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In December 1918 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd took over the printing of the stamps. The contract returned to Waterlow & Sons in 1934 and the dies were re-engraved, with the horizontal engraved lines behind the King's head on the earlier issues replaced with cross-hatched lines.
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on her chariot behind three writhing horses on a stormy sea. The stamps represent a collecting field in their own right for some
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George V was a keen philatelist and took an interest in the design of the stamps by the Australian sculptor
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The stamps are notable for the quality of the engraving and the dramatic design which depicts
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is the name used to refer to the United Kingdom high value definitive
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Great British Perfins found on King George V Seahorses 1913-1939
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George V stamps at The British Postal Museum and Archive
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due to the colour variations and different printers.
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