e-Flagstaff
Issue – March 2006
Supplement
The electronic Journal of the King George V
Silver Jubilee Study Circle
1935 Silver Jubilee
Bibliography
Silver Jubilee Website - http://www.philatel2.com/jubilee
March 23, 2006
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Index
Page
Page
Books and monographs
3
Gibraltar
13
General articles
3
Gold Coast
13
Common Design
4
Great Britain
13
Printer specific articles
6
Hong Kong
16
Perfins
7
India
16
Postal rates
8
Jamaica
17
Air and Zeppelin mail
9
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika
17
Rocket mail
9
Malta
17
Auctions
9
Mauritius
17
Postal forgeries
10
Monserrat
17
Ascension
10
Morocco Agencies
17
Australia
10
Nauru
17
Bechuanaland
11
New Zealand
17
British Honduras
11
Niue
18
British Solomons Islands
11
Nyasaland
18
British Virgin Islands
11
Papua
18
Canada
11
St. Helena
18
Ceylon
12
Samoa
18
Cook Islands
12
Seychelles
18
Cyprus
12
Sierra Leone
19
Dominica
12
South Africa
19
Egypt
12
South West Africa
19
Falklands Islands
13
Southern Rhodesia
19
Fiji
13
Tristan da Cunha
19
Gambia
13
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1935 Silver Jubilee Bibliography
Books and Monographs – Focus on whole
Silver Jubilee issue
Ainscough, A.J. Silver Jubilee of King George
V Stamps Handbook. 1985. The current classic
reference book.
Armstrong, Douglas. Silver Jubilee Stamps of
the Empire. 1936. The first book to describe
the issue in detail. It contains interesting
narrative sections as well as details of varieties
then known and numbers printed.
The Sun. British Jubilee and Coronation Issues.
New York:,1937. Published for the New Jersey
(USA) National Stamp Exhibition. Basic
description of the stamps and printing figures.
Some of the listings are not always accurate.
Also contains some dealer offerings for
individual sets and sheets.
Wallace, H & A. Silver Jubilee Stamps of
George V. 1937. Contains narrative and
catalogue priced pages. Much of the
information duplicates Armstrong’s book.
Books and Monographs – Related Interest to
Silver Jubilee issue
Bridger & Kay Ltd. Commonwealth Five Reigns
Postage Stamp Catalogue. 14th ed., London:
Bridger and Kay, 1980.
Dominions Office and Colonial Office. The
Dominions Office and Colonial Office List
1936. London. Waterlow & Sons Ltd. 1936.
Haverbeck,
H.D.S.
The
Commemorative
Stamps of the British Commonwealth. London.
Faber and Faber, 1955. Has a short narrative
section for each Dominion and mandated
territory with a list of numbers printed.
Johnson, A.C. British Colonial Handbook.
Toronto. Marks Stamp Co. 1945. Provides
listing of varieties of Common Design and
Countries together with price listing. Includes
information Jamaica booklet.
Lowe, R. The Encyclopedia of British Empire
Postage Stamps, 1639-1952 Vol IV: The
Empire in Australasia. London: Robson Lowe,
Ltd, 1962. Information on varieties, plates,
printings and rates for Australia, New Guinea,
Papua, Nauru, New Zealand, Cook Islands,
Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Fiji.
Lowe, R. The Encyclopedia of British Empire
Postage Stamps, 1639-1952 Vol. V: The
Empire in North America from Panama to the
Pole. London: Robson Lowe, Ltd, 1973.
Information on varieties, printings, dies, proofs
and essays of Canada and Newfoundland.
Printings, postal rates and varieties of Bermuda
and British Honduras.
Lowe, R. The Encyclopedia of British Empire
Postage Stamps, 1639-1952 Vol. VI: The
Leeward Islands. London: Robson Lowe, Ltd,
1952. Information on varieties, printings, dies,
proofs and essays of the Leeward Islands.
Marriott, John. The Royal Philatelic Collection.
Supplement to the May 1980 issue of Philatelic
Magazine. A page showing the Waterlow
submitted design for the Colonies (approved
and rejected) is included.
Samuel, Marcus. Specimen stamps of the
Crown Colonies. London. The Royal Philatelic
Society. 1976. plus Supplement 1984. Lists
the three printers’ specimen types with
estimated numbers of specimen sets produced.
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Collector’s Diary,
1985. Glasgow: Collins, l984. Brief review of
history of King George V’s reign, the issuance
of the Jubilee stamps. Includes contemporary
quotes on the suitability of the designs.
Work, H.R. "British Empire Postage Stamp
Booklets: Evaluation and Study." 2nd Edition.
Collectors Club of New York. 1958. Provides
brief information on the Ceylon and Jamaica
Silver
Jubilee
booklet
issues
including
advertisements.
General Articles
Anon. "More about the Silver Jubilee
varieties." Philatelic Journal of Great Britain
1937 (February)
Anon. "The King's Stamp." Stamp Lover
1993:vol 85;p.139 (December)
Chapman, Kenneth. “’D.J.’ Award for 1935
Silver Jubilees. Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1995
(June) pp 48-9. General overview of the
various designs with brief history. Note uses
term “double flagstaff” to describe extraflagstaff which was the original description.
Has some errors in information provided.
Cooper, John M. “Silver Jubilee” Gibbons
Stamp Monthly 1995 (November) p 76. Letter
to editor correcting errors described by
Chapman (see above)
Cooper, John M. “1935 Silver Jubilee Issue.”
