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Product Description The Complete Machin Stamp Catalogue A Specialised Guide to the Machin Definitive Series 1967-2024 5th Edition. A 428 page specialised catalogue covering all Machins in an easy to understand format. Everything covered in ONE catalogue. The Catalogue covers all machins from June 1967 - April 2023 and includes current market values for Mint, Used and Fine Used. More detailed than Concise and much more information than the last edition. Contents: A Brief History of ‘The Machin’ Building a Machin Collection Glossary of Abbreviations/Terms Used Basic Guide to Pre-decimal Machins Pre-decimals (1967-1970) Large Format (1969-1970) Octagonal Self-adhesives (1974) Thin and Thick Values (non-elliptical perfs.) Underprints High and Low Value Settings (non-elliptical perfs.) 1p Wide Value Setting 8p/18p Harrison or Enschedé? Redrawn Numerals Photogravure and Lithography Printings Values: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1971-1996): Photogravure (Harrison) Lithography (Waddington) Lithography (Questa) Lithography (Walsall) Single Value Coil Strips Multi-Value Coil Strips AOP or PCP? Reference Guide PCP / PCP2 24p Forgery Large Format (1977-1987) Non-Value Indicators: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1) (1989-1993) Non-Elliptical Perfs. (2) (1990-1993) Elliptical Perfs. Ordinary Gum (1993-2017) Greeting Card Panes (1994-1997) Non-Value Indicators: Elliptical Perfs. Self-adhesive (1993-1998) Non-Value Indicators: Coil Strips (ordinary gum and self-adhesive) Large Non-Value Indicators (1999) Non-Value Indicators: ‘Millennium’ Issues (2000) Overseas Booklet Issues (2003-2010) Pricing in Proportion (2006) 2 nd Class Forgery (Ordinary Gum) 1994 1 st Class Forgery (Self-adhesive) 2005 1 st Class ‘Wavy Line Perfs’ Forgeries ‘Double Heads’ Issues (1990-2017) Undenominated Swiss Trial (1997) Blind Trial (2002) Thin and Thick Values (elliptical perfs.) High and low value settings (elliptical perfs.) Marginal Imprints Electro-Mechanical Engraving (EME) Values: Elliptical Perfs. Photogravure/EME (1993-2017) Counter Sheet Printing Dates (1993-2010) The Wrong Typeface Values: Elliptical Perfs. Lithography (1993-2011) Recess (1999-2003) Self-adhesive Values (2002) The Machin Definitive – 50 th Anniversary Commemoratives (2017) 2 nd /1 st Class Security Issues: Self-adhesive (2009-2021) Ordinary Gum (2010-2021) Special Purpose Security Issues (2009-2020) 1 st Class Diamond Jubilee Security Issues (2012) 1 st Class ‘Long To Reign Over Us’ Security Issues (2015-2016) 2 nd /1 st Class QR Coded Security Issues (2021-2023) 2nd/1st Security Issues Coil Strips Colour Tab Year Sets Values: Security Issues: Self-adhesive (2009-2021) Ordinary Gum (2011-2023) Values: Data Matrix Security Issues (2022-2023) Security Issues: Counter Sheet Printing Dates (2009-2022) Business Sheet Headers: Non-security Issues & printing dates (1998-2008) Security Issues & printing dates (2008-2022) Varieties and Errors: Security Issues Forgeries: Security Issues First Day Cover Oddity Regionals: Northern Ireland (1971-2000) Scotland (1971-2000) Wales (1971-2000) Isle of Man (1971) Guernsey (1978) Other Territories: Cayman Islands (1969) Gibraltar (1971) Hong Kong (1992-1997) Canada (2022) Decimal ‘Wildings’ (1998-2012) 175 th Anniversary of the Penny Black (2015-2020) High Value Definitives/Castles/Britannia (1988-1997) Label Panes (1994-2000) Prestige Booklet Machin Panes (1969-2023) ‘Across the Universe’ Trial Pane (2002) HM The Queen’s 95 th Birthday Pane 2021 Machin Minisheets (1990-2017) Post & Go: Machin Head (2008-2020) Open Values (2014-2020) Machin Anniversary (2017-2020) Post & Go ‘Open Value’ Labels (2016-2017) Horizon Labels (2002-2022) Cinderella Machins Presentation Packs (all Machins/Regionals/Wildings/Castles) Booklets: Pre-decimal Stitched Booklets (1968-1970) Decimal Stitched Booklets (1971-1976) Folded Booklets (1975-2000) Folded Christmas Booklets (1978-1986) Barcode Booklets - Values (1987-2000) Barcode Booklets (Penny Black Anniversary 1990) Barcode Booklets - Non-Value Indicators (1989-2000) 42p/68p (£2.52/£4.08) Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2002-2003) ‘E’ Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 6 (2002-2003) Overseas Booklets of 4 (2003-2010) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 4 (2022) 1 st Class Commemorative Booklets of 4+2 (2001-2021) 2 nd Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2001) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 (2001-2021) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 6 – Smilers, Paralympics/Olympics, Penny Black (2005-2021) 2 nd /1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 8 (2022) 2 nd /1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 10 (2001) 2 nd Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 12 (2001-2021) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklets of 12 (2001-2021) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 12 - Smilers (2015) 1 st Class Self-adhesive Booklet of 20 (1993) 2 nd Class Large Booklets of 4 (2006-2022) 1 st Class Large Booklets of 4 (2006-2022) Prestige Booklets (1969-2023) Postcards/PHQ Cards Postal Rates (1968-2024)