GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Sterling Currency Issue
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1967-69
T YPE I T YPE II
H EAD O FF -C ENTER
TO R IGHT
H EAD C ENTERED
½ D 1D
B ROWN O RANGE OLIVE 2D 2D
M AROON M AROON
3D 4D 4D 5D
D ARK V IOLET B LACK B ROWN B RIGHT R ED D ARK B LUE
8D
6D 7D 8D 9D
L IGHT G REENISH
MAGENTA B RIGHT G REEN S CARLET D ARK G REEN
B LUE
1 SH 6 D 1 SH 9 D
10 D 1 SH
I NDIGO & B LACK &
GRAY L IGHT V IOLET G REENISH B LUE ORANGE
Engraved, Perforated 12
2 SH 6 D 5 SH 10 SH £1
B ROWN D ARK C ARMINE ULTRAMARINE B LUISH B LACK
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 1 P
A - T HICK NUMERAL AND " P ", 2½ MM FROM BOTTOM OF DESIGN
B - T HINNER NUMERAL AND " P ", 3 MM FROM BOTTOM OF DESIGN
T YPE A T YPE B
½ P 1P 1P 1½ P
G REENISH B LUE MAGENTA MAGENTA BLACK
T YPES OF 2 P
A - W IDE "2", T HICK AT BOTTOM OF CURVE
B - W IDE "2", T HIN AT BOTTOM OF CURVE
C - N ARROW "2"
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE C T YPE C
2P 2P 2P 2P
D ARK G REEN D ARK G REEN D ARK G REEN L IGHT G REEN
Lithographed
T YPE A T YPE C
P ERFORATED 14 T YPE A T YPE C P ERFORATED 14
2P 2P 2P 2P
D ARK G REEN D ARK G REEN D ARK G REEN L IGHT G REEN
Photogravure
T YPES OF 2 ½ P
A - T HICK N UMERALS AND "P", E ND OF CURVE OF SMALL "2" IS THICK
B - T HINNER N UMERALS AND "P", E ND OF CURVE OF SMALL "2" IS THIN
C - V ERY THIN N UMERALS AND "P", E ND OF CURVE OF SMALL "2" IS POINTY
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE C T YPE B
2½ P 2½ P 2½ P 2½ P
P INK P INK P INK V ERMILION
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 3 P
A - T HICK NUMERAL WTH TOP SERIF
B - T HIN NUMERAL WITHOUT SERIF
T YPE A T YPE A T YPE B
3P 3P 3P
ULTRAMARINE D EEP L ILAC R OSE D EEP L ILAC R OSE
T YPES OF 3 ½ P
A - N UMERALS IN FRACTION ALIGNED DIAGONALLY
B - N UMERALS IN FRACTION ALIGNED VERTICALLY
T YPE A T YPE B
3½P 3½P
G RAY G REEN V IOLET B ROWN
T YPES OF 4 P
A - W IDE "4" WITH LARGE SERIF AND THICK CROSSBAR
B - W IDE "4" WITH SMALL SERIF AND THIN CROSSBAR
C - N ARROW "4"
T YPE A T YPE A T YPE A T YPE B T YPE C T YPE C
4P 4P
4P 4P 4P 4P
B RIGHT G REENISH B RIGHT G REENISH
O LIVE B ISTER G REENISH B LUE B LUE G REENISH B LUE B LUE B RIGHT B LUE
Lithographed
T YPE B
P ERFORATED 13½ X 14 T YPE C
4P 4P
P RUSSIAN B LUE P RUSSIAN B LUE
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
4½ P
G RAYISH B LUE
T YPES OF 5 P
A - "5 P " IS 3.25 MM WIDE
B - "5 P " IS 2.75 MM WIDE
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B
5P 5P 5P
B LUISH L ILAC R ED B ROWN B ROWN
Lithographed
T YPE A T YPE A
P ERFORATED 13½ X 14 P ERFORATED 13½ X 14 T YPE A
5P 5P 5P
L ILAC R ED B ROWN R ED B ROWN
Photogravure
5½ P
D ARK V IOLET
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 6 P
A - T HICK N UMERAL AND " P "
B - T HINNER N UMERAL AND " P "
C - N ARROW NUMERAL
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE C
6P
6P 6P
B RIGHT O LIVE
L IGHT E MERALD L IGHT E MERALD
GREEN
6½ P
P RUSSIAN B LUE
T YPES OF 7 P
A - W IDE NUMERAL
B - N ARROW N UMERAL
