Coronation stamps of King George VI

Below is a rare nearly complete set of Coronation Robes, 18 0f 20 stamps (missing is the £1 McCracken Specimen and 1938 5/- offset; all stamp magazines showing the "Robes" for sale, will show the 5/- both thick and thin paper, the 10/- both thick and thin paper and the £1 thick and thin paper. One would also see the 5/- with tinted paper and the 10/- Specimen (Ash), and on a rare occasion the £1 Specimen (Ash).

What you won't see will be the McCracken 10/- and the McCracken £1 Specimens and the full collection of 20 "Robes" stamps.



ACSC 212A) 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5s. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Lake (Ash)
ACSC 212B) 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Brown-Lake (Ash)
ACSC 212C) 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Lake (Ash)
ACSC 213A) 1948. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Tinted paper. Reddish-Lake (McCracken)
** The tinted paper comes from the first printing using the Ash plates, and was caused by the use of an ink that was strongly absorbent, with the result that the paper became "tinted" in appearance.**
ACSC 213B) 1948. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. White paper. Brown-Lake (McCracken)

ACSC 214A) 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Purple (Ash)
ACSC 214B) 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Purple (Ash)
ACSC 214B) 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Purple (Slight aniline quality) (Ash)
ACSC 214x) 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. "SPECIMEN". Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Purple (Ash)
ACSC 214x) 1948. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. "SPECIMEN". Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Dull Purple (McCracken's usage of the Ash plates)
ACSC 215) 1948. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Reddish Purple (Unlisted McCracken)
ACSC 215) 1948. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Purple (McCracken)

ACSC 216A) 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue (Ash)
ACSC 216A) 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Dull Blue (McCracken's usage of the Ash plates)
ACSC 216B) 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue (Ash)
ACSC 216x) 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. "SPECIMEN". Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue (Ash) 
ACSC 217) 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Pale Dull Blue (Unlisted McCracken using 1938 plates)
ACSC 217) 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue (McCracken)