Cameo 2004: Volume 8, Number 4 (whole
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number 63), October. pp 209-16. Postal rates
and examples from West African colonies.
‘Curzon’. “Empire Echoes.” Stamp Collecting
1981 (10 September), p. 713. Contrasts the
1935 Omnibus set in which the colonies were
directed to use a uniform design with values
for inland, foreign letter rates and two other
denominations, with the Prince of Wales
Wedding Omnibus (1981) in which the design
is merely suggested.
Fanning, George S. “George V Silver Jubilee
Issues of the British Empire.” Second American
Philatelic Congress. 1936 pp10-7. American
Philatelic Society. Held in Cleveland, Ohio
December 7/8. Article below identical.
Fanning, George S. “George V Silver Jubilee
Issues of the British Empire.” Weekly Philatelic
Gossip 1936 (19 December, Holton, Kansas),
pp. 473-5, 491. Part One of a two-part article,
which discusses the reign of George V and the
design of the stamps in detail.
Fisher, H.W. "Colour trials of the 1935 Silver
Jubilee Issue." GB Journal 1968 (January)
Johnson, PF. “The Silver Jubilee price index:
Inflation from 1934 to 2003.” The Flagstaff
2004 Issue 21 (November) pp 8-9
Levinge, N. “The Royal Philatelic Collection by
Sir John Wilson.” The Flagstaff 1994 Issue 15
pp 12-8
Melville, Fred J. “The King as a philatelist.”
Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1935 (May) pp. 142-4
Pemberton, P. L. “The Silver Jubilee Stamps”
in The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. Vol.
XLVI No. 541, Jan 1936, pp. 1-10. Lists
printing numbers, varieties, numbers issued and
in some cases, numbers destroyed. Detailed list
of South African varieties.
Rang, C.P. “Through the Magnifying Glass
(Jubilee Issue)”. Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1935
(September), pp. 230-1. Early description of
varieties
Raskhodoff, N. “Notes on Jubilee Stamps.”
Weekly Philatelic Gossip 1936 (Vol. 22 No. 18,
18 July, Holton, Kansas) p.336. Provides
sketches of 14 varieties found on the common
design issues, consisting of various projections
from towers and turrets as well as varieties
from the main flagstaff. One overprint variety
from Nauru is also shown.
Samuel,
Marcus.
“Forged
Specimen
Perforations, 1928-48.” Stamp Collecting
1975 (Vol. 124 No. 6, 17 April) pp. 335,337.
Lists common design Jubilee sets suspected of
being forged and provides characteristics of
one type of forgery from each of the three
printers. Amplifies similar section in Samuel’s
book on the same subject.
Shaw, Reid L. “Success of Silver Jubilee Series
Prompted Countries to Release More Omnibus
Issues” Linn’s Stamp News 1985 (10 June)
p.26. Discusses the Jubilee issue as the
forerunner of the Commonwealth Omnibus
issues.
Showalter, Dr. Stan. “George V Silver Jubilee
Omnibus Issue Offers Challenge to Collector/
Investor.” Linn’s Stamp News 1983 5
September) p. 42. Provides a table listing Scott
and Gibbons catalogue numbers for the basic
stamps, current (1983) U.S. retail prices and
basic printing figures for the sets.
Showalter, Dr. Stan. “Let King George Do It.”
Stamp World 1983 (March) p 46. Similar to
above article.
Showalter, Dr. Stan. “Markups Vary for Silver
Jubilee Blocks.” Linn’s Stamp News 1984 (23
January), p. 15.
The Flagstaff. Issues 1-24. Journal of the
Silver Jubilee Study Circle. Comprehensive
information and ongoing research activities
related to the issue.
Wall, Frederick. “The Silver Jubilee Stamps.”
Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1935 (May). p.144-5,
159
Wall, Frederick.” The designs of the month.”
Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1935 (June). p.162
Young, Lois. “1935 Silver Jubilee Royal
Portraits.” Stamp News, UK. 1985 (June 6)
Wood, Kay. “The Jubilee of the Jubilee.”
Stamps and Foreign Stamps, 1985 (May).
Describes the 1935 Silver Jubilee stamp issue.
Woolford, J. “More on the Jubilees.” Stamps
(UK). 1985 (October). pp.72-3. Information on
plates and varieties.
Common Design
Armstrong, Douglas. "Vignette plates of the
Silver Jubilee stamps." Stamp Collecting
Weekly. 1936 (October 24)
Baker, Dr. R.C.F. “1935 Jubilee Omnibus.” in
Stamp Collecting 1981 (10 Dec), p. 742. Reply
to P. A. Smiths letter in Stamp Collecting 15
Nov 1981, p. 524. Indicated one, not two
vignette plates used. Vignette plates consisted
of 120 subjects divided into postal panes of 60
stamps.
Baker, R.K.G. “British Empire Silver Jubilee
1935 Double Flagstaff.” The Philatelic
Magazine 1944 (June). Article includes a
checklist of the varieties.
Baker, R.K.G. “Minor ‘Guide Line’ varieties.”
The Philatelic Magazine 1944 (September)
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Butcher, P. “Ultra-violet Lamp reaction.” The
Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2 p. 19
Collins, Peter. “First British Empire Omnibus
Issue Generated Interest Among Collectors.”
Linn’s Stamp News 1984 (20 February), pp.
10-11. Describes the preparations for and
different designs of the issued stamps.
Cooper, John M. “Crown Colonies varieties.”