T YPE A T YPE B
7P 7P
D ARK R ED B ROWN H ENNA B ROWN
7½ P 8P 8½ P 9P 9P
L IGHT R ED B ROWN R ED Y ELLOW G REEN B LACK & O CHER V IOLET B LUE
9½ P
B RIGHT L ILAC
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 10 P
A - R OUND "0"
B - T HIN PART OF "0" AT UPPER LEFT , LOWER RIGHT
C - T HIN PART OF "0" AT TOP , BOTTOM
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE C T YPE C
10 P 10 P 10 P 10 P
O RANGE B ROWN L IGHT O RANGE L IGHT O RANGE B ROWN O RANGE
& L IGHT O RANGE B ROWN B ROWN
10½ P 10½ P 11 P
YELLOW S TEEL B LUE P INK
T YPES OF 11 ½ P
A - T HIN NUMERALS IN FRACTION
B - T HICK NUMERALS IN FRACTION
T YPE A T YPE A T YPE B
11½ P 11½ P 11½ P
O LIVE B ISTER G RAY B ROWN G RAY B ROWN
T YPES OF 12 P
A - W IDE N UMERAL
B - N ARROW , THIN NUMERALS
T YPE A T YPE B
12P 12P
Y ELLOW G REEN B RIGHT G REEN
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 12 ½ P
A - T HIN , NARROW NUMERALS
B - T HICK , WIDER NUMERALS
T YPE A T YPE B
12½ P 12½ P
L IGHT E MERALD GREEN
T YPES OF 13 P
A - "3" WITH SERIF
B - "3" WITHOUT SERIF
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B, L ITHOGRAPHED
13P 13P
13P
L IGHT R ED L IGHT R ED
G RAY G REEN
B ROWN B ROWN
13½ P
B ROWN P URPLE
T YPES OF 14 P
A - W IDE "4"
B - N ARROW "4"
T YPE B, L ITHOGRAPHED
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B, L ITHOGRAPHED P ERFORATED 14
14P 14P 14P 14P
G RAY B LUE D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
15 P
15 P
DEEP B RIGHT B LUE
ULTRAMARINE
T YPES OF 15 ½ P
A - T HIN NUMERALS IN FRACTION , TOP BAR OF "5" THIN
B - T HICK NUMERALS IN FRACTION , TOP BAR OF "5" THICK
T YPE A T YPE B
15½ P 15½ P
L IGHT V IOLET L IGHT V IOLET
16 P 16½ P
B ROWNISH G RAY FAWN
T YPES OF 17 P
A - W IDE "7"
B - N ARROW "7"
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B T YPE B, L ITHOGRAPHED
17P 17P 17P 17P
L IGHT G REEN B LUE G RAY D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE
17½ P
L IGHT R ED
B ROWN
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
L ITHOGRAPHED L ITHOGRAPHED
18 P 18 P
18 P 18 P 18 P B RIGHT Y ELLOW B RIGHT Y ELLOW
V IOLET B LUE O LIVE G REEN O LIVE G REEN GREEN GREEN
L ITHOGRAPHED ,
L ITHOGRAPHED P ERFORATED 14
19 P 19 P 19 P 19½ P
B RIGHT O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED O RANGE O LIVE G RAY
T YPES OF 20 P
A - T HIN PART OF "0" AT UPPER LEFT , LOWER RIGHT
B - T HIN PART OF "0" AT TOP , BOTTOM
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B
20P 20P
20P
D EEP P URPLE GREENISH
B ROWN B LACK
B ROWN B LUE
Lithographed
T YPE A T YPE B
P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14 P ERFORATED 15 X 14
20P 20P
D EEP P URPLE D EEP P URPLE
B ROWN B ROWN
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
20½ P
ULTRAMARINE
L ITHOGRAPHED L ITHOGRAPHED
22 P 22 P 22 P 22 P 22 P
D ARK B LUE Y ELLOW G REEN Y ELLOW G REEN O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED
23 P
23 P
B RIGHT Y ELLOW
R OSE P INK
GREEN
L ITHOGRAPHED ,
L ITHOGRAPHED P ERFORATED 14
24 P 24 P 24 P 24 P 24 P
V IOLET B ROWN R ED B ROWN B ROWN B ROWN
25 P
