The Silver Jubilee of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King George V was celebrated throughout the British Empire on 6 May 1935 with much rejoicing.
Issue information
Mr James Berry was originally invited to complete a design which incorporated sketches of the Royal couple together with the Southern Cross. The final design however depicted an image of the King and Queen taken from a series of photographs taken to commemorate the Jubilee. His Majesty personally approved the proof and requested that the original working drawing should be mounted in his collection.
Acknowledgments
New Zealand Post would like to acknowledge the following for their assistance and guidance in bringing together this stamp issue:
Historical information included on this page sourced from The Postage Stamps of New Zealand published by the Royal Philatelic Society of NZ. Their web site offers further information useful to those interested in the stamps and postal history of New Zealand. Link: https://www.rpsnz.org.nz/
Product Listing for Silver Jubilee
| Image | Title | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
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Single Stamp |
Single 1/2d 'Green' gummed stamp. Portraits of King George V and Queen Mary incorporating the Southern Cross, printed in green. |
1/2d |
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Single Stamp |
Single 1d 'Red' gummed stamp. Portraits of King George V and Queen Mary incorporating the Southern Cross, printed in red. |
1d |
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Single Stamp |
Single 6d 'Orange' gummed stamp. Portraits of King George V and Queen Mary incorporating the Southern Cross, printed in orange. |
6d |
Technical information
| Date of issue: | 7 May 1935 |
|---|---|
| Designers: | J Berry, Wellington |
| Printers: | Bradbury Wilkinson, England |
| Stamp size: | 40mm x 22mm |
| Sheet size: | 120 stamps per sheet |
| Process: | Recess printed - Intaglio |
| Perforation gauge: | 11 x 11.5 |
| Paper type: | Wiggins Teape 'Esparto', NZ and star watermark |
| Period of sale: | These stamps remained on sale until 22 June 1935. |
