1 Pound - Queen Elizabeth II


1 Pound - Queen Elizabeth II
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Color: mauve
The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series.
Designed by Arnold Machin, they consist simply of the sculpted profile of the Queen and a denomination, and are almost always in a single colour.
Face value 1 Pound
Catalog code (Michel) GB 1585
Catalog code (Scott) GB MH237
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier GB 1831 Stanley Gibbons GB Y1743 AFA number GB 1746 Unificato GB 1828a
Series Machin
Place in series 1
Stamp colour Violet
Watermark None
Stamp use Definitive stamp
Issue date 22/08/1995
Designer Arnold Machin
Paper type 2 vertical phosphor bands.
Print technique Photogravure
Printed by Joh. Enschedé
Perforation Syncopated Perf. 15x14
Height 24.00 mm
Width 21.00 mm
Catalog prices Used stamp $3.25   Unused stamp $4.50