George VI Definitives
4d. to 6d.

(Post 28)

The 4d. and 5d, stamps were issued on November 21, 1938. The colour of the 4d. was changed from grey-green to ultramarine on October 2, 1950.

The 6d. stamp, issued on January 30, 1939 was printed in double fugitive ink because this issue was used for revenue purposes.

The backgrounds of the 4d. to 6d. stamps were printed in a lighter colour than the solid background designs of the 1/2d. to 3d. denominations because of the printing problem which arose with the low value stamps. The solid background used a great deal of ink due to the deep etching of the cylinders, and the cylinders were wearing excessively.



First Day Covers


Muswell Hill, November 21, 1938
4d. and 5d. denominations
First day of Issue



Croydon, October 2, 1952
4d. ultramarine
First day of Issue



Muswell Hill, January 30, 1939
6d. denomination
First day of Issue


Usages

4d.


Bedford to Antwerp, October 8, 1939
4 d. two ounce letter rate : 2 1/2 d. (first ounce) + 1 1/2d. (each additional ounce)



London to Philadelphia, U.S.A., October 7, 1950
4d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate (Zone B)



London to Covington, Ky., U.S.A., December 13, 1950
4d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate (Zone B)



Coventry to Odense, December 17, 1950
4d "All-Up" letter rate



Birmingham to Capetown, South Africa, March 14, 1951
4d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate (Zone B)



London to Sao Paulo, March 12, 1952
4d. surface letter rate



Wallasey to Verbier, July 2, 1953
4d. "All-Up" letter rate



Woking to Toronto, 966 Woking triangle machine cancellation
4d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate


5d.


London to Toronto, June 16, 1939
5d. sea then air rate



London to LeHavre, France, January 27, 1940
5d. air mail letter rate
French censor tape and handstamp



Leeds to British POW, Stalag XX, Germany, April 26, 1941
5d. air mail letter rate



London to Stockholm, October 2, 1945
5d. air mail letter rate



Durham to Toronto, August 18, 1946
5d. "SEA-and-AIR" Service



Wembley to Meheim-Husten (British Zone), October 11, 1947


6d.


London to Horta, May 30, 1939
6d. air mail letter rate



London to Basel, Switzerland, June 17, 1939
1/2 d. printed papers rate for each 2 oz.
6 d. paying the 12 x 1/2d./2oz. rate = 24 oz.



London, Gracechurch Street B.O., to Lodelinsart, Belgium, May 4, 1940
The letter rate had increased from 2 1/2d. to 3d. on May 1, 1940
3d. letter rate + 3 d. registration fee



Wet Byfleet to Berne, Switzerland, May 8, 1940
3d. surface letter rate + 3 d. registration fee
Berne receiver May 13, 1940



Leominster to London, March 2, 1942
6d. paying 3d. letter rate (up to 4 oz.) + 3 d. registration fee



London to Vina del Mar, Chile, April 12, 1943
3d. surface letter rate + 3d. registration fee



Czechoslovak Field Post to Palestine, August 26, 1943
6d. Air Letter rate



Cambridge to Romania, October 26, 1944
6d. Air Letter rate



Barnstaple to 70th British General Hospital, Vienna, Austria, December 30, 1948
6d. air mail letter rate



Manchester to Haifa, April 29, 1949
6d. air mail letter rate



Ellerman's Wilson Line correspondence ( E W) perfin
Hull to Famagusta, July 31, 1951
6d. air mail letter rate



Portsmouth to Goa, Portuguese India, December 16, 1952
6d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate (Zone B)



Liverpool to Smith's Falls, Canada, December 29, 1952
6d. Second Class (printed papers) air mail rate (Zone B)