£sd issues

With the 50th Anniversary of the first Machins issued coming up on 5 June 2017 I thought I had better add the basic list of £sd values to my catalogue.

Ref	Value	Colour	Phosphor	Printer	Perf	Gum	Issue	SG/BPB No.
D 00.5	1/2d	orange-brown	2	H	15 x 14	pva	05/02/68	723
D 01.1	1d	light olive	2	H	15 x 14	pva	05/02/68	724
D 01.2	1d	yellowish olive	C	H	15 x 14	pva	16/09/68	725
D 01.3	1d	yellowish olive	C	H	15 x 14	ga	27/08/69	725Eg
D 02.1	2d	lake brown type i	2	H	15 x 14	pva	05/02/68	726
D 02.2	2d	lake brown type ii	2	H	15 x 14	pva	01/01/69	727
D 02.3	2d	lake brown type ii	C	H	15 x 14	ga	27/08/69	728
D 03.1	3d	violet	C	H	15 x 14	ga	08/08/67	729
D 03.2	3d	violet	C	H	15 x 14	pva	12/03/68	729Ev
D 03.3	3d	violet	2	H	15 x 14	pva	06/04/68	730
D 04.1	4d	deep sepia	2	H	15 x 14	ga	05/06/67	731
D 04.2	4d	deep olive brown	2	H	15 x 14	ga		731Ea
D 04.3	4d	deep sepia	2	H	15 x 14	pva	22/01/68	731Ev
D 04.4	4d	deep olive brown	C	H	15 x 14	pva	16/09/68	732
D 04.5	4d	vermillion	C	H	15 x 14	pva	06/01/69	733
D 04.6	4d	vermillion	C	H	15 x 14	ga	27/08/69	733Eg
D 04.7	4d	vermillion	L	H	15 x 14	pva	06/01/69	734
D 04.8	4d	vermillion	R	H	15 x 14	pva	01/12/69	734Eb
D 05.1	5d	Royal blue	2	H	15 x 14	pva	01/07/68	735
D 05.2	5d	deep blue	2	H	15 x 14	pva		735Ee
D 06.1	6d	bright reddish purple	2	H	15 x 14	pva	05/02/68	736
D 06.2	6d	bright magenta	2	H	15 x 14	pva		736Ea
D 06.3	6d	claret	2	H	15 x 14	pva		736Eb
D 07.1	7d	bright emerald	2	H	15 x 14	pva	01/07/68	737
D 08.1	8d	vermillion	2	H	15 x 14	pva	01/07/68	738
D 08.2	8d	light turquoise	2	H	15 x 14	pva	06/01/69	739
D 09.1	9d	myrtle green	2	H	15 x 14	ga	08/08/67	740
D 09.2	9d	myrtle green	2	H	15 x 14	pva	29/11/68	740Ev
D 10	10d	drab	2	H	15 x 14	pva	01/07/68	741
D 12.1	1/-	light bluish violet	2	H	15 x 14	ga	05/06/67	742
D 12.2	1/-	pale bluish violet	2	H	15 x 14	ga		742Ea
D 12.3	1/-	pale bluish violet	2	H	15 x 14	pva	26/04/68	742Ev
D 18.1	1/6d	greenish blue and deep blue	2	H	15 x 14	ga	08/08/67	743
D 18.2	1/6d	deep blue	2	H	15 x 14	ga		743a
D 18.3	1/6d	greenish blue and deep blue	2	H	15 x 14	pva	28/08/68	743Ev
D 18.4	1/6d	Prussian blue and indigo	2	H	15 x 14	pva		743Evb
D 18.5	1/6d	Prussian blue and indigo	PCP	H	16 x 14	pva		743c
D 21.1	1/9d	dull orange and black	2	H	15 x 14	ga	05/06/67	744
D 21.2	1/9d	bright orange and black	2	H	15 x 14	ga		744Ea
D 21.3	1/9d	bright orange and black	2	H	15 x 14	pva	16/11/70	744Ev

Now I need to check that I do actually have them all! It was a long time ago when I put these in their album.

New backing paper print and the first 17 codes appear

A second type of backing paper print - much bolder and alternating alignment and size of text. This is the first type ii issued found for business sheet stamps M16L MBIL code by Walsall.

Business sheets without any backing paper print have come to light for some M16L MBIL issues from Walsall. So yet another entry in the 2nd list!

The first M17L code appears on the De La Rue counter sheet stamp with no backing paper print.

The decimal pane in the Windsor Castle prestige book has two new Machins: 1st red M16L MPIL by Cartor and 2p MPIL MPIL by Cartor

In addition, the £1.05 gooseberry and 10p tan are repeated from the Beatrix Potter book, with the same codes too but maybe a slightly darker shade this time.

The last new entry for February was the second 17 code with the 1st red M17L MCIL in the pane of four with type i backing paper.

65th Anniversary of Accession £5

Today is the 65th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne and the Royal Mail mark this sapphire anniversary with what is a familiar stamp.

Almost exactly 40 years ago the blue and slightly pink £5 was issued on 2 February 1977 and this now reappears in what I expect we shall be told is sapphire blue. The new stamp has the same dimensions and the security iridescent text reads 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACCESSION. There are no ellipses in the perforation.

An excellent choice in many ways and a nice addition to the Machin line.