Machins!

Fiddling with image manipulation software can be fun.

These are various FotoSketcher manipulations of your first Machin (included as the leftmost image in the first row):



I think this is my favorite:

Mr. Arnold Machin, working on the face you fellows know so well......

Admin / moderators should consider Moving this thread to Great Britain Sub Thread.
I had a dashed hard time to find it.

2009  Stamp Pack

These are known as Gold Horizon labels.  There's a blog out there with some info, and a search on that term will give you more, I'm sure.

I'm sure you can use your white spirits method to soak them off paper.  I use paint thinner and have success, but you have to be careful if you like scraping gum off after removing from the backing paper (I do).  The security slits make it tough to get the gum off without damaging the label.  I've posted this before on TSF, here's proof of success!  After removal of the gum, I soak these in water and then press in a drying book as per usual, that's why I need to get the gum off ...



Ryan

The fun (or lack thereof) of reading Stanley Gibbons, and the complexity of the Machins.

Received from a colleague 19th October 2011, auction lot,  (no return address, no address inside ?)
Wales Air Etiquette.

Stamp:  Stanley Gibbons  £1.65p  self adhesive,  "U" shaped slits, iridescent overprint, die cut perf 14½ x 14 (with one elliptical hole in each vertical side)  Phew!

Onboard Source Code  :  In the iridescent overprint  = "ROYAL M11L"   (Date Code for 2011)

This identifies it as SG U2921 grey olive issued 23rd March 2011.   Printed by Walsall   (presume came from in £9.99 premium booklet)  CV £4



iridescent overprint does not scan

Yikes!    A bridge too far.

I am rediscovering Machins and realising that they have a huge world of their own. I am going to start with simple cataloguing and then hopefully go deeper.


theamateurphilatelist.blogspot.in/2016/07/rediscovering-machins.html

The Connoisseur Catalogue of Machin Stamps and Decimal Definitives is a very detailed catalogue, similar in scope to the Deegam Handbook that I posted about earlier.  A considerable portion of the catalogue is currently available for free online.  The chapters vary by publication date - some chapters have listings for stamps up to 2008, some go up to 2011, etc.  Not as useful as a Deegam Handbook for those who are completionists, but there's a lot of info available there.



Ryan

1967-1970 Pre-Decimal Currency
1971          Decimal Currency
                        Two types of gum were known used in these early issues.
                        Two head dies were known used in these early series.
                        Unwatermarked chalk coated paper was used which gives a milky white uv reaction (OCP)
                        The higher old money values and early decimals give a violet white reaction (OCP)
            Aug       A flourescent additive was added to the coating giving a blue white bright reaction (FCP)

1979                Phosphor coated paper was introduced (PCP)
1980                         House of Questa began lithographic printing, prior to this Photogravure Intaglio had been used.
1982                Advanced Coated Paper (ACP) replaced (PCP)
1989                NVI or No Value Indicated were first issued
1991                        Enschede began introducing dies cut using Electro Magnetic Engaving method
1993                Eliptical Perforations
2003                Overseas Booklet Stamps 
2006                PIP or Pricing in Proportion began for NVI's
2009                Security Slits were added to the design
2010                Holographic Overprints came into use.


Regionals          Follow the same timeline as above

Large Format    SG for some reason lists these as commemoratives.

Printers                            Method
Harrison until 1979            Photgravure Intaglio
Enshede                            Photgravure Intaglio 
House of Questa                Offset Lithography
Waddington                       Offset Lithography
Walsall                              Offset Lithography
De La Rue                         Photgravure
Cartor                               Gravure

It obviously came from a booklet but not close to my books to see the makeup of the booklet.

Very interesting post/item, Graham (thegubman ).  Thanks for sharing!

For what it's worth, I agree with Steve (tomiseksj ).  It looks like someone has used pinking shears to cut the right-hand margin of the right stamp.  I haven't thought about pinking shears for a long time.  When I was young, I remember that my mother had a pair that she used in her sewing activities.

In the US, I have seen scissors at arts & crafts stores that will cut paper in various edge styles.  When scrapbooking was a big thing a few years ago, these art scissors were quite popular.  My wife had a pair that actually cut edges to look like stamp perforations.  When she eventually got rid of her scrapbooking tools, I kept those scissors.... somewhere.

In any case, an interesting find!

A special display and Talk by Douglas Muir on the 40th anniversary was held in Kensington, London. I remember having to book a place as there was only tickets for 25 enthusiasts at a time. I cannot recall how many talks/displays there were on the day, maybe 2 or 3.
At the end of the tour we were all given special cards and a First Day Cover by Douglas which made it rather special.
Here are the free gifts !

anglobob.........I remember the day well, indeed the whole week was like no other and never will be again. Time to reminisce.

A lovely sheet, I love these Jeffrey Matthews Colour Palette types.  Beauties.

I just checked and there are other values without numbers: 88p, 9p, and 2p but my catalogue is a bit old (2013) and the numbers are prefixed 'U' which will have been moved by now (hopefully) to 'Y' numbers. Yet the MS does have a number. 

Curious.

Stoneham lists a £1.46 sea-green stamp as EDMG146. Try to find it in the catalogue for value is impossible.

This Stoneham has the craziest numbering system for Machin's that I have ever seen. But then I suppose it has to be some kind of crazy with it being around for so long!