The 2nd King George V Service Issue – 1933
In 1933 the final five values of the 2nd Service Issue was released. The values issued were 1 Anna, 2 Annas, 3 Annas, 4 Annas and 12 Annas. The exact issue date is not known.
Service
2nd King George V Service Issue – 1 Anna SERVIC Error - 1933
In 1933 the final five values of the 2nd Service Issue was released. The values issued were 1 Anna, 2 Annas, 3 Annas, 4 Annas and 12 Annas. The exact issue date is not known. The 1 Anna Chocolate has been recorded with a missing "E" in the Service overprint. Whether this error is constant is not known.
King George V Definitive Issue – 1933
On the 10th of August 1933 the first set of stamps distinctive to Bahrain were issued. The set comprises of 13 values and was issued with Bahrain overprinted on the contemporary Indian stamps of King George V. The values of the set were: ½ Anna – 9 Pies – 1 Anna – 1 Anna 3 Pies – 2 Annas – 3 Annas – 3 Annas 6 Pies – 4 Annas – 8 Annas – 12 Annas – 1 Rupee – 2 Rupees and 5 Rupees
Definitive
King George V Definitive Issue – Nov 1933
The 3 Pies stamp was issued in addition to the 13 values issued on the 10th of August 1933.
Stanley Gibbons refers to this stamp as issued in November 1933 whereas other sources refer to December 1933 as being the date. However, the earliest recorded use of the stamp on cover is November 8th 1933.
Definitive
The First Airmail Issue of Kuwait - 1933
In 1933 Kuwait issued its first airmail set which saw “KUWAIT” overprinted on the 1929 Indian Airmail. The values of 2 Annas, 3 Annas and 4 Annas were all issued in 1933 though the exact date of issue is not known.
Definitive
The First Airmail Issue of Kuwait - 1933 – Lithography Double Print - 1933
In 1933 Kuwait issued its first airmail set which saw “KUWAIT” overprinted on the 1929 Indian Airmail. The 3 Annas value is found with Lithography Double Print which is very clear by just looking at the printing of the mountains. This double print is not known on sheet without the Kuwait overprint indicating that only one sheet may exist.
The 2nd King George V Definitive Issue – 1934
In 1934 an additional nine values were added to the set in the form of the following values: ½ Anna, 1 Anna, 2 Annas (India Postage and Revenue), 2 Annas (India Postage - large and small die), 3 Annas, 4 Annas and 10 Rupees. The exact issue date is unknown for all values.
Definitive
The First Airmail Issue of Kuwait - 1934
The final airmail stamp in the form of the 1929 6 Annas Indian Airmail stamp overprinted “KUWAIT” was issued in 1934. According to Neil Donaldson this stamps was possibly issued on the 26th of July 1934 though this can not be confirmed – See comments below.
The 1934 King George V Issue
In 1934 four new values were issued as part of the 1932-1936 KGV set of definitive stamps. The values were ½a, 9 pies (typo), 1as and 2as. All the four stamps have been recorded on paper with inverted watermark.
