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George V Silver Jubilee of 1935
1935 Recess Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson
Multiple Script CA Watermark
Perf 11 x 12.
The Silver Jubilee of King George V’s accession to the throne was marked by 43 colonies producing between
them 172 stamps of a similar design. The work was shared between several printers with Bradbury Wilkinson
being allocated the Sierra Leone stamps. The stamps were issued on 6 May 1935 and withdrawn at the end
of the year.
One Penny Threepence
Fivepence One Shilling
Printings 1d 3d 5d 1s
1 Mar 1935 9,323 1,050 372 307
4 Jul 1935 200
13 July 1935 422 220
10 Oct 1935 110
21 Oct 1935 550 110
1 Nov 1935 110 110
Sheet Totals 9,873 1,472 812 727
Stamp Totals 592,380 88,320 48,720 43,620
Numbered Sheets 9,473 1,247 622 557
Un-numbered Sheets 400 225 190 170
Sheet Totals 9,873 1,472 812 727
Bradbury Wilkinson numbered the vignette plates 1 to 6, with each having two panes. Philatelists have numbered
these differently 1 to 12, which can cause confusion. BW Vignette Plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 were used for the stamps
sent with the first dispatch, and BW Vignette Plates 5 and 6 for the remaining smaller print runs. References to
plate numbers in this section are to the numbers allocated by the collecting community.