L ILAC
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 26 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS
T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B
26 P 26 P 26 P
R ED R ED O LIVE G RAY
28 P 28 P 28 P
27 P 27 P D EEP V IOLET D ARK O LIVE D ULL B LUE
B ROWN V IOLET B LUE BISTER GREEN
T YPES OF 29 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS
T YPE A T YPE B
29P
29P
D EEP R OSE
B ROWN O LIVE L ILAC
Lithographed
T YPE B , P ERFORATED 14
29P
D EEP R OSE
L ILAC
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
L ITHOGRAPHED ,
P ERFORATED 14
30 P 31 P
D ARK O LIVE 31 P 31 P 32 P
B RIGHT R OSE
GREEN ULTRAMARINE ULTRAMARINE P RUSSIAN B LUE
L ILAC
L ITHOGRAPHED ,
L ITHOGRAPHED P ERFORATED 14
33 P 33 P 33 P
E MERALD E MERALD E MERALD
L ITHOGRAPHED
34 P 34 P
34 P 34 P D ULL B LUE B RIGHT R OSE
D ARK B ROWN D ARK B ROWN GREEN L ILAC
35 P 35 P 37 P
D ARK B ROWN O RANGE Y ELLOW S CARLET
L ITHOGRAPHED ,
P ERFORATED 14 L ITHOGRAPHED
39 P 39 P 39 P
B RIGHT R OSE B RIGHT R OSE B RIGHT R OSE
L ILAC L ILAC L ILAC
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
T YPES OF 50 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS
T YPE A T YPE B
50P 50P
B ISTER B ROWN O CHER
T YPES OF 75 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS
T YPE B
75P
BLACK
Lithographed
T YPE A , P ERF . 13½ X 14 T YPE A T YPE B
75P 75P 75P
BLACK BLACK BLACK
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Decimal Currency Issues
Engraved, Perforated 12
1970-95
10 P 20 P 50 P £1
C ARMINE R OSE OLIVE ULTRAMARINE B LUISH B LACK
Photogravure, Perforated 14 x 15
£1 £ 1.30 £ 1.33
£ 1.41
O LIVE G REEN S LATE B LUE B LACK & P ALE
I NDIGO & B UFF
& Y ELLOW & B UFF R OSE L ILAC
£ 1.50 £ 1.60 £2 £5
B LACK & L IGHT P INK I NDIGO & B UFF M AROON & D ARK B LUE
L IGHT G REEN & P INK
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Non-Denominated Issues
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95
2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE D ARK B LUE
Lithographed
P ERFORATED 14 P ERFORATED 14
2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE B RIGHT B LUE D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE
Photogravure
1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B ROWN B LACK O RANGE R ED
Lithographed
P ERFORATED 14 P ERFORATED 14 P ERFORATED 13 X 13½
1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B ROWN B LACK B ROWN B LACK O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II
Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1990-2000
20 P 29 P 34 P
15 P 37 P
B LACK & D EEP R OSE D ULL B LUE
B RIGHT B LUE S CARLET
B ROWN B LACK L ILAC GREEN
Lithographed
P ERFORATED 14 P ERFORATED 14
20 P 20 P
15 P 15 P
B LACK & B LACK &
B RIGHT B LUE B RIGHT B LUE
B ROWN B LACK B ROWN B LACK
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 13¾ x 14¼
1 ST C LASS
B LACK &
YELLOW
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queen Elizabeth II
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1993-97
6P
1P 2P 4P 5P
B RIGHT O LIVE
