The 1 pound Postal Union Congress 1929

The 1 pound Postal Union Congress 1929

 

Issued in 1929 to mark the meeting of th Universal Postage Union in London on May 10 1929. It was the second commemoretive stamp to be released after the British Empire Exhibition stamps of 1924/25. It features an intricate design of Saint George and the Dragon and a portrait of King George V. The selection committee recommended the designs which were, unusually, approved by HM Queen Mary due to the King being ill at the time. Only 68 000 stamps were printed, it does have a very hight survival rate and is not a rare stamp.