Bidspirit auction | UK 1937-1970, King George VI


UK 1937-1970, King George VI & Commemorative Stamp Collections, Unused/MNH - A Trio of philatelic stamp collections presented in individual black ring binders, each accompanied by a Harrington and Byrne Certificate of Authenticity. The first collection, titled 1937 to 1951 Complete King George VI Stamp Collection (Ref: S1314), contains 58 postage stamps including the 1937 Coronation issue, the 1940 Centenary of Postage stamps, the 1948 Silver Wedding high-value £1 stamp, the 1948 Olympic Games set, the 1949 Universal Postal Union (UPU) set, and the 1951 Festival of Britain stamps alongside a full range of definitive issues. The second collection features King George VI Geniality Essay Stamps (Ref: S573C) consisting of 20 imperforate pictorial labels produced by Geniality Limited in the early 1950s, depicting British landmarks and symbols such as Tower Bridge, Stonehenge, and St George and the Dragon. The third collection is the 1969 to 1970 Complete Great Britain Unused Commemorative Stamp Collection (Ref: S1158) comprising 56 stamps including the British Ships series, Concorde, the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, the Mahatma Gandhi birth centenary, British Architecture cathedrals, and the 1970 Commonwealth Games. Each binder is equipped with modern clear protective sleeves and the certificates are signed by P Symons.