The Flagstaff 1988 Issue 4 pp 5-9
Cooper, John M. “Albino Frames.” The
Flagstaff 2004 Issue 20 (July) p20
Cooper, John M. “The Crown Colonies – a list
of all plates known currently.” The Flagstaff
1993 Issue 13 pp 14-6
‘Curzon’. “Silver Jubilee Issues.” Stamp News
1986 (September). A review of the issues.
‘Curzon.’ “Empire Echoes – Silver Jubilee
varieties catalogued.” Stamp News 1986
(November) pp. 42, 44. Description of De la
Rue flaws. Already previously identified.
Donen, N. “U.P.U. Specimen stamps: strip
distributions and plate numbers.” The Flagstaff
2004 Issue 21 (November) pp 11-5
Editor - Stamp News in Brief. “The Jubilee
Sets.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1935 (June)
pp. 178-9. Identification of Printers for the
Colonial issues and the different frame and
vignette plates by De la Rue
Editor - Stamp News in Brief. “British Empire.”
Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1935 (July) pp.198-9
Gillis, David. “A matched pair.” The Flagstaff
2005 Issue 24 (December) pp 33-4. A pair of
letters with Silver Jubilee stamps from multiple
colonies posted from around the world.
Holmes, J. M. “The Colonial Silver Jubilee
Issue of 1935.” The West End Philatelist 1959
(May-June. Vol 49, No 475) pp. 33-38. Brief
history of the design, plates etc. Pages includes
diagrams of varieties.
Levinge, N. “The Crown Colonies issue –
Numbers printed.” The Flagstaff 1987 Issue 1
pp 8-17.
Levinge, N. “The Crown Colonies issue –
Numbers printed.” The Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2
p.7.
Levinge, N. “Crown Colonies’ 1935 Silver
Jubilee issue – Printers marks and use of
plates.” The Flagstaff 19987 Issue 2 pp 17-18
Levinge, N. “The significance of Marginal Serial
Numbers on the Crown Colonies issues.” The
Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2 pp 21-7
Levinge, N. “Colour trails and proofs for the
omnibus issue.” The Flagstaff 1988 Issue 3 pp
11-13
Levinge, N. “The Crown Colonies issues – The
background to the issue – The crown Agents’
story part 1. “ The Flagstaff 1990 Issue 8 pp
32-7
Levinge, N. “The Crown Agents’ story part 2 “
The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 9 pp 26-35
Levinge, N. “Silver Jubilee stamps on
commercial covers.” The Flagstaff 1994 Issue
15 pp 8-11
Linn’s Stamp News, 1984 (23 July), pp. 36-7.
Discusses the preparations for the Jubilee
issue, and indicates the estimated printing
requirements for the Common design stamps
was 80 million. Division among the printers
was Waterlow, 25.5 million; De La Rue, 25
million; Bradbury Wilkinson 26 million; 2.5
million were added for dealer requirements.
Lucas, L. de F. C. “The Empire’s First
‘Omnibus.” Stamp Collecting 1977 (Vol. 128
No. 15, 2 June) p. 1171. Describes the issue
and the various secret marks in the vignettes,
intended to be a means to identify the work of
the three printers.
Lucas, L. de F. C., Letter in Stamp Collecting,
1979 (Vol. 135 No. 12, 20 December) p.
1389. Discusses the less common Jubilee
varieties that do not command as high a price
as the extra flagstaff.
Lucas, L. de F.C. “Crown Colonies’ 1935
Jubilee issue – constant flaws of the vignette
plates.” The Flagstaff 1987 Issue 1 pp 6-7
Lucas, L. de F.C. ”Crown Colonies’ 1935 Silver
Jubilee issue – Serial Numbers.“ The Flagstaff
1988 Issue 3 p. 5
Lucas, L. de F.C. "Silver Jubilee 1935." Stamp
Lover 1988 (December) pp. 162-164. Brief
overview of design, colours, master dies,
flaws, frame plates printings and booklets
Lucas, L. de F.C. ”Colour trials and proofs for
the omnibus issue.” The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 9
p. 18
Lucas, L. de F.C. ”The Colonial Office’s circular
letter of 5th December 1934 to the Crown
Colonies.” The Flagstaff 1992 Issue 11 p. 9
Lucas, L. de F.C. ”Specimen stamp issued to
the Crown Colonies on 5th December 1934.”
The Flagstaff 1992 Issue 11 pp 10-1
Muraleetheran, A. “How many vignette and
frame plates did the three printers use for
Silver Jubilee stamp production: Part 1.” The
Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2 pp 8-14
Muraleetheran, A. “How many vignette and
frame plates did the three printers use for
Silver Jubilee stamp production: Part 2.” The
Flagstaff 1988 Issue 4 pp 10-8
Muraleetheran, A. “Colour trials and proofs for
the omnibus issue – further notes to original
article by N. Levinge - 1.” The Flagstaff 1988
Issue 4 pp 20-2
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Muraleetheran, A. “Colour trials and proofs for
the omnibus issue – further notes to original
article by N. Levinge - 2.” The Flagstaff 1989
Issue 5 pp 29-32
Muraleetheran, A. “Colour trials and proofs for
the omnibus issue – further notes to original
article by N. Levinge - 3” The Flagstaff 1990
Issue 8 pp 5-10
Muraleetheran, A. “How many vignette and
frame plates did the three printers use for
Silver Jubilee stamp production: Part 3.” The
Flagstaff 1991 Issue 9 pp 5-13
Palmer, K. and L. de F. C. Lucas. “1935
Jubilee Omnibus” in Stamp Collecting, 1981
(24 December), p. 855. Follows up P. A.
