King George VI
 1937 - 1952
A Simplified Listing
 Revised: 30 December 2025


Notes & Abbreviations
1937  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 King George VI Definitives
1 May 1937 - Stamp 1 issued in Sheets of 160.  Stamp 2 issued in Sheets of 160, then in Sheets of 80.  Stamp 2 also issued in Booklets of 12. View
1
stamp
1d.  Queen Elizabeth, Die 1 / Green		 2
stamp
2d.  King George VI, Die 1 / Scarlet
King George VI
 Zoological Definitives
2 August 1937 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
3
stamp
6d.  Kookaburra / Brown		 4
stamp
1s.  Lyrebird / Dull Green
King George VI
King George VI Definitive
2 August 1937 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
5
stamp
3d.  King George VI / Blue  
King George VI
 150th Anniversary of New South Wales
1 October 1937 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
6
stamp
2d.  Sydney Cove / Scarlet		 7
stamp
3d.  Sydney Cove / Blue		 8
stamp
9d.  Sydney Cove / Purple

1938  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Zoological Definitive
2 February 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
1
stamp
4d.  Koala / Green
King George VI
 Coronation Robes
1 April 1938 - Stamp 2 issued in Sheets of 40, then 80.  Stamp 3 issued in Sheets of 80
2
stamp
5s.  Coronation Robes / Lake		 3
stamp
10s.  Coronation Robes / Purple
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
20 April 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
4
stamp
1½d.  King George VI / Red-Brown
King George VI
 King George VI Definitives
1 August 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960. View
5
stamp
1d.  Queen Elizabeth, Die 2 / Green		 6
stamp
2d.  King George VI, Die 2 / Scarlet
King George VI
 Zoological Definitive
1 September 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
7
stamp
9d.  Platypus / Sepia
King George VI
 Zoological Definitive
3 October 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.  Also issued in Coils Rolls of 720 & 960. View
8
stamp
½d.  Kangaroo / Orange
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
3 October 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
9
stamp
1s.4d.  King George VI / Magenta
King George VI
 Coronation Robes
1 November 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 40, then 80.
10
stamp
£1.  Coronation Robes / Dull Blue
King George VI
 Zoological Definitive
1 December 1938 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
11
stamp
5d.  Merino / Mauve

1940  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Australian Imperial Forces
15 July 1940 - Issued in Sheets of 80.
1
stamp
1d.  AIF / Green		 2
stamp
2d.  AIF / Scarlet		 3
stamp
3d.  AIF / Blue		 4
stamp
6d. AIF / Brown

1941  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Definitive Surcharges
10 December 1941 - Stamps 1 & 2 issued in Sheets of 160.  Stamp 3 issued in Sheets of 80.
1
stamp
2½d. on 2d.  King George VI / Scarlet  		 2
stamp
3½d. on 3d.  King George VI / Deep Blue		 3
stamp
5½d. on 5d.  Merino / Mauve
King George VI
 King George VI Definitives
10 December 1941 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Stamps 4 & 6 also issued in Rolls of 960.  View
4
stamp
1d.  Queen Elizabeth, Die 2 / Red-Brown		 5
stamp
1½d.  King George VI / Green		 6
stamp
2d.  King George VI, Die 2 / Mauve		 7
stamp
3d.  King George VI / Brown

1942  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 2½d. King George VI
1 January 1942 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Booklets of 12. View
1
stamp
2½d.  King George VI / Scarlet
King George VI
 5½d. Emu
12 February 1942 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
2
stamp
5½d.  Emu / Slate-Blue
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
25 March 1942 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
3
stamp
3½d.  King George VI / Blue
King George VI
 1½d. Queen Elizabeth
1 December 1942 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
4
stamp
1½d.  Queen Elizabeth / Green

1943  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 1d. Queen Elizabeth
1 January 1943 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960. View
1
stamp
1d.  Queen Elizabeth / Purple-Brown

1944  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
4 December 1944 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960. View
1
stamp
2d.  King George VI / Purple

1945  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Arrival of Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
19 February 1945 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
1
stamp
2½d.  Duke & Duchess / Lake		 2
stamp
3½d. Duke &  Duchess / Blue		 3
stamp
5½d.  Duke & Duchess / Indigo

1946  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Peace
18 February 1946 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
1
stamp
2½d.  Crest & Olive Wreath / Carmine		 2
stamp
3½d.  Flag & Dove / Blue		 3
stamp
5½d.  Peace 1945 / Deep Green
King George VI
 Centenary of Mitchell's Exploration of Central Queensland
14 October 1946 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
4
stamp
2½d.  Sir Thomas Mitchell / Carmine		 5
stamp
3½d.  Sir Thomas Mitchel / Blue		 6
stamp
1s.  Sir Thomas Mitchell / Dull Green

