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The George V Large Format Issues 1912 to 1931
1912 - 1929 Multiple Crown CA Watermark. Perf 14.
The design of these high value stamps was deliberately elaborate to deter forgers. All values exist only on chalk
surfaced paper. The first printing of each value was despatched on 5 November 1912.
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Yellow Paper, 3d total 241,260 Pale Yellow Paper Green Paper, 1s total 210,540
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Inverted Watermark Blue-green Paper, Green Back 135,720 51,900
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Red & Green, 10s total 18,360 Carmine & Blue-green Carmine & Yellow-green
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24,060 23,880 12,240