Smith’s letter of 19 Nov 1981. Indicates that
some of the marks reported by Smith were
passing flaws, whereas the “log” on stamp 45
appears constant over part of the plate 2B
printings.
Smith, P. A. “1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus.”
Stamp Collecting 1981 (19 November), p. 324.
Concludes that two vignette plates were used
by De La Rue based on a detailed examination
of four sequentially numbered half-sheets of
the Antigua 1d Jubilee.
Stiles, M. “Windsor Castle.” The Flagstaff
1990 Issue 7 pp 16-23
Winchcombe, G.A. "De La Rue varieties of the
Silver Jubilee Stamps." Stamp Collectors
Fortnightly. 1937 (January 16)
Printer Specific Articles
Aggersberg, David. "Lines from the Castle."
Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1990 (July), p.90
Discusses Waterlow variety involving plate 5
Ainscough, AJ. “Waterlow’s vignette plate 2
for the Crown Colonies 1935 Silver Jubilee
issue.” The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 5 pp 37-8
Beale, Philip. "The Bradbury Wilkinson printings
of the 1935 Colonial Silver Jubilee Issue."
London Philatelist. 1990 (April-May) pp. 80-1.
A description of the printing process and how
the ‘extra Flagstaff’ occurred.
Beale, Philip. "The Colonial Silver Jubilee
Stamps of 1935; The Bradbury Wilkinson
Record Books." London Philatelist. 1990
(September) pp. 196-9. Information on the
Frame and Vignette plates. Also brief
information on the New Zealand and South
West Africa printings.
Beale, Philip. "The Bradbury Wilkinson printings
of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Stamps." London
Philatelist.
1990
(December)
p.
269.
Clarifications to the two previous articles.
Beale, Philip. “The Colonial Silver Jubilee
stamps of 1935. The Bradbury Wilkinson
Record books.” The Flagstaff 1990 Issue 8 pp
14-20
Cooper, John M. “Crown Colonies plates and
varieties.” The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 5 pp 1528
Cooper, John M. “Bradbury Wilkinson Vignette
Plates – Another perspective on the Plate
records.” The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 9 pp 19-23
Cooper, John M. “The 1935 Silver Jubilee
Issue - A Reappraisal. Part One - De La Rue."
Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1991(March) pp 745. Detailed description of the De la Rue issue.
Cooper, John M. “The 1935 Silver Jubilee
Issue - A Reappraisal. Part Two - Waterlow and
Sons." Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1991 (June).
pp. 91-3. Detailed description of the Waterlow
issue.
Cooper, John M. “The 1935 Silver Jubilee
Issue - A Reappraisal. Part Three - Bradbury,
Wilkinson.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1991
(September) pp. 61, 63. Detailed description of
the Bradbury issue including vignette plate
numbers used for each colony and value.
Cooper, John M. “The 1935 Silver Jubilee
Issue - A Reappraisal. Addendum - Bradbury,
Wilkinson.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly. 1991
(October) p. 94. Inclusion of illustrations of
flaws omitted from September issue.
Cooper, John M. “Crown Colonies Bradbury
Wilkinson printings – scarce items.” The
Flagstaff 1992 Issue 12 p. 16
Cooper, John M. “De la Rue Albino frames.”
The Flagstaff 1992 Issue 12 p. 37
‘Curzon’. “Empire Echoes.” Stamp Collecting
1980 (Vol. 136, No. 11, 13 March), p. 1159.
Discusses the plans and distinctive markings of
the De La Rue Jubilees.
‘Curzon’. “Empire Echoes.” Stamp Collecting
1980 (8 May) p. 713. Discusses the
distinguishing features of the plates used to
print the Bradbury Wilkinson Jubilees.
‘Curzon’. “Empire Echoes.” Stamp Collecting,
l980 (Vol. 138, No. 2, 10 July), p. 157.
Corrects a previous article on Bradbury
Wilkinson.
Donen , N & Cooper, JM. “Bradbury plate 12 –
a description of the varieties.” The Flagstaff
2004 Issue 21 (November) p10
Fraser, C & Lowe, R. "The die proofs of
Waterlow and Sons. Part 1: Great Britain and
the Empire to 1960." Christies Robson Lowe.
London. 1985. Information on Die Numbers,
Roller Dies and Endorsements on Frame plates
for various colonies.
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Fryer, GH. The Waterlow vignette printings of
the K.G.V Silver Jubilee. Stamp Collecting Nov
9, 1962 Vol 99. No 10 (Whole No. 2558) pp
323, 325. Description of various varieties with
special emphasis on Ascension and Grenada.
Gillis, David E. “Silver Jubilee Printing methods
– a contrary view.” The Flagstaff 2005 Issue
22 (March) pp 3-9.
Gillis, David E. “Recent Silver Jubilee
discoveries.” Gibbons Stamp Monthly 2005
(November)’ Vol 36, No. 6. Pg 96-9
Hughes, B. “Waterlow ‘Line by Turret’ flaws.”
The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 5 p. 12
Hughes, B. “Statistical evidence for Waterlow
plates 11 and 12.” The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 5
p. 13
Levinge, N. “The Crown Colonies’ Silver
Jubilee series 1935 – De la Rue plates.” The
Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2 p 30. Information on
plate (2A)
Levinge, N. “The Crown Colonies’ Silver
Jubilee series 1935 – Printers printings.” The
Flagstaff 1988 Issue 3 pp 6-8
Lucas L de F C. “Crown Colonies’ 1935 Silver
Jubilee Issue.” Journal of the Waterlow Study
Circle. 1982 (June), pp. 96-100. Detailed
discussion on Waterlow printings, flaws. Also
has a check list.
