The Complete Machin Stamp Catalogue

This catalogue covers all Machins from the onset of the pre-decimal release in June 1967 through to the final data matrix security issues of March 2023.

Comprehensive listings of all source and date codes for the Security issues including colour tabs and printing dates.

Fully inclusive of Regional Machins, decimal 'Wildings', Octagonal Machins, Anniversary of the Penny Black 'Double Heads', Coil Strips, Booklets, Booklet Panes, Prestige Booklet Machin Panes, Business Sheet Headers, Minisheets, Presentation Packs, errors, Forgeries, Trials, Post & Go's, Horizon Labels, and PHQ Cards

Fully illustrated throughout.

Updated listings and revised prices to represent realistic market values based on current collecting trends.

• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th
• Publication Date: March 2024
• Size: 11 3/4" x 8 1/4" x 3/4"
• Pages: 428

Contents Include:

• A Brief hisotry of 'The Machin'
• Building a Machin Collection
• Condition
• Glossary of Abbreviations/Terms Used
• Basic Guide to Pre-decimal Machins
• Pre-decimal(1967-1970)
  • Single Value Coil Strips (pre-decimal)
• Large Format (1969-1970)
• Octagonal Self-adhesives (1974)
• Perforations
• Thin and Thick Values: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1971-1980)
• Underprints
• High and Low Value Settings; Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1971-1980)
• 1p Wide Value Setting
• 8p/18p Harrison or Enschedé?
• Redrawn Numerals
• Photogravure and Lithography Printings

Non-Security Machins 1971-2017:

• Values: Non-Elliptical Perfs. (1971-1996): Photogravure (Harrison)
• Lithography (Waddington)
• Lithography (Questa)
• Lithography (Walsall)
• Single Value Coil Strips: Non-Elliptical Perfs.
• 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) (1990-1992)
• Elliptical Perfs. Ordinary Gum (1993-2017)
• Greetings Card Panes (1994-1997)
• Non-Value Indicators: Elliptical Perfs. Self-adhesive (1993-1998)
• Large Format Non-Value Indicators (1999)
• Non-Value Indicators: 'Millennium' Issues (2000)
• Overseas Booklet Issues (2003-2010)
• Pricing in Proportion (2006)
• Coil Strips
• 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. (1993-2017)
• High and Low Value Settings: Elliptical Perfs. (1998-2007)
• Marginal Imprints (1993-2010)
• Values: Elliptical Perfs. Photogravure/EME (1993-2017)
• Unissued £5.00 Brown
• Counter Sheet Printing Dates (1993-2010)
• The Wrong Typeface
• Values: Elliptical Perfs. Lithography (1993-2011)
• Recess (1999-2003)
• Self-adhesive Values (2002)
• Single Value Coil Strips: Elliptical Perfs.
• The Machin Definitive - 50^th Anniversary Commemoratives (2017)

Security Machins 2009-2023:

• 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)
• Security Issues: Counter Sheet Printing Dates (Non Value Indicators)
• Coil Strips (2008-2015)
• 2^nd/1^st Class Data Matrix Security Issues (2021-2023)
• 2^nd/1^st Class Data Matrix Security Issues Counter Sheet Printing Dates
• Colour Tab Year Sets
• Values: Security Issues: Self-adhesive (2009-2021)
• Ordinary Gum (2011-2022)
• Security Issues: Counter Sheet Printing Dates (Values)
• Values: Data Matrix Security Issues (2022-2023)
• Values: Data Matrix Security ISsues Counter Sheet Printing Dates
• Business Sheet Headers: Non-security Issues (1998-2008)
• Security Issues (2008-2022)
• Data Matrix Security Issues (2021-2022)
• Varieties and Errors: Security Issues
• First Day Cover Oddity
• Forgeries: Security Issues

Regional Machins:

• Regionals: Northern Ireland (1971-2000)
• Scotland (1971-2000)
• Wales (1971-2000)
• Isle of Man (1971)
• Guernsey (1978)
• Other Territories: Canada (2022)
• Cayman Islands (1969)
• Gibraltar (1971)
• Hong Kong (1992-1997)
• Label Panes (1994-2000)

Panes/Minisheets

• 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/Horizon Lebels:

• Post & Go: Machin Head (2008-2020)
• Open Values (2014-2020)
• Machin Anniversary (2017-2020)
• 'Open Value' Labels (2016-2017)
• Horizon Labels (2002-2023)
• Cinderella Machins

Non-Machin Definitives:

• Decimal 'Wildings' (1998-2012)
• Prestige Booklet Panes
• 175^th Anniversary of the Penny Black (2015-2020)
• High Value Definitives: Castles/Britannia (1988-1997)

Presentation Packs:

• All Machins (1969-2022)
• Regionals: Northern Irelands (1971-2000)
• Scotland (1971-1987)
• Wales (1971-1997)
• Mixed - Northern Ireland/Scotland/Wales (1988-1998)
• Isle of Man (1971)
• Modern 'Wildings' (2002-2008)
• Post & Go: Machin Head (2009-2017)
• Castles/Britannia (1988-1997)

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)
• Varcode Booklets (Penny Black Anniversary 1990)
• Barcode Booklets - Non-Value Indicators (1989-2000)
• 42p/68p (£2.52/£4.08),'E' Class Self-adhesive Booklets 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 - Machin Head
• PHQ Cards - High Value Definitives
• PHQ Cards - Modern 'Wildings'
• Postal Rates