British India
King George V Airmail de Havilland
1929
On 4th November 1929, India became the first country in the British Empire to issue a set of stamps unique to Airmail. The stamps bore a design, created by one Mr. R. Grant of Calcutta, of the de Havilland Hercules biplane flying over a lake with palm trees and hills in the background. They were printed at the Security Printing Press, Nashik using the lithography technique. The sheets were watermarked with multiple stars which had a slant to one side (right or left). Each sheet contained 144 stamps.
Country: India
Series: King George V – Airmail
Issued On: 1929
Watermark: Multiple Star
Perforation: 14
Printing: Lithography
Printers: Security Printing Press, Nashik
King George V Airmail with de Havilland DH66 Hercules
Star Of India Multiple [Pointing to Right]. Lithographed. Perforation 14.
1929
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2 A. Deep blue green. Perf comb 14
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3 A. Blue. Perf comb 14
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4 A. Olive green. Perf comb 14
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6 A. Bistre. Perf comb 14
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8 A. Purple. Perf comb 14
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12 A. Rose. Perf comb 14
King George V 1929 Airmail with Mandalay Cancel
A King George V 1929 Airmail stamp featuring de Havilland Hercules DH66 aircraft and a Mandalay cancellation. Mandalay was the second-largest city in Burma, now Myanmar, after Rangoon. Burma was a part of the British Indian Administration till 1937. 6 annas, Bistre. Used. Postmark Mandalay, 1934.
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King George V Airmail, Mandalay Cancellation
6 A. Bistre. Perf comb 14
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