Lucas, L de F.C. ”De la Rue’s vignette plates
for the Crown Colonies’ 1935 Silver Jubilee
issue.” The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 5 pp 34-5
Lucas, L. dr F.C. ”The erased extra flagstaff.”
The Flagstaff 1992 Issue 11 p. 12
Muraleetheran, A. “De la Rue printings of the
King George V SJ colonial omnibus issue.” The
Flagstaff 1988 Issue 3 pp 14-22
Palmer, K. & Lucas, L. de F. "Crown Colonies'
1935 Jubilee Issue. Part 1" Stamp Collecting
Weekly 1980 (September 25) pp. 1147,1165.
Checklist of Waterlow vignette plates.
Palmer, K. & Lucas, L. de F. "Crown Colonies'
1935 Jubilee Issue. Part 2" Stamp Collecting
Weekly 1981 (January 29) pp. 356-7.
Checklist of Bradbury and De la Rue vignette
plates.
Perfins
Africa: Schwerdt, RJ. "The World Perfins
Catalog: African Section." The Perfins Club.
1995. Listing and illustration of known perfins.
Asia: Schwerdt, RJ. "The World Perfins
Catalog: Asian Section." The Perfins Club.
1996. Listing and illustration of known perfins.
Asia: Donen N & Mathews J. “Asian and
Pacific Perfins of the 1935 Silver Jubilee
Omnibus Issue.” South Pacific Bulletin 2003
(January Vol 60.) pp. 7 -10
Australia: Ainscough, AJ. “Australian Perfins.”
The Flagstaff 1989 Issue 6 p. 5
Australia:
Mathews,
J.
"Handbook
of
Australian Private Perfins." 2003. Published by
J. Mathews, Canberra, Australia. Detailed
information on private perfins.
Standard
catalogue.
Australia: Mathews, J. & Donen N. “Private
perfins in Australia.” The Flagstaff 2003 Issue
17 (August) pp 20-2.
Canada: Ainscough, AJ. “Canadian perfins and
precancels.” The Flagstaff 1994 Issue 15 pp 57
Canada: Donen, N. “Canadian perfins and
perfin positions.” The Flagstaff 2005 Issue 23
(July) pp 26-9
Canada: Johnson, JC & Tomasson, G.
"Canadian Stamps with Perforated Initials."
British North America Philatelic Society.
Unitrade Press, Toronto. 1985. Standard
catalogue
Canada: Pearson, A. “The C12 Perfins of the
International Harvester Co. of Canada.” 1978.
Details differentiation of perfin dies from
various cities.
Canada: Pugh, KW. “Reference manual of BNA
fakes, forgeries and counterfeits.” K. Pugh.
Brandon 1977. Deals with fake OHMS perfins.
Canada: Rezanowich, A. “Canadian Silver
Jubilee perfins” The Flagstaff 1998. Issue 16
pp 11-7
Canada: Wrigley, R. ”Wrigley’s textbook and
guide to the Canadian Official OHMS and ‘G’
stamps, from start in 1923 to discontinued
1963.” Canadian Wholesale Supply. 1975
Ceylon: Ellis, A. "The Perfins of Ceylon."
Ceylon Study Circle Bulletin. September 1981.
Short list of known perfins.
Great Britain: Greenhill, GE. (Edited by J.
Turnbull). “KGV Silver Jubilee: A catalogue of
Great Britain Perfins.” The Perfin Society.
2000. (Note - the individual perfins are
identified by catalogue number. These are
based on "The Tomkins Catalogue of Identified
G.B. Perfins." Ed: R. Gault. 9th edition. The
Perfin Society. 2000)
India: Werner, M. "The perfins of India and
Indian States." The Perfins Club. 1990.
New Zealand. Anon. "List of users of New
Zealand perfins with history of users." 1960
New Zealand. Samuel RD. New Zealand
stamps with perforated initials. The Postal
history Society of New Zealand 1968
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Straits Settlements: Giffen, P. "Perfins of
British Malaya." Mackenzie Print. Nelson, New
Zealand. 1989.
Straits Settlements: Lavender, M. "Perfins of
Malaysia." 2nd edition. Dalkeith Press.
Bournemouth,
United
Kingdom.
2002.
supercedes Giffen’s book.
Postal Rates
Ainscough, AJ. Official postage rates. The
Flagstaff 1991. Issue 9 pp14-15
Barnes, R. The postal service of the Falkland
Islands including South Shetlands and South
Georgia. Robson Lowe 1972
Beale, PO. The postal service of Sierra Leone –
its history, stamps and stationery until 1961.
Royal Philatelic Society, London. 1988.
Brown, J. Indian Air Mail postage rates until
1956. India Study Circle for Philately. 2000
Canadian Official Postal Guide. 1934 pp. 4-7,
89
Castle, WTF. Cyprus. Its postal history and
postage stamps. Robson Lowe. London 1971
Ensor, M. The Gold Coast stamps, postal
stationery and rates of King George V’s reign.
M. Ensor. London 1988
Furfie, M. British civilian postage rates of the
20th century. Michael Furfie, Middlesex 2000
Giraldi, TE., McCann, PP. The postal history of
the Cayman Islands. Triad Publications.
Weston, Massachusetts. 1989.
