| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Portrait engraved by William F. Ford Based on a photograph by Bertram Park The accession to the throne of His Majesty King George VI necessitated the preparation of a new series of stamps bearing his portrait; he appeared in ordinary attire. The new issue of 1-cent, 2-cent, and 3-cent stamps released on 1st April, 1937, was the first series with the sovereign's portrait. He had been portrayed as Duke of York on the 2- cent brown in the King George V Silver Jubilee Canadian issue of 1935. Portrait of His Majesty King George VI from a photograph taken in 1936 by Bertram Park, London, England. |
| Face value | 1 Cent |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 197A |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 231 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 190 Stanley Gibbons CA 357 |
| Series | Monarchy, King George VI |
| Stamp colour | green |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Print run | 1,444,776,572 |
| Issue date | 01/04/1937 |
| Designer | Herman Herbert Schwartz |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 12,8 vertical |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 21.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
