King George V - 8 ANNA

King George V - 8 ANNA

Year
1942
Face Value
8
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Personalities

Catalogs References

Michel
BH 47
Yvert & Tellier
BH 45
Stanley Gibbons
BH 49

Technical Details

Colors
Slate violet
Size
21 x 25 mm
Perforation
13½ x 14
Printing
Typographie
Designer
T.I. Archer
Printers
Security Printing Press, Nashik
This stamp highlights the historical era of the British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia, a period when Bahrain’s external communications were managed as an extension of the British Indian postal system. The central illustration features the portrait of King George V, carrying a message of imperial sovereignty and the administrative unity of the British Empire's vast network across the Indian Ocean.