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The George V Large Format Issues 1912 to 1931

1912 - 1929 One Shilling Black on Green Paper
De La Rue experienced difficulties in maintaining a constant shade of the paper; this was initially caused by
the closure of the supplier. Considerable variation in the shade of the black ink exists.

Multiple Crown CA Watermarked Paper

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Black Head & Frame Black Head, Grey Frame Grey Head, Black Frame

Green Paper Blue-green Paper, Green Back Green Paper

Multiple Script Crown CA Watermarked Paper

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Black Head, Grey Frame Grey Head, Black Frame
Emerald Paper Emerald Paper

The five printings between 1912 and 1922 were on Multiple Crown CA paper, the next four from 1923 to
1927 were on Multiple Script Crown CA, with the final printing in 1929 reverting to the earlier paper.