Hillman, R. Philatelic Handbook of Nyasaland
1859-1964. R Hillman, Haslemere. 1979. Brief
description of varieties and postal rates
Ibbotson, P. Mauritius. The Flagstaff. 1992.
Issue 11 pp 26-32
Levinge, N. Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika –
postal usages. The Flagstaff. 1990. Issue 7 pp
10-15
Levinge, N. “Postal useage of the Indian issue
– rates and routes.” The Flagstaff 1991 Issue
10 pp 23-36
Levinge, N. More on Kenya, Uganda &
Tanganyika postage rates. The Flagstaff. 1992.
Issue 12 pp 34-36
Levinge, N. The Great Britain Issue – Postal
Useage. The Flagstaff. 1992. Issue 11 pp 2022
Levinge, N. Great Britain Airmail rates outside
Europe. The Flagstaff. 1992. Issue 12 pp 5-15
Lowe, R. The Encyclopedia of British Empire
Postage Stamps, 1639-1952 Vol. V: The
Empire in North America from Panama to the
Pole. London: Robson Lowe, Ltd, 1973.
Bermuda pp. 598-9
British Honduras 664-5, 688
Ludington, M.H. Postal History and Stamps of
Bermuda. Quarterman Publications 1978.
Contains little information about the Jubilee
issue not available elsewhere, but gives details
of postage rates; postmarks; shipping lines
serving Bermuda, etc.
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Air- and Zeppelin Mail
Baldwin, NC. (Editor). Imperial Airways (and
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Rocket Mail
Jatia, D.N. “From the diary of Stephen Smith”
India Air Mail Rocket Mail History Flights
Covers First Flights including Silver Jubilee
flights. New Delhi, India: Philatelic Congress of
India, 1980. Contains details of the first 69
rocket experiments in India 1934-5 including
16 Silver Jubilee Rocket flights.
Levinge, N. “Indian Silver Jubilee Rocket mail.”
The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 10 pp 37-49
Levinge, N. “Australian Rocket mail.” The
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Smith, Stephen H. “Rocket mail catalogue and
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Smith. RC, Wawrukieiewicz, AS. Canada
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1955. Provides details of both the Australian
and Indian silver Jubilee rocket flights.
Young, Alan H. & Morrison, Noel S.
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(April) 1936
Auctions
Bonhams. Stamps and covers of the world.
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Christie/Robson Lowe Auction Catalog. "1935
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12 September 1989
Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions - June 29, 1999
“The Southfield Collection.” Lots 642-708.
Includes Prussian Blues, Ceylon Die Frames,
Morocco ‘centimes/centimos’ error, Southern
Rhodesia imperforate imprint blocks.
Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions - Oct 13, 1999.
Lots 301-14. Includes GB Essays, Colour Trials
and Prussian Blues.
Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions - Feb 9, 2000.
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Imprimaturs and Prussian Blues
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Lots 1310-38. Great Britain.
H. R. Harmer. “Catalog of unused Europe and
1935, British Colonial Silver Jubilees." Items
223-419. Sale of June 15, 16 1936.
H.R. Harmer. "Harry Goody Collection" of
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1962.
H.R. Harmer. London sale of 9th, 10th & 11th
November 1964 including a specialised
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Harmers
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London
Auction
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"Collection of 1935 Silver Jubilee issues from
the Erich Bloch Collection. Items #91-287."
Included in Auction Sales of October 30 & 31,
1979 (Sales 4205-4206)
10
Temple Bar Auctions (Bridger & Kay Ltd). "The
John Cooper Collection of 1935 Silver Jubilee
Stamps"
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1997 (Bradbury Wilkinson)
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1998 (Bradbury Wilkinson)
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1998 (Waterlow & Sons)
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1998 (De la Rue)
Hughes, B. “Ascension and St. Helena.” The
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Hughes, B. “Silver Jubilee proofs.” The
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Hughes, B. “5d Silver Jubilee: Frame double
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Postal Forgeries etc.
Australia
Cartwright, BM. Madame Joseph revisited.
Royal Philatelic Society London. 2005
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forgeries.
Hosang J. German Wartime Propaganda
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Levinge, N The German Propaganda Forgery.
The Flagstaff 1993, Issue 13 pp 7-10
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1935 pp 12,14
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1936 pp 110,111
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1936 pp 142,159
Warboys,
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Australian Stamp Monthly 1935 August,
p.229.
Editor. “Australian Notes – Jubilee varieties.”
Australian Stamp Monthly 1935 September,
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Editor. “Our Commonwealth Corner – 2d
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Kellow, G & Breckon, R. The Australian
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British Honduras
Phillips, Owen N. 0. “The 193E Silver Jubilee
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issue, printing figures and list of twelve plate
varieties.
Phillips, Owen. "1935 Silver Jubilee issue of
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Reprint of the previous article
British Solomon Islands
Gisburn, H.G.D. "British Solomon Islands
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British Virgin Islands
Migliavacca G. Specialised stamp catalogue of
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Canada
Ainscough, AJ. “Canada die proof.” The
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Ainscough, AJ. “Canadian perfins and
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Angus, R.M. “Variety of the Weeping
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Clark, Beverlie. “Stamps for the day – Windsor
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The Flagstaff 2003 Vol. 17 (Issue) pp 15-6
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Jacobi, H. “Britannia.” Popular Stamps. March
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Jacobi, Herman. Canada Silver Jubilee plate
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Reiche, Hans. Canada Steel engraved constant
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princess was caused by damage to the plate.
