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For a comparison of the KEVII with the Jubilee issue see here
After Queen Victoria died on 22 Jan 1901 the new king Edward VII (b1841) reigned until 6 May 1910. The new stamps for his reign were not issued until Jan 1 1902. The designs are mostly the same as the previous Jubilee issue, except the ½d, 1d, 2½ and 6d use a new design, the 7d is a new value. After King Edward came King George V These were printed by De La Rue & Co in 1902-10, in 1911 the printing was carried out by Harrison & Sons, and in 1911-13 printing was done at Somerset House who printed the 1½d to £1 values. The ½d and 1d king George V Downey heads were issued in 1911. |
| Numbers issued | |
|---|---|
| ½d green | 18,524,101,680 |
| 1d red | 19,012,289,520 |
| 1½d | 297,518,400 |
| 2d | 287,701,440 |
| 2½d | 603,649,200 |
| 3d | 468,448,800 |
| 4d grn brn | 312,208,080 |
| 4d orange | 96,727,200 |
| 5d | 191,848,800 |
| 6d | 561,472,240 |
| 7d | 5,963,040 |
| 9d | 51,010,560 |
| 10d | 33,465,600 |
| 1s grn carm | 125,063,280 |
| 2s6d | 9,634,464 |
| 5s | 4,343,472 |
| 10s | 1,513,680 |
| £1 green | 804,880 |