New Collector: King George VI Definitives from GB & Dominions

Eighty years ago, on 12 May 1937, King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey and the first stamps of his reign went on sale in April and May 1937. George VI was ‘catapulted’ onto the throne by the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, five months earlier. Edward had reigned for less than a … Continue reading "New Collector: King George VI Definitives from GB & Dominions"