Added by | Alain Martineau |
General Description : | Color: sea green 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 | 20 Pence |
Catalog code (Michel) | GB 1638 |
Catalog code (Scott) | GB MH212 |
Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier GB 1891 Stanley Gibbons GB Y1772 Unificato GB 1882 |
Series | Machin |
Place in series | 7 |
Stamp colour | yellow green |
Watermark | None |
Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
Issue date | 08/07/1996 |
Designer | Arnold Machin |
Paper type | non phosphorised (OFNP), one central phosphor stripe |
Print technique | Offset lithography |
Printed by | Cartor Security Printing |
Perforation | Syncopated 15 x 14 |
Height | 24.00 mm |
Width | 21.00 mm |
Catalog prices | Used stamp $2.25 Unused stamp $2.75 |