1918 King George V
There were two different Watermarks released during 1918, they are listed separately below, from January 1918, until
1920 the ½d was issued with the Large Multiple Watermark, both lots of stamps below are listed in value order.
Watermark 43 - Large Crown over Large letter "A"
Designers: H. Altmann & R.A. Harrison - Engraver: T.S. Harrison - Printer: J.B. Cooke
The 1d Red (2-4-4) below was produced from Die 3.
Issued as in brackets, followed by perforation
2-4-4 1d Red, (15 July), perforation 14.25 x 14;
2-7-1 1½d Black/Brown, (9 November), perforation 14;
2-8-1 1½d Brown, (9 November), perforation 14
Watermark 45 - Multiple Large Crown's with letter "A" below,
referred to as the Large Multiple Watermark
The ½d Green (2-2-6) below was produced from Plates 4 & 5, while the ½d Green (2-2-7) below was produced from
Plates 6 & 7.
Designers: H. Altmann & R. A. Harrison - Engraver: T.S. Harrison - Printer: J.B. Cooke until May, 1918, then T.S. Harrison.
2-2-6 ½d Green, (8 January), perforation 14;
2-2-7 ½d Green, (20 October), perforation 14;
2-4-5 1d Red, (23 January), perforation 14.25 x 14
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