The King George VI British Honduras stamps were printed from 1938 until about 1952. The stamps were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, so you will see some of the same characteristics as those found in the Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gold Coast, St, Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago and other Colonies. Study the paper and gum as seen for the back to help determine the relative date of the printing.

The pages were created using information presented by Frank Saunders in The King George VI Collectors Society Monograph #41 which was published in November, 1966. The publication listed information on the relative colors, paper and gum for each of the printings.

The pages are from my collection, and are identified by the Commonwealth, Gibbons, and Scott numbers in that order. The page images were scanned in a larger size and at a higher resolution so you can more easily see the details used in viewing them. Feel free to select the page and let it download to your screen and save it to your hard drive for viewing. If you are using a PC, selecting the page will typically open it in Microsoft Photo Viewer (or whatever you are using as your default). From there you can enlarge the size for more close-up viewing. If you are using a phone - go find a PC or a Mac. The images are 1200 pixels wide and you will go mad trying to view them on your phone.

Please be patient if it takes a few minutes for each page to load.

This article was written to help you identify your stamps.
Please feel free to ask a question, or suggest a correction.