King George V Gibraltar Stamps: 1921-1932

In 1921 a new issue was put on sale in the same designs as the preceding issue but in different colours and watermarked Multiple Script C.A. The 1d., 3d., 6d. and 2s. were issued in different colours during this period, also that the lower values up to and including the 3d., are printed on ordinary paper only, while the higher values are on chalky paper. The lower values are found printed from Plate 2, while the higher values from Plate 1. The Jubilee line is in some cases single and in some cases double.

Gibraltar SG 98 One shilling stamp with plate No. 2

Gibraltar SG 107 One Pound red-orange and black
in an upper right corner marginal block of four
showing plate no. 1 and sheet no. 081.
This unmounted mint block was sold at Grosvenor Auction
in 2006 for ?780 plus buyer's premium

SG 108 5 Pounds stamp withplate No. 1 and sheet No. 027

Gibraltar SG108 5 Pounds with plate No. 1 and sheet No. 016

Sold at Grosvenor Auction in 2008 for ?920 plus buyer's premium

5 Pounds with plate No. 1 - top left corner. Sold at Felzmann Auction in 2007 for 3350 Euro plus buyer's premium

New Values and Colours Changed: 1925-1932

The new values were issued with the same watermark (Multiple Script CA) and the same perforation (14), on chalk surfaced paper (except SG 102a 1s. Olive and Black).

The high values stamps (2s. - ?5) of this issue are reputed to exist with the value tablet in both black and grey-brown. Where they do exist, they are in two quite distinct shades, and the most reliable method of establishing which shade was printed first is by comparison with the SPECIMEN overprint.

SG 104, 2 Shillings Six pences, Sold at Ebay in 2012 for ?225

1s. Sage-Green and Black, SG 102

Date of issue: 1929, printed from Plate 2 with one Jubilee Line. Imperf. Colour Trial endorsed 'Approved for Colour, 21/11/28' exists in the National Postal Museum, London.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
27th., November, 1928	350 sheets of 120	42 000
13th., January, 1931	105 sheets of 120	12 600
Total number of stamps:		54 600
Total number of Controls:		1 820
Number of SPECIMENS (perforated in vertical arc - Type D 19)		430

1s. Olive and Black, SG 102a

Date of issue: 1932, printed from Plate 2 with one Jubilee Line.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
9th. February, 1932	105 sheets of 120	12 600
6th. January, 1933	102 sheets of 120	12 240
26th. June, 1936	155 sheets of 120	18 600
14th. June, 1937	105 sheets of 120	12 600
Total number of stamps:		56 040
Total number of Controls:		1 868
Number of SPECIMENS		do not exist

2s. Red-Brown and Black, SG 103

Grey-Brown Value Tablet not confirmed to date.

Date of issue: 1929, printed from Plate 1 with one Jubilee Line. Imperf. Colour Trials endorsed 'Approved for Colour 14.11.28' exist in the National Postal Museum, London.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
27th., November, 1928	510 sheets of 60	30 600
21st. January, 1931	104 sheets of 60	6 240
1st. January, 1934	250 sheets of 60	15 000
21st. January, 1937	105 sheets of 60	6 300
Total number of stamps:		58 140
Total number of Controls:		3 876
Number of SPECIMENS (perforated in horizontal arc - Type D 19)		430

2s.6d. Green and Grey-Brown or Green and Black, SG 104

Printed from Plate 1 with one Jubilee Line. Imperf. block of four exist in the National Postal Museum, London.

All Specimens are Green and Grey-Brown. There are no Specimens in Green and Black.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
25th., September, 1925	500 sheets of 60	30 000
24th., October, 1929	102 sheets of 60	6 120
21th., January, 1931	250 sheets of 60	15 000
19th., January, 1935	101 sheets of 60	6 060
21th., January, 1937	105 sheets of 60	6 300
Total number of stamps:		63 480
Total number of Controls:		4 232
Number of SPECIMENS (overprinted in black - Type D 16)		412

5s. Carmine & Grey-Brown, SG 105

Printed from Plate 1 with two Jubilee Lines.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
25th., September, 1925	505 sheets of 60	30 300
1st., January, 1934	253 sheets of 60	15 180
Total number of stamps:		45 480
Total number of Controls:		3 032
Number of SPECIMENS (overprinted in black - Type D 16)		412

10s. Deep Ultramarine & Grey-Brown, SG 106

Printed from Plate 1 with two Jubilee Lines.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
25th., September, 1925	471 sheets of 60	28 260
Total number of stamps:		28 260
Total number of Controls:		1 884
Number of SPECIMENS (overprinted in black - Type D 16)		412

?1. Red-Orange & Black, SG 107

Date of issue: 1927. Printed from Plate 1 with one Jubilee Line.

Imperf. Colour Trial endorsed 'Approved for Colour, 26/10/27' exists in the National Postal Museum, London. Perforated colour trials in Green & Black, Carmine & Black, Deep Ultramarine & Black, and Violet & Black were in the Crown Agents Display in Gibbons Gallery in September, 1974. These were endorsed 'On Appendix dated 17/6/25, Req. 4995. Approved by Govn. of Gibraltar 16/7/25.'

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
10th., November, 1927	100 sheets of 60	6 000
4th., April, 1928	103 sheets of 60	6 180
Total number of stamps:		12 180
Total number of Controls:		812
Number of SPECIMENS (overprinted in black - Type D 14)		430

?5. Violet & Grey-Brown, SG 108

Printed from Plate 1 with two Jubilee Lines.

Printings

Printing Date	Sheets printed	Stamps
25th., September, 1925	105 sheets of 60	6 300
Total number of stamps:		6 300
Total number of Controls:		420
Number of SPECIMENS (overprinted in black - Type D 16)		412

Shades

There are a lot of shades of all value.

Shades of Four Shillings (SG 100)

This stamp listed in Stanley Gibbons as Black and Carmine.

Postal History

Gibraltar 1926 Reg. cover to Germany franked ?5 violet & black, SG 108, tied oval registered d/stamp for 26th May, back stamps Plymouth transit & Milspei receiver. Sold at Corbitts Auction in 2012 for ?1500 plus buyer's premium