NEWFOUNDLAND 108 5c ULTRAMARINE HUMBER MOUTH JY18 61 INVERTED YEAR DATE CANCEL
Five cent, Princess Mary (Countess of Harewood) stamp from the Coronation/Royal Family issue of 1911-1916, ultramarine, comb perf 13.8x14.0. There are at least 7 listed perf varieties in the Royal Family issue - 6 for the 5 cent value. Used with split circle cancel from HUMBER MOUTH (RIVERHEAD), population 1,248, dated July 18, 1919 with year dater inverted showing as 61 for 19. Post office in operation from 1903 to 1958 re. 2023 Walsh Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue. Sound, fault-free used example of this Newfoundland stamp.
Princess Mary (1897-1965) was made the honorary president of the British Girl Guides Associatiion in 1920 and became Commandant- in-Chief of the British Red Cross also in 1920. The design image used in the engraving plates to print the 5 cent Princess Mary stamp was taken from a 1909 Lafayette portrait studio photograph.
Recess printed from engraved plates on medium weight, crisp, white wove paper with horizontal mesh, white (almost colorless) gum. The designs of this issue were produced in relatively small formats resulting in stamps being printed very close together. Most stamps have very narrow margins or none at all with perforations cutting into one or more sides. Stamps with reasonably decent centering and perforations clear of the design on all sides may be considered as very fine for this issue.
The June 19, 1911 coronation of King George V provided members of the British Commonwealth opportunities to commemorate the event through the production of new stamp issues. Newfoundland lead the way with an unprecidented set of stamps depicting all the members of the Royal household - some for the first (and only) time ever. The 11 stamp set included 10 Royal portrait images plus a 15 cent high value stamp featuring the Newfoundland Colonial seal, officially granted by King George IV in 1827. This "Great Seal of the Colony" depicts Mercury, the god of commerce, presenting to Britannia, a fisherman bearing gifts from the bounty of the sea (Newfoundland's life blood). The central image repeated that designed by Raymond Ostrander Smith (1873-1933) for the 30 cent value of the 1897 "Cabot" issue. Under contact with Whitehead, Morris and Company Limited (Whitehead, Morris and Company did not have the equipment necessary to print stamps from engraved plates): Perkins, Bacon and Company apparently recess printed the 1c 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, and 10c value stamps from dies and engraving plates produced by De La Rue and Company of London. Printing of the 6c, 8c, 9c, 12, and 15c higher value stamps was sub-contracted to A. Alexander and Sons Limited of London using engraved plates provided by MacDonald and Sons. Whitehead, Moprris most likely gummed and perforated all the stamps and prepared them for shipment to Newfoundland.
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