Great Britain
King George V
King George V was crowned in 1911. It was during King George’s reign that the first commemorative postage stamps were issued within the UK. A new process was also introduced whereby stamps were produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in, known as photogravure. George’s reign was not without difficulties, including the beginning of the First World War; he made over 450 visits to troops while continuing to campaign towards the humane treatment of prisoners-of-war in Germany.
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GB 1914 SGD1/8 Postage Due U/M o.g. set eight
GB 1929 SG434/7 Mint U/M o.g. set four
GB 1924 SG418/29 Mint U/M o.g. set of twelve (Wmk. Block Cypher)
GB 1929 SG434/7 Mint U/M o.g. set four
GB 1912 SG351/96 Mint U/M o.g. set of fifteen
GB 1913 SG397/8 Mint unmounted o.g. set of two
GB 1919 SG417 Mint unmounted o.g. example
GB 1919 SG417 Mint unmounted o.g. example
The anti-German feeling across the country subsequently led to George adopting the family name of Windsor after the castle of the same name. During his reign, King George also played a diplomatic role during the Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, and civil war which followed.
He died on 20 January 1936, leading way for the succession to the throne of his eldest son, Edward VIII.