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 1 D
B ROWN O RANGE O LIVE 2 D 2 D
M AROON M AROON

3 D 4 D 4 D 5 D
D ARK V IOLET B LACK B ROWN B RIGHT R ED D ARK B LUE

8 D
6 D 7 D 8 D 9 D
L IGHT G REENISH
M AGENTA 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 &
G RAY L IGHT V IOLET
G REENISH B LUE O RANGE

Engraved, Perforated 12

2 SH 6 D 5 SH 10 SH £1
B ROWN D ARK C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE B LUISH B LACK
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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 1 P 1 P 1½ P
G REENISH B LUE M AGENTA M AGENTA B LACK

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

2 P 2P 2P 2 P
D ARK G REEN L IGHT G REEN L IGHT 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

2 P 2 P 2 P 2 P
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
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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

3 P 3 P 3 P
U LTRAMARINE 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

3½ P 3½ P
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

4 P 4 P
4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P
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

4 P 4 P
P RUSSIAN B LUE P RUSSIAN B LUE
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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

5 P 5 P 5 P
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

5 P 5 P 5 P
L ILAC R ED B ROWN R ED B ROWN

Photogravure

5½ P
D ARK V IOLET
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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

6 P
6 P 6 P
B RIGHT O LIVE
L IGHT E MERALD L IGHT E MERALD
G REEN

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

7 P 7 P
D ARK R ED B ROWN H ENNA B ROWN

7½ P 8 P 8½ P 9 P 9 P
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
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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
Y ELLOW 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

12 P 12 P
Y ELLOW G REEN B RIGHT G REEN
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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 G REEN

T YPES OF 13 P
A - "3" WITH SERIF
B - "3" WITHOUT SERIF

T YPE A T YPE B T YPE B, L ITHOGRAPHED

13 P 13 P
13 P
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

14 P 14 P 14 P 14 P
G RAY B LUE D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE
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Decimal Currency Issues

Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95

15 P 15 P
D EEP B RIGHT B LUE
U LTRAMARINE

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 F AWN

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

17 P 17 P 17 P 17 P
L IGHT G REEN B LUE G RAY D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE

17½ P
L IGHT R ED
B ROWN
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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 G REEN G REEN

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

20 P 20 P
20 P
D EEP P URPLE G REENISH
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

20 P 20 P
D EEP P URPLE D EEP P URPLE
B ROWN B ROWN
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Decimal Currency Issues

Photogravure, Perforated 15 x 14
1970-95

20½ P
U LTRAMARINE

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
G REEN

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
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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 B ISTER G REEN

T YPES OF 29 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS

T YPE A T YPE B

29 P
29 P D EEP R OSE
B ROWN O LIVE L ILAC

Lithographed
T YPE B , P ERFORATED 14

29 P
D EEP R OSE
L ILAC
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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
G REEN U LTRAMARINE U LTRAMARINE 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 G REEN 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
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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

50 P 50 P
B ISTER B ROWN O CHER

T YPES OF 75 P
A - W IDE NUMERALS
B - N ARROW NUMERALS

T YPE B

75 P
B LACK

Lithographed
T YPE A , P ERF . 13½ X 14 T YPE A T YPE B

75 P 75 P 75 P
B LACK B LACK B LACK
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Decimal Currency Issues

Engraved, Perforated 12
1970-95

10 P 20 P 50 P £ 1
C ARMINE R OSE O LIVE U LTRAMARINE 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
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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
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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 G REEN

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 &
Y ELLOW
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Queen Elizabeth II
Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1993-97

6 P
1 P 2 P 4 P 5 P
B RIGHT O LIVE
M AGENTA D ARK G REEN P RUSSIAN B LUE R OSE B ROWN
G REEN

20 P
10 P 19 P 20 P
B RIGHT Y ELLOW
B ROWN O RANGE O LIVE G REEN G REENISH B LUE
G REEN

31 P
25 P 26 P 29 P 30 P
D EEP R OSE
S ALMON B ROWN G RAY 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 D RAB D ARK B ROWN O CHER B RIGHT G REEN

£1
V IOLET
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Queen Elizabeth II
Lithographed, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1993-97

6 P
1 P 10 P 19 P
B RIGHT O LIVE
M AGENTA B ROWN O RANGE O LIVE G REEN
G REEN

20 P
25 P 26 P 30 P 35 P
B RIGHT Y ELLOW
S ALMON B ROWN O LIVE G RAY O RANGE Y ELLOW
G REEN

37 P
41 P 60 P 63 P
B RIGHT R OSE
D RAB 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
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Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn

Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1997-2004

6 P
1 P 2 P 4 P 5 P 5P B RIGHT O LIVE
M AGENTA D ARK G REEN P RUSSIAN B LUE R OSE B ROWN R ED B ROWN G REEN

P ERFORATED 14

8 P
7 P D ARK O LIVE 10 P 10 P 19 P
G RAY B ISTER B ROWN O RANGE B ROWN O RANGE B ISTER

P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14¼

20 P 31 P
19 P B RIGHT Y ELLOW 26 P 26 P 30 P D EEP R OSE
B ISTER G REEN G OLD B ROWN O LIVE G REEN L ILAC

P ERFORATED 13¾ X 14¼

33 P 37 P
D ARK B LUE 34 P B RIGHT R OSE 37 P 38 P 38 P
G REEN O LIVE G REEN L ILAC B LACK D ARK B LUE D ARK B LUE

P ERFORATED 14

39 P 40 P 41 P 42 P 43 P 43 P
B RIGHT P INK C HALKY B LUE C ARMINE R OSE O LIVE D ARK B ROWN D ARK B ROWN
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Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn

Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 15 x 14
1997-2004

45 P
44 P 47 P 50 P 63 P
B RIGHT R OSE
B ROWN B LUE G REEN O CHER B RIGHT G REEN
L ILAC

64 P 65 P 68 P
G REENISH B LUE P RUSSIAN B LUE D RAB

E NGRAVED E NGRAVED E NGRAVED E NGRAVED

£ 1
V IOLET £ 1.50 £ 2 £ 3 £ 5
R ED S LATE B LUE P URPLE B ROWN

Non-Denominated Issues
P ERFORATED 14

2 ND C LASS 2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS

B RIGHT B LUE B RIGHT B LUE G OLD

P ERFORATED 14

1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS E
O RANGE R ED O RANGE R ED D ARK B LUE
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Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn

Self-Adhesive Stamps, Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations
1997-2004
P ERFORATED 14½ X 14

N UMERAL AND N UMERAL AND N UMERAL AND

L ETTERS T HICK L ETTERS T HICK L ETTERS T HICK
2 ND C LASS AND B OLD AND B OLD 1 ST C LASS AND B OLD
B RIGHT B LUE V ERMILION
2 ND C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
B RIGHT B LUE V ERMILION G OLD

N UMERAL AND
L ETTERS T HIN
E 42 P 68 P
D ARK B LUE O LIVE D RAB
1 ST C LASS
G OLD

B OOKLET S TAMPS , P ERFORATED 15 X 14¼

C OIL S TAMPS , P ERFORATED 14 X 15

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 O RANGE R ED

E NGRAVED T YPOGRAPHED L ITHOGRAPHED AND E MBOSSED

1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS

B LACK B LACK G RAY

Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn

Photogravure, Portrait Without Frame, 2000

P ERFORATED P ERFORATED
14¾ X 14 13¾ X 14¼

1 ST C LASS 1 ST C LASS
O LIVE G REEN O LIVE G REEN
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Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 Redrawn

Photogravure, Syncopated Perforations 14¾ x 14
2003-2006

7 P 9 P 12 P 14 P 35 P 16 P
B RIGHT P INK B RIGHT O RANGE B LUE G REEN V ERMILLION B ROWN L ILAC R OSE

35 P 37 P 39 P 40 P 43 P 48 P
O LIVE G RREN O LIVE G REEN G RAY P RUSSIAN B LUE E MERALD B RT . R OSE L ILAC

54 P
44 P 46 P 49 P 50 P 54 P B ROWN
B RIGHT B LUE D ARK O LIVE B ISTER B ROWN G RAY B ROWN L ITHOGRAPHED

72 P 78 P £1 £ 1.50 £2
C ARMINE R OSE E MERALD C ERISE R OSE G REENISH B LUE

E UROPE W ORLDWIDE

£3 U P TO 40 U P TO 40 £5
V IOLET G RAMS G RAMS L IGHT B LUE
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Airmail Worldwide Postcard Rate

2004

( 43 P )

Queen Elizabeth II Type of 1970 with Redrawn Portraits

Perforated 14-3/4 x 14, Syncopated Perforations
2006

2 ND 1 ST
B RIGHT B LUE G OLD

Inscribed "Large"

2 ND 1 ST
B RIGHT B LUE G OLD

Self-Adhesive Booklet Stamps

2 ND 1 ST
B RIGHT B LUE G OLD

Inscribed "Large"

2 ND 1 ST
B RIGHT B LUE G OLD