Rezanowich, A. “Canadian Silver Jubilee
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Scadding, CA. “Origin of the weeping princess
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Slough, J. Burton. “The Britannia.” American
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Robert A. Lee, Kelowna. Canada. circa 1988.
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Verge, Charles JG. “Stamp set celebrated
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Ceylon
Lucas, F. De L.C. ‘The 1935 Silver Jubilee
issue of Ceylon.” The Flagstaff 1987 Issue 2
pp 28-9
Muraleetheran, A. “A note on the King George
V Ceylon Silver Jubilee 50 cents vignette plate
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Muraleetheran, A. “The 6 cents and 9 cents
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The Flagstaff 1987 Issue 1 pp 27-29
Muraleetheran, A. “Update on Ceylon Silver
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1987 Issue 2 p. 31
Cook Islands
Collins, R.J.G. The Postage Stamps of New
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Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 1967.
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Rang, CP. “Jubilee errors in Cook Islands and
Niue.” Australian Stamp Monthly July 1, 1936
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with positions on sheets. Reprinted from article
that appeared in G.S. M.
Wiremu. “Jubilee varieties in the Cook Islands
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in Australian Stamp Monthly (September 1,
1936 pp 279, 281). Describes varieties as well
as process by which stereos were cut up.
Wiremu. “Jubilee issues of the Cook Islands
and
Niue.”
Australian
Stamp
Monthly
November 1, 1936 p 381. Brief description of
the printing process, watermark varieties and
numbers sold.
Cyprus
Castle, WTF. Cyprus. Its postal history and
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Dominica
Toeg, EV. Dominica: Postal history, stamps and
postal stationery to 1935. Volume 1. British
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sequence of events leading to the printing of
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Egypt (British Forces in)
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Ainscough, AJ. “Seal of Approval.” The
Flagstaff 1998 Issue 16 pp 5 - 8
Anon. The ‘Jubilee Commemoratives’ for the
British Forces in Egypt. The Record of Philately.
November 1935 #8, p94. Description of the
numbers and distribution. Lists the broken ‘U’
variety.
Hobbs, John. "Postal Services of the British
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Hobbs, John. "The Jubilee Seal." Stamp
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pp 25-36
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Lord, Samuel. “The N.A.A.F.I. seals as used by
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Falkland Islands
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Andrews, J. The cancellations of the Falkland
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Barnes, R. The Postal Cancellations of the
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1982
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Stockholm. The Author. 2000
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Neild, WC. The Falkland Islands inter-islands
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Fiji
Jacques, BR. “KGV Silver Jubilee Fiji plate 2A
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Andrew, JO. The stamps and postal history of
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2005 Issue 24 (December) pp 14-29
Duncan, S. Gambia Zeppelin Mail. Cameo
1991;4:85-8 (July Number 4)
Duncan, S. Gambia Zeppelin Mail. Cameo
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Levinge, N. Gambia and Sierra Leone Airmails:
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Gibraltar
Chambers, ER. Gibraltar: Collecting King
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Ensor, M. The Gold Coast stamps, postal
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Ainscough, AJ. “Jubilee presentation folder.”
The Flagstaff 1990 Issue 7 p. 9
Anon. "The King's stamp." Stamp Lover.
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Anon. More about the Silver Jubilee Varieties.
Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. February
1937
Anon. 1935 Silver Jubilee Rejected Designs.
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Anon. “Silver Jubilee Stamp Exhibition.” The
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Anon. “The Prussian Blue.” From ‘Through the
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Beaumont, KM and Stanton, JB. The Postage
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Brightmore, T. “Essays for the Silver Jubilee
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Chapman, K. ‘D.J.’ Award for 1935 Silver
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Collins, Peter. “Philatelist King Approved
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Christou, A. “Receipt for payment.” The
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Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
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18 (January) pp 4-5
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H. “Printing
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stamps.” The Flagstaff 2004 Issue 18
(January) pp 6-8
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
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Stamps – Is the Prussian Blue a colour trial or
an error in colour on the issued stamp?” The
Flagstaff 2004 Issue 18 (January) p. 9
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
“Controversies surrounding the Prussian Blue
Stamps – Six control/cylinder numbers: How
many sheets?” The Flagstaff 2004 Issue 18
(January) pp. 10-3
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
“Controversies surrounding the Prussian Blue
Stamps – Was the Prussian Blue part of the
normal production run?” The Flagstaff 2004
Issue 18 (January) pp 14-5
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H. “Is there a
Prussian Blue retouch?” The Flagstaff 2004 Vol
18 (Jan) p. 16
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H. “Sale of
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Post Office.” The Flagstaff 2004 Issue 19
(April) p. 4
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
“Controversies surrounding the Prussian Blue
Stamps – controversy 4: The fourth sheet” The
Flagstaff 2004 Issue 19 (April) pp 18-9
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H.
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Stamps – controversy 5: Who purchased the
sheets of Prussian Blue stamps?” The Flagstaff
2004 Issue 19 (April) pp 20-3
Donen, N, Hacket, A and Russell H. The 1935
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Fisher, H.W. "Silver Jubilee, 2½d Prussian
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GB Journal January 1968 p. 80 –1
Friedman, Herbert A. “German wartime
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Gibbons, S. "Stanley Gibbons Specialised
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Gilbert, A. “1935 Silver Jubilee.” GB Journal
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Hacket, Alastair. The 1935 Silver Jubilee issue
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pages of A4. A must for all interested in the
GB issue. There is also information concerning
the Morocco Agencies overprint, the British
Forces in Egypt letter seal and the German
propaganda forgery.
