Great Britain GB UK -

" KING GEORGE V ~ THE PHILATELIST KING ~ COMMONWEALTH RARITIES FROM THE COLLECTION OF KING GEORGE V."

Limited Edition ~ Sterling Silver Ingot Cover !

Limited Edition of ONLY 2010 ~ This is Cover No. 0045 !

Low Serial Number !

A few words from the Insert:

" At the heart of Britain's extraordinary Royal Philatelic Collection lie 328 red albums containing the life's work of the Philatelist King, George V.

Sir Edward Denny Bacon was appointed Curator in 1913, and it is his handwriting we see in the albums annotating the growing Collection.

It is thought that when Georhe V was in London, he spent three afternoons a week with his stamps and their Curator..."

Limited Edition: 2010

Issue Date: 6 May 2010.

Ingot Specifications:

Alloy: 925 Sterling SIlver

Dimensions: 33mm x 24mm

Weight: 16 grams

Guage: 2mm

Standard: Proof Finish.

Hallmark

RM (Royal Mail sponsor's mark); 925 (indicates purity of silver); castle (Edinburgh Assay Office mark); date letter indicates year of hallmarking.

(BVLG) ~ Bdrm Bx.