George V: Varieties of Postage Stamps

A. Types

1911/12
1/2 d, green
Great Britain 1911 postage stamp half penny type 1 die A
Type I, Die A		 Great Britain 1911 postage stamp half penny type 1 die B
Type I, Die B		 Great Britain 1912 half penny postage stamp type 2
Type II
Type I (June 1911):

  • the ornament above letter P of HALFPENNY has two thin lines,
  • the King’s beard is undefined,
  • shading lines on the head of the sea creatures are short,
  • three lines between the point of neck and frame.
 Type II (January 1, 1912):

  • the ornament above letter P of HALFPENNY in a form of one thick line,
  • the King’s beard is well defined,
  • shading lines on the head of the sea creatures are long, making the heads much darker,
  • four lines between the point of neck and frame.
Type I, Die A:

  • the shading of the jewel on the cross (on the crown) suggested by a comma,
  • scales of the right sea creature from a triangle.
 Type I, Die B:

  • half-circle on the jewel on the cross,
  • scales of the right sea creature incomplete.
1 d, red
Great Britain 1911 1 penny postage stamp type I die A
Type I, Die A		 Great Britain 1911 postage stamp type I die B
Type I, Die B		 Great Britain 1912 postage stamp type 2
Type II
Type I (June 1911):

  • the body of the lion almost white.
 Type II (January 1912):

  • the body of the lion is heavily shaded.
Type I, Die A:

  • the second line of shading on the right ribbon extends across the wreath.
 Type I, Die B:

  • the second line of shading on the right ribbon is broken.
1912/21
2 d, orange
Great Britain 1912 postage stamp 2 penny type four lines
Type I		 Great Britain 1921 postage stamp 2 penny type three lines
Type II		 Type I (1912)

  • four lines above King’s head.

Type II (1921)

  • three lines above King’s head.

 

B. Constant varieties

1911/12 Pane & field
George V.
I Great Britain 1912 postage stamp plate flaw no cross on crown No cross on crown.
Note: appears on 1 d types I and II and 1/2 d type II.		 ?
1912 Pane & field
George V.
I Great Britain 1912 postage stamp plate flaw broken frame Frame below the second E in THREE broken. 92 (?)
II Great Britain postage stamp plate flaw PENCF The second letter E in PENCE damaged (the PENCF flaw). ?
III Great Britain 1912 postage stamp plate flaw The third horizontal line above the left dolphin’s tale broken. 9?
1924 Pane & field
British Empire Exhibition.
I Great Britain 1924 British Empire Exhibition postage stamp plate flaw tail to N Thin line below letters O and N in EXHIBITION (the tail to N variety). ?
1929 Pane & field
Postal Union Congress, London.
I Great Britain 1929 UPU congress postage stamp plate flaw 1829 1829 instead of 1929. ?