George VI Coronation FDCs

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Thomas P. Myers, GBCC, U.S.A.

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The fifth cover (Fig. 5) is not a Coronation cover but rather an FDC of the low value definitives using a cover that was prepared for the Coronation. The portrait is in blue, the flags in red and blue, and the map of the Empire in red.

George VI Low Values FDC
Figure 1. This is a first day cover of the first King George VI low value definitives on a cover that was prepared for the Coronation.

A sixth cachet was discovered on eBay (not shown). Like the last, it is a definitive FDC although the illustration was prepared for the Coronation. The cover is outlined in red and blue while the illustration in the lower left corner is in blue. There is no indication of the printer. No doubt additional attention to eBay will yield other Coronation cachets. Hopefully, readers of this brief essay will provide the editor with examples from their collections. Just for fun.

It is easy to see how one might build a large collection of Coronation FDCs. Collect them not only by date but by cancellation as suggested by the British catalogs. The collection could be embellished by the inclusion of exotic destinations. Of course, preliminary art work would be highly desirable. Some of the cachets used in the United Kingdom were also used for Canadian Coronation FDCs. A large number are shown on the website entitled “Coronation 1937, First Day Covers” maintained by Glenn A. Estus at http://geocities.com/gestus2002/coronation/Corn37.html.

The author provided a picture postcard souvenir of the Coronation that is shown below.

George VI Coronation Picture Postcard

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