSNZ
Published 1998 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISSN 0-9597883-1-X)
Pages 712, 749
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