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King George V Definitive Issue 1914-1922: EC70-EC85
Designer: Sir Bertram MacKennal
Printer: De La Rue
White paper: 70 to 74, 78-78a, 84-84a. Orange buff paper: 75a.
Green paper: 79, 81 to 81f. Olive paper: 80 to 80b.
Emerald paper: 82 & 82a. Yellow paper: 85.
Watermark: Multiple Crown CA
Perforation: 70 to 75a, 77 to 83a, & 85 14 comb. 76 & 76a, 84 & 84a, 14 line
EC84 & EC84a don't have POSTAGE REVENUE

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War Tax 1917-1918: EC#WT86-WT87 
EC71 & C50 Overprinted WAR TAX
Designers: EC86 Sir Bertram MacKennal.
EC87 Emil Fuchs
Printer: De La Rue
Paper: White
Watermark: 86 Multiple Crown CA. 87 Crown CA
Perforation: 14 comb

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Definitive 1919-1920: EC88
Designer: Adapted from an engraving by Gustav Dore'
Printer: De La Rue
Paper: White
Watermark: Multiple Crown CA
Perforation: 14 line
(1530 stamps printed and sold)

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Definitive 1921-1922: EC89-EC96
Designer: Sir Bertram MacKennal,
EC96 Adapted from an engraving by Gustav Dore'
Printer: De La Rue
Paper: White, Ec95 Blue
Watermark: Multiple Script CA
Perforation: 14 comb

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Overprint SELF GOVERNMENT 1922: EC97-EC113
Designer: EC97 to EC111 Sir Bertram MacKennal, EC112 & EC113 Adapted from an engraving by Gustav Dore'.
Printer: De La Rue. Overprint: Government Printing Office
Paper: 97 to 103, 105 & 106, 110, 112 & 113 White, 104 Orange buff, 107 Emerald, 108 & 109 Blue, 111 Yellow.
Black Overprint #97 to 107, 110 & 111. 
Red Overprint #108 & 109, 112 & 113.
Watermark: 97 & 98, 100 & 101, 103, 105, 109, 113 Multiple Script CA. 99, 102, 104, 106 to 108, 110 & 111, Multiple Crown CA, 112 Crown CC.
Perforation: 97 to 109, 111 & 113 14 comb, 110 & 112 14 line.

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Surcharged ONE FARTHING 5th. April 1922: EC114
Designer: Sir Bertram MacKennal.
Printer: De La Rue
Overprint: Government Printing Office
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA. 
Perforation: 14 comb.

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Definitive Melita 1922-1925: EC115-EC133c 
EC115-EC132: 1922-1925, EC133 see dates below stamps.
Designers: Edward Caruana Dingli EC115-EC127, EC133-EC133c
Gianni Vella: EC128-EC132
Printer: De La Rue
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA. Sideways EC115-EC127, EC133-EC133a. Upright EC128-EC132, EC133b-EC133c
Perforation: 14 comb.
Pence and Pound: POSTAGE REVENUE. Shillings POSTAGE & REVENUE

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Overprint Two pence halfpenny 3rd. December 1925: EC134-EC134a 
Designer: Edward Caruana Dingli
Printer: De La Rue
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA. Sideways 
Perforation: 14 comb.

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Melita Overprinted POSTAGE 1st. April 1926: EC135-EC148
Designers: Edward Caruana Dingli, EC135 to EC143.
Gianni Vella EC144 to EC148
Printed: Government Printing Office
Paper: White.
Watermark: EC135 to EC143 Multiple Script CA Sideways.
EC144 to EC148 Multiple Script CA Upright.
Perforation: 14 comb.

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Definitive Inscribed POSTAGE 1926-1927: EC149-EC165 
Designer: John Harrison
Printer: Waterlow & Sons
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA 
Perforation: 15x14 comb pence value. 12.5 line others

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Definitive Overprinted POSTAGE AND REVENUE 1st. October 1928: EC166-EC184 
New Colours: EC169 & EC171 issued 5th. December 1928
Designer: John Harrison
Overprinted: Government Printing Office
Black overprint pence values, Red others.
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA 
Perforation: 15x14 comb pence value. 12.5 line others.

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Definitive Inscribed POSTAGE & REVENUE 20th. October 1930: EC185-EC201 
EC195, EC197, EC198, EC199, EC201, inscribed POSTAGE REVENUE
Designer: John Harrison
Printer: Waterlow & Sons
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA 
Perforation: 15x14 comb pence value. 12.5 line others.

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Silver Jubilee 5th. May 1935: EC202-EC205
Designer: H. Fleury
Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson
Paper: White.
Watermark: Multiple Script CA 
Perforation: 11x12 comb

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End of "King George V 1910-1936"

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