Stunning 1924 George V - 1/4 D Farthing in UNC

Stunning And Scarse George V Farthing

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George as Duke of York, 1893.

On 24 May 1892 Queen Victoria created George, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney.^[12] After George's marriage to May, she was styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York.

The Duke and Duchess of York lived mainly at York Cottage,^[13] a relatively small house in Sandringham, Norfolk where their way of life mirrored that of a comfortable middle-class family rather than royalty. George preferred the simple, almost quiet, life in marked contrast to his parents. Even his official biographer despaired of George's time as Duke of York, writing: "He may be all right as a young midshipman and a wise old king, but when he was Duke of York...he did nothing at all but kill [i.e. shoot] animals and stick in stamps."^[14]

George was a well-known stamp collector, and played a large role in building the Royal Philatelic Collection into the most comprehensive collection of United Kingdom and Commonwealth stamps in the world, in some cases setting record purchase prices for items.^[15] His enthusiasm for stamps was denigrated by the intelligentsia.^[16]