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George V (1865 - 1936)
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1936
- Occupation
- King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
- Summary
George V was a keen philatelist and was a member of the Philatelic Society London (later Royal Philatelic Society). Elected president of the Society in 1896, the Prince of Wales (as he was then) remained so until his accession to the throne in 1910. He specialised in the stamps of the British colonies, bearing his father's and grandmother's likenesses. Bonar's 'Blue Mauritius' was purchased on his behalf at auction in 1904, in which year he also aquired the Duvivier ball envelope.
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Related Collections
Bibliography
Books
- Butler, A. Ronald, The History of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Ltd, London, 1990. [ Details... ]
- Courtney, Nicholas, The Queen's Stamps: the Authorised History of the Royal Philatelic Collection, Methuen, London, 2004. [ Details... ]
Editorials
- 'His Late Majesty King George V', London Philatelist, vol. 45, no. 529, January 1936, pp. 1-4. [ Details... ]
Journal Articles
- 'The International Philatelic Exhibition, London, 1906', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 1906, pp. 228-33. [ Details... ]
- 'Editorial - The Exhibition', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 31 May 1906, pp. 217-18. [ Details... ]
- 'Philatelic Auctioneers. No.2: Messrs. Puttick & Simpson', Stamp Collecting, vol. 12, no. 8, 9 August 1919, p. 414. [ Details... ]
- Pope, T. A., 'A Chat on Mauritius and its Stamps', British Guiana Philatelic Journal, vol. 1, December 1906, pp. 5-6. [ Details... ]
Journal Notes
- 'Who Bought It? Do You Know?', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 232, 30 January 1904, p. 200. [ Details... ]
- 'From the Auction Rooms: Sale of the "Post Office" Mauritius', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 231, 16 Janaury 1904, p. 190. [ Details... ]
- 'The Prince buys the "P. O." Mauritius', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 231, 16 Janaury 1904. [ Details... ]
- 'The "Times" on The Sale', The Philatelic Record, vol. 26, January 1914, p. 19. [ Details... ]
Newspaper Articles
- 'Sale of a Rare Mauritius Stamp', The Times, 14 January 1904, p. 6. [ Details... ]
See also
- 'The Prince of Wales's Mauritians', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 10, no. 254, 3 December 1904, p. 171. [ Details... ]
- 'The Earliest Printings of Mauritius', London Philatelist, vol. 13, no. 155, November 1904, pp. 275-76. [ Details... ]
Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 16 March 2006, Last modified: 29 August 2006