New Zealand - 1937 - George VI Coronation

New Zealand is an island country in Oceania, place the South Pacific Ocean. The first Europeans to visit the islands were the Dutch in 1642. Since 1840 substantial waves of European settlers arrived in New Zealand and, in 1854, was installed the first New Zealand parliament. In 1893 New Zealand was distinguished as the first country in the world to recognize the right of women to vote. In 1907 the New Zealand acquired the status of dominion, then became fully independent in 1947.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Cook Islands - 1937 - George VI Coronation

South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Became a British protectorate in 1888 and then went to New Zealand in 1901. Remained a New Zealand protectorate until 1965 and then took the current form of self-government. Are in fact largely independent, but are still officially considered to be under the sovereignty of New Zealand.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Niue - 1937 - George VI Coronation

Island in the south Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue, also known as Savage Island, was annexed to New Zealand in 1901 with the Cook Islands. Niue achieved internal self-government in 1974.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Trinidad and Tobago -1937 - George VI Coronation

The islands of Trinidad and Tobago were discovered by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage. Spanish possessions until 1797, the two islands were occupied by the British at the time of the French conquest of Spain and, until 1962, were a colony of the British Empire.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Turks and Caicos -1937 - George VI Coronation

A group of islands in the West Indies, at the southern extremity of the Bahamas. The islands were under the jurisdiction of Jamaica until 1962, when it assumed the status of a crown colony. Turks and Caicos in 1982 became an overseas territory.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

British Solomon Islands -1937 - George VI Coronation

The Solomon Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean south. The archipelago was discovered by the Spanish in 1567 and in 1893 became a British protectorate, a status he held until July 7, 1978 when independence was proclaimed.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Aden -1937 - George VI Coronation

Occupied by the British in 1838, Aden was ruled as part of British India until 1937, when it became a colony in its own right. Aden later became the capital of the state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Republic in 1970 and remained there until the unification of Yemen in 1990

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Virgin Islands -1937 - George VI Coronation

The British Virgin Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, were claimed by British, Dutch, French, Spanish and Danish, becoming a base note of piracy. The British Virgin Islands was one of the presidencies of the former colony of the Leeward Islands until they became a separate colony in 1960 which was followed, in 1967, the achievement of autonomy

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Ascension -1937 - George VI Coronation

An island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Arid and bare, remained uninhabited until 1815 when the British established a garrison there. Ascension in 1922 was placed under the administration of the Colonial Office and annexed to the British Crown Colony of St. Helena.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Antigua -1937 - George VI Coronation

In the West Indies, southeast of Puerto Rico. Antigua was one of the presidencies of the former Leeward Islands colony until becoming a Crown Colony in 1956. It became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in 1967 and an independent nation on 1981, taking the name of Antigua and Barbuda.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Malta -1937 - George VI Coronation

A group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily. In 1814 Malta became part of the British Empire and was used as the basis of exchange and as a headquarters for the fleet. The colony includes islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino. Malta gained independence from Britain in 1964 and in 1974 became a republic.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Northern Rhodesia - 1937 - George VI Coronation

Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia. It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. Although it had features of a charter colony the territory's treaties and charter gave it protectorate status. From 1924 it was administered by the British government as an official British protectorate.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

St. Helena - 1937 - George VI Coronation

St Helena is an island of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean south-central, about 1900 km from the coast of Angola. In 1659 the island was occupied by the British East India Company and today St. Helena is a British overseas territory

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Cyprus -1937 - George VI Coronation

Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey. Inhabited since prehistoric times, the island was subjected to the domination of the various powers that sleep one another in the area to become independent in 1959

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

British Guiana - 1937 - George VI Coronation

British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. The area was colonized by the Dutch in the early 17th century, officially transferred to the United Kingdom in 1814, and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. Guyana became independent from Britain in 1966.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Gambia -1937 - George VI Coronation

The Gambia is a country in West Africa, is the smallest country on the African continent and is completely surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The British Crown Colony and Protectorate of Gambia Became independent in 1965 and a republic in 1970.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Straits Settlements - 1937 - George VI Coronation

Malay Peninsula in southeastern Asia. The colony comprised the settlements of Malacca, Singapore and Penang, which were incorporated under one government in 1826 and the administration transferred from India to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1867. The colony was dissolved in 1946 when Singapore became a separate crown colony. Malacca and Penang were incorporated into the Malayan Union, which became the Federation of Malaya in 1948.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Tangier - 1937 - George VI Coronation

Tangier is a city in northern Morocco, at the western entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar. Tangier was made an international zone in 1923 under the joint administration of France, Spain and Great Britain in an international convention signed in Paris. The governments of Italy, Portugal and Belgium adhered to the convention in 1928, and the government of the Netherlands in 1929. Tangier joined with the rest of Morocco following the restoration of full sovereignty in 1956.

For Use in the International Zone 

For use in the French Zone

For use in the Spanish Zone

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Great Britain has introduced postal services throughout the world and has often made use of British definitives bearing local overprints. 
British post offices in Tangier 1927 - 1957 

British Honduras - 1937 - George VI Coronation

British Honduras is the name that had the area now occupied by the independent state of Belize, it was a British colony located on the eastern coast of Central America. Initially claimed by the Spanish in the seventeenth century, in the following century, became the site of colonization by British dedicated to cutting valuable timber and then became a colony under the British crown from 1871 to 1964, when it became a self-governing colony. The British Honduras became fully independent from the United Kingdom in 1981, thus assuming the name of Belize. It was the last continental possession of the United Kingdom in the Americas.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.

Leeward Islands - 1937 - George VI Coronation

A group of islands in the West Indies, southeast of Puerto Rico. The Leeward Islands became a british colony in 1671. Dissolved in 1816, the colony was reformed in 1833 and until 1871, the Governor of Antigua has held the office of Governor of the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands federation was abolished in 1956.

Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George VI became king after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in december 1936. Her coronation took place on may 12, 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In throughout the British Empire is emitted stamps to celebrate the event.