1947  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 150th Anniversary of Newcastle
8 September 1947 - Stamp 1 issued in Sheets of 160.  Stamps 2 & 3 issued in Sheets of 60.
1
stamp
2½d.  Capt. Shortland / Carmine-Lake		 2
stamp
3½d.  Steel Foundry / Blue		 3
stamp
 5½d. Coal Crane / Deep Green
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
20 November 1947 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View
4
stamp
1d.  Wedding of Princess Elizabeth / Purple

1948  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 King George VI Definitives
16 February 1948 - Issued in Sheets of 120.
1
stamp
1s.3d.  Hereford Bull / Reddish Brown		 2
stamp
2s.  Aboriginal Art Crocodile / Dark Chocolate
King George VI
 William Farrer
12 July 1948 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
3
stamp
2½d.  Farrer & Wheat Sheaf / Scarlet
King George VI
 Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller
13 September 1948 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
4
stamp
2½d.  Von Mueller / Carmine-Lake
King George VI
 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree
15 November 1948 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
5
stamp
2½d.  Rover Scout / Carmine-Lake

1949  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Coat of Arms
11 April 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
1
stamp
5s.  Coat of Arms / Carmine
King George VI
 Henry Lawson
17 June 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
2
stamp
2½d.  Henry Lawson / Red-Brown
King George VI
 1s6d. Hermes
1 September 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 120.
3
stamp
1s.6d.  Hermes / Grey-Black
King George VI
 Coat of Arms
3 October 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
4
stamp
10s.  Coat of Arms / Purple
King George VI
 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union
10 October 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 84.
5
stamp
3½d.  Outback Mail Carrier / Ultramarine
King George VI
 Coat of Arms
28 November 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
6
stamp
£1.  Coat of Arms / Blue
King George VI
 Lord Forrest of Bunbury
28 November 1949 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
7
stamp
2½d.  John Forrest / Lake

1950  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 Coat of Arms
16 January 1950 - Issued in Sheets of 60.
1
stamp
£2.  Coat of Arms / Green
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
12 April 1950 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
2
stamp
2½d.  King George VI / Scarlet
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
19 June 1950 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
3
stamp
1½d.  Queen Elizabeth / Green
King George VI
 King George VI Definitives
14 August 1950 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
4
stamp
8½d.  Aborigine / Brown
King George VI
 Centenary of Postage Stamps in Australia
21 September 1950 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 160, arranged in Se-tenant Pairs.  View
5
stamp
2½d.  NSW Seal of Colony / Maroon		 6
stamp
2½d.  Queen Victoria / Maroon

1951  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
King George VI Definitive
28 February 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View
1
stamp
3d.  King George VI / Scarlet  
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
28 March 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View
2
stamp
2d.  Queen Elizabeth / Green 
King George VI
 50th Anniversary of Foundation of Commonwealth
12 May 1951 - Stamps 3-4 issued in Composite Sheets of 160, arranged in Se-tenant Pairs. View  Stamps 5-6 issued in Sheets of 84.
3
stamp
3d.  Sir Henry Parks / Carmine-Lake 		4
stamp
3d.  Sir Edmund Barton / Carmine-Lake 		5
stamp
5½d.  Duke of York Opening Parliament / Blue		 6
stamp
1s.6d.  Parliament House, Canberra / Red-Brown
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
23 May 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
7
stamp
2½d.  King George VI / Chocolate
King George VI
 Gold & Responsible Government Centenaries
2 July 1951 - Stamps 8-9 issued in Composite Sheets of 160, arranged in Se-tenant Pairs.  View
8
stamp
3d.  Edward Hargraves / Maroon		 9
stamp
3d.  Charles Latrobe / Maroon
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
31 October 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
10
stamp
7½d.  King George VI / Blue
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
14 November 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Coil Rolls of 960.  View
11
stamp
3d.  King George VI / Green
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
28 November 1951 - Issued in Sheets of 160.  Also issued in Booklets of 12.  View
12
stamp
3½d.  King George VI / Brown

1952  STAMP ISSUES
Stamps numbered consecutively by Year
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
20 February 1952 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
1
stamp
6½d.  King George VI / Brown
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
19 March 1952 - Issued in Sheets of 120.
2
stamp
2s.6d.  Aborigine / Sepia		 3
stamp
1s.0½d.  King George VI / Indigo
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
9 April 1952 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
4
stamp
6½d.  King George VI / Green
King George VI
 King George VI Definitive
20 May 1952 - Issued in Sheets of 160.
5
stamp
4½d.  King George VI / Red

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