MAGENTA D ARK G REEN P RUSSIAN B LUE R OSE B ROWN
GREEN
20 P
10 P 19 P 20 P
B RIGHT Y ELLOW
B ROWN O RANGE O LIVE G REEN G REENISH B LUE
GREEN
31 P
25 P 26 P 29 P 30 P
D EEP R OSE
SALMON B ROWN GRAY O LIVE G RAY
L ILAC
37 P
35 P 36 P 38 P
B RIGHT R OSE
O RANGE Y ELLOW B LUE R ED
L ILAC
39 P 41 P 43 P 50 P 63 P
B RIGHT P INK DRAB D ARK B ROWN O CHER B RIGHT G REEN
£1
V IOLET
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queen Elizabeth II
Lithographed, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1993-97
6P
1P 10 P 19 P
B RIGHT O LIVE
MAGENTA B ROWN O RANGE O LIVE G REEN
GREEN
20 P
25 P 26 P 30 P 35 P
B RIGHT Y ELLOW
SALMON B ROWN O LIVE G RAY O RANGE Y ELLOW
GREEN
37 P
41 P 60 P 63 P
B RIGHT R OSE
DRAB S LATE B LUE B RIGHT G REEN
L ILAC
Non-Denominated Issues
Photogravure Lithographed
2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS 2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE O RANGE R ED B RIGHT B LUE O RANGE R ED
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 14 x 15
1 ST C LASS
O RANGE R ED
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1997-2000
6P
1P 2P 4P 5P B RIGHT O LIVE
MAGENTA D ARK G REEN P RUSSIAN B LUE R OSE B ROWN GREEN
P ERFORATED 14
8P
7P D ARK O LIVE 10 P 10 P
GRAY BISTER B ROWN O RANGE B ROWN O RANGE
P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14¼
20 P
19 P 19 P B RIGHT Y ELLOW 26 P 26 P 30 P
BISTER BISTER GREEN G OLD B ROWN O LIVE G REEN
P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14¼
31 P 33 P 37 P
D EEP R OSE D ARK B LUE B RIGHT R OSE 38 P 38 P
L ILAC GREEN L ILAC D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE
P ERFORATED 14
39 P 40 P 41 P 43 P 43 P
B RIGHT P INK C HALKY B LUE C ARMINE R OSE D ARK B ROWN D ARK B ROWN
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1997-2000
45 P
44 P 50 P 63 P 64 P 65 P
B RIGHT R OSE
B ROWN O CHER B RIGHT G REEN G REENISH B LUE P RUSSIAN B LUE
L ILAC
E NGRAVED E NGRAVED E NGRAVED E NGRAVED
£1
V IOLET £ 1.50 £2 £3 £5
R ED S LATE B LUE PURPLE B ROWN
Non-Denominated Issues
P ERFORATED 14 P ERFORATED 14
2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE B RIGHT B LUE G OLD O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED
E
D ARK B LUE
Portrait Without Frame
2000
P ERFORATED 14¾ X 14 P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14¼
1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
O LIVE G REEN O LIVE G REEN
GREAT BRITAIN
MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn
Self-Adhesive Stamps, Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations
1997-2001
P ERFORATED 14½ X 14 B OOKLET S TAMPS , P ERFORATED 15 X 14¼
2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS 2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE V ERMILION B RIGHT B LUE V ERMILION
C OIL S TAMPS , P ERFORATED 14 X 15
2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE O RANGE R ED
P ERFORATED 14 X 14½
E NGRAVED TYPOGRAPHED
1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
BLACK BLACK
L ITHOGRAPHED AND E MBOSSED
1 ST C LASS
GRAY
