King Edward VIII 1936 Officially Printed Unissued Stamps Revised: 6 January 2026 HISTORY Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom from January 1936 until his abdication in December 1936. Five definitive stamps were prepared, comprising 1d., 1½d., 2d., 3d., 1s4d. values; the design based on a recent photograph of the King in his Navel Uniform. Following the Kings abdication, it was decided to destroy all stamps, proofs, and dies.  Only the original hand-painted essay, a sheet of stamp-size photographic essays, and a signed block of six 2d. stamps escaped destruction. 1936  STAMP DESIGN King Edward VIII King Edward VIII Portrait Unissued - Proof Sheets of 80. 1 2d.  Scarlet The Surviving block of 6 TO  MAIN  MENU     BACK  TO  TOP     TO  NEXT  SECTION