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Filho mais velho (sobrevivente) de Edward VII, George se casou em 1893, com a princesa Victoria Mary of Teck (prometida a seu irmão mais velho, Albert, o qual morreu antes de seu pai) e, com ela, teve seis filhos: Edward VIII, Albert (quem se tornou George VI), Mary, Henry, George e John.
Durante o seu reinado (1919-1936), a Rodésia do Sul (atual Zimbábue), encontrava-se sob o seu domínio. Em 6/5/1935, foi emitida uma série de quatro selos postais comemorativos para celebrar o Jubileu de Prata do reinado de George V. Os selos mostram a efígie do rei, a data comemorativa ao 25º aniversário (1910-1935), as Cataratas Vitória e quatro animais: girafa, elefante, leão e antílope sable.
Rei George V (1865-1936) está enterrado na Capela de St. George, Castelo de Windsor – Reino Unido.
Notas: História das Rodésias e Inteiros Postais.
Nota: o Aurélio informa que a palavra jubileu significa:
1. Indulgência plenária concedida pelo Papa em várias solenidades.
2. Solenidade em que se recebe tal indulgência.
3. Entre os antigos hebreus, remição de servidão, dívidas e culpas de 50 em
50 anos.
4. O quinquagésimo aniversário de casamento, de exercício de uma função, de
uma instituição, de um estabelecimento comercial ou industrial, etc.
6/5/1935 – Série de 4 selos comemorativos “Jubileu de Prata” (Silver Jubilee)
(primeiro selo comemorativo emitido pela Rodésia do Sul)
Filigrana: não tem (no watermark). Picotagem: . Yvert: 31/34. Scott: 33/36.
Impressão: “Waterlow and Sons Limited”, Londres.
The portrait, taken from a photograph by Vandyk, is that of King George V as Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch adjacent to a view of the Victoria Falls.
Valores faciais xelim/pêni: 1p, 2p, 3p e 6p.
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The Specimen stamps were of a different colour... Specimen stamps: Four values (1d x2; 2d; 3d) were printed by Waterlow & Sons in unissued colours. All stamps were overprinted as below together with a small security punch hole. These stamps were never supplied for U.P.U distribution.
1d Red Brown and Blue / 1d Purple / 2d Green and Purple / 3d
Purple Green-Brown
Fonte: http://www.philatel2.com/jubilee/id161.htm
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Abaixo (do lado esuqerdo da tela), The position security punch varied: A local specimen overprint set apparently was issued through the Universal Postal Union. It appears that the stamps were stuck on a piece of paper and overprinted “Specimen” in black on the 1d and 3d stamps and in violet on the 2d and 6d stamps. No security hole punch was used. (Flagstaff #5. Spring 1989 page 48)...
Do lado direito: Perfins of Southern Rhodesia... Only one perfin die is known on Southern Rhodesia Silver Jubilee stamps and identified on one value to date. The linkage to a specific commercial company has not been confirmed. The die is very similar to one found on the Lennon Limited Company, a pharmaceutical firm, dies from South Africa (http://www.philatel2.com/jubilee/id381.htm).
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Durante o seu reinado (1919-1936), a Rodésia do Norte (atual Zâmbia), também se encontrava sob o seu domínio... Nesta época, uma série de 17 selos regulares foi emitida com a efígie do rei George V ao lado de girafas e elefantes.
1925/1929 – Série de 17 selos regulares “Definitivos George V” (George V Definitive)
(primeira série, com o selo de número 1)
Filigrana: CA (múltipla). Picotagem: 13 ½ x 14. Catálogos Scott, Yvert e SG: 1/17.
Impressão: “Waterlow and Sons Limited”, Londres.
Valores: xelim/pêni.
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1. ½ pêni (verde) 2. 1 pêni (marrom) 3. 1½ pêni (vermelho-carmim) |
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4. 2 pence (marrom-amarelado) 5. 3 pence (ultramarinho) 6. 4 pence (púrpura) |
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7. 6 pence (verde-acizentado) 8. 8 pence (rosa-púrpura) 9. 10 pence (verde-oliva) |
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10. 1 xelim (marrom-amarelado e preto) 11. 2 xelins (marrom e ultramarinho) 12. 2/6 (verde e preto) |
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13. 3 xelins (violeta e azul – 1929) 14. 5 xelins (verde-acizentado e violeta) 15. 7/6 (rosa-púrpoura e preto) |
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16. 10 xelins (verde e preto) 17. 20 xelins (vermelho-carmim e rosa-púrpura) |
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Rei George V, Filatelista
When the grandson of Queen Victoria was merely a boy he began to collect stamps with the help of some of the servants at Buckingham Palace who handled the Royal household's mail. It was to become the love of his life...and by the time he became an adult, the future King George V was one of the world's leading philatelists.
In fact, when asked to become a member of London's Philatelic Society, he quickly acceded and not only became a member, but a very active one. Later, he was actually elected the Society's president and, when he became King of England, he bestowed his patronage on the club giving it the new name, Royal Philatelic Society, London.
All this while, the King was assembling what would turn out to be one of the world's greatest stamp collections. Each year, during his reign, parts of his collection would be presented to the club as an annual program. It is a tradition that continues today for, you see, this great collection still exists!
King George's collection - which was maintained for him during his reign by Sir Edward Denny Bacon - became an integral part of the Palace household. Then, as today, the collection is housed in its own special rooms and is maintained by a full-time curator, like Sir John Wilson (shown in the photo above), who was curator of the collection through part of King George VI's reign and on into the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
King George V, like other famous collectors such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, was just like any other stamp collector in that he pursued stamps through many normal channels. For instance, he actively bid at many auctions... and was even said to have been one of the individuals who tried to acquire the rarest stamp in the world when the Count Ferrary estate was broken up and sold in the 1920s. And naturally, his collection contained many one-of-a-king items... like a rich holding of essays and proofs of British Commonwealth issues to which only a King would have access.
Today, following tradition, the collection – which is now considered the Queen's collection – is always displayed, in part, at the first annual seasonal meeting of the Royal Philatelic Society, which takes place at the club's headquarters on Bedford Street in London in September. And every so often a part of it will be put on display at a major international exhibition, such as last year's PACIFIC 97 in San Francisco, Calif.
Truly, stamp collecting is the hobby of kids and kings. And it got this appellation from when King George reigned supreme as the world's best known philatelist.
King George V often bid at auction even while he was the sitting King of England. The famous 2-Cent Hawaiian Missionary (Havai) was one of the gems he sought, but he was the underbidder on it to the famous San Francisco philatelist, Henry J. Crocker.
Abaixo, dois exemplares do mesmo selo (um mint e o outro obliterado), emitido em 1/10/1851, chamado de “Missionário havaiano de 2 centavos”. Scott: 1.
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Abaixo, o cartão-postal mostra uma foto do Porto de Tanga – cidade localizada no leste da República da Tanzânia. O selo foi emitido na época da Colônia Britânica (KUT – Quênia, Uganda e Tanganica) e mostra o rei George V, com leão e palmeira.
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Última atualização: 29/10/2008. |
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