A COLLECTION OF STAMPS DESIGNED BY T E LAWRENCE FOR HIS ARABIAN KINGDOM, AND NOW OWNED BY THE QUEEN, WILL BE SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. LAWRENCE DESIGNED THE STAMPS FOR THE SHORT-LIVED KINGDOM OF HIJAZ, IN THE WEST OF MODERN-DAY SAUDI ARABIA, AND THEY BECAME PART OF GEORGE V's COLLECTION. LAWRENCE, ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE ARAB REVOLT AGAINST TURKISH RULE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, PRODUCED THE STAMPS IN PROOF FORM AS PART OF HIS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE FLEDGLING KINGDOM. THE BLUE STAMP SHEET, ALONG WITH A HANDWRITTEN NOTE FROM LAWRENCE, WILL BE DISPLAYED AS PART OF THE EMPIRE MAIL: GEORGE V AND THE GPO EXHIBITION AT GUILDHALL ART GALLERY FROM 7.MAY. THE SHEET OF 50 STAMPS WERE FOUND BY A MEMBER OF STAFF AT THE ROYAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION. IT HAD BEEN FOLDED OVER SO IT HAD NOT BEEN NOTICED BEFORE IN GEORGE V's IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION WHICH IS THOUGHT TO INCLUDE ENOUGH STAMPS TO FILL MORE THAN 2,000 ALBUMS, ACCORDING TO THE SUNDAY TIMES. HIJAZ LASTED FROM 1916 TO 1924, COVERING AN EASTERN COASTAL AREA OF THE RED SEA.
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