Hacket, A. “Postally used examples of the
1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d Prussian Blue.” The
Flagstaff 1987 Issue 1 pp 18-24.
Hacket, A. “The 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d
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Hacket, A. “The Great Britain issue – First Day
Covers.” The Flagstaff 1991. Issue 9 pp 16-7
Hacket, A. “Varieties in the GB 1½d Booklet
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Hacket, A. “Some further Great Britain
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Hosang J. “German Wartime Propaganda –
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Last, Barbara. “Stamps – George V Silver
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sepia, and dull purple. Illustrates two upright
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set of four designed by an unknown artist,
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portrait.
Negus, James. “Stamps that Never Were: No.
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Stanley Gibbons account of the transactions
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Rang, C.P. Jubilee Issue Varieties. Gibbons
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Righo de Righi, A.G. “The preparation of the
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The Flagstaff 2004 Issue 20 (July) pp 13-7
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Mentions the initial statement to issue stamps
to commemorate the Jubilee, Postmaster
General Sir Kingsley Wood’s statement to
Parliament on 12 Dec 1934. Also mentions the
existence of a souvenir card with the Royal
arms embossed in red containing all four
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Background information on the British issue.
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Watson, James. “The preparation of the Silver
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Watson, James. “British Special Stamps – 3.
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Watts, DH. “Discovery of three types of the
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Williams, L.N & Williams, M. “King George V –
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Jubilees were the first Great Britain
commemoratives printed by photogravure and
that the Great Britain values were to cover the
lowest domestic and foreign rates on letters,
post cards and printed matter. Mentions a
souvenir card inscribed “Specimens of the
Postage Stamps to be issued by the General
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l935”, were given to journalists at a press
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Hong Kong
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India
Ainscough, AJA. “India used abroad.” The
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The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 10 pp 20-1
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Levinge, N. “Indian Silver Jubilee Rocket mail.”
The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 10 pp 37-49
Levinge, N. “The Indian issue – the buildings.”
The Flagstaff 1991 Issue 10 p 50-1
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Jamaica
Ainscough, AJ. “The Jamaica booklet – A
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Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
Anon. “The Jubilee stamps of Kenya, Uganda
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Chantry PA. “The Silver Jubilee Issue of King
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Montserrat
Jefferies, Hugh. Through the Magnifying Glass.
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Picture and description of the date frame reentry on the 1s. value
Morocco Agencies
Levinge, N. “The Morocco overprint series.”
The Flagstaff 1988 Issue 4 pp 26-9
Levinge, N. “Morocco Agencies cylinder
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Levinge, N. “Morocco Overprints – from
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19-27
Rang, C.P. “Morocco Agencies, Jubilee Flaw.”
Gibbons Stamp Monthly. January 1953
Russell, HJ. “Cylinders of the 1935 Silver
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Sampson, RH. “The stamps of Morocco
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Malta
Allan, J.B., Bloch, B., Lander, E., Martin,
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Mauritius
Ibbotson, Peter. "The Postal history and
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Nauru
Ainscough, AJ. “Nauru exclamation mark.” The
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New Zealand
Collins, R.J.G. The postage stamps of New
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Society of New Zealand 1938
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Johnson, PF. “The New Zealand Silver Jubilee
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Lake, Kenneth R., Stamps for Investment.
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Discusses the attempt of a speculator to
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Lucas, L. de F.C. ”The Plate Book records of
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Niue
Collins, R.J.G. The Postage Stamps of New
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Williams, J.B. "The Niue Silver Jubilee Imperf
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Shows evidence that the stamps are probably
proofs and are correctly described as “vertical
pair, imperf horizontally”, rather than “imperf
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Wiremu. “Jubilee varieties in the Cook Islands
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Nyasaland
Davidson, LJ. “Nyasaland Jubilees.” The South
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Hillman, R. Philatelic Handbook of Nyasaland
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Papua
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Rosenblum, AA. The Commemorative Issues,
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St. Helena
Hughes, B. “Ascension and St. Helena.” The
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Burge, R. A. postal history of the Samoan
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Collins, R.J.G. The Postage Stamps of New
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Levinge, N. “Samoa.” The Flagstaff 1989 Issue
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Wiremu. “The Jubilee Issue of Samoa.”
Australian Stamp Magazine. January 1, 1937 p
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14½. Provides some details on varieties
Seychelles
Farmer, H.V. Seychelles. Postage Stamps and
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Hopson, S & McCloy, B. Seychelles: Postal
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Hughes, EW. “Unusual mark on 1 rupee
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1513 (Vol. 129, No.18) Provides details of the
planning for the Seychelles issue, the printer’s
invoices for the cost of printing and shipping
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the 6c, 20c and 1R stamps were printed in
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Lucas, L. de F.C. ‘ Seychelles Silver Jubilee
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Sierra Leone
South West Africa
Beale, PO. The Silver Jubilee Stamps of 1935.
Chapter 18. The postal service of Sierra Leone
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Royal Philatelic Society, London. 1988.
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Levinge, N. Gambia and Sierra Leone Airmails:
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Southern Rhodesia
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Allen, RD. “A Study meeting in London on the
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Kaplan, A. "The Union Jubilee Issue." The
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Kaplan, A., Legator, S., & Sheffield, W.N.
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Hoffman, C. “Southern Rhodesia Waterlow
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Landau, JA., Johnstone, IJ., Hoffman, CM.
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