List of Machin stamps

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This is a list of all the major variations of the Machin series of postage stamps in the United Kingdom. The complete list of all variations is vast and outside the scope of this encyclopedia.

Note: - The colours and the colour descriptions are to be used to give an idea only, as each catalogue and website will reference the colours differently.

Contents 1 Pre-Decimal Issues 2 Decimal Issues 3 NVI (Non-Value Indicator) Issues 4 Penny Black Anniversary Issues 5 Airmail Issues 6 Footnotes

[edit] Pre-Decimal Issues

The first machins were issued in 1967 and were in use until the UK changed to a decimal currency in 1971. These machins came in two sizes, with the four higher value stamps being the largest.

Small Size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
½d orange brown	Feb 5 1968
1d yellow & ochre	Feb 5 1968
2d lake brown	Feb 5 1968
3d spectrum violet	Aug 8 1967
4d olive sepia	Jun 5 1967
4d vermilion	Jan 6 1969
5d stewart blue	Jul 1 1968
6d purple	Feb 5 1968
7d light green	Jul 1 1968
8d scarlet	Jul 1 1968
8d duck egg blue	Jan 6 1969
9d winchester green	Aug 8 1967
10d light olive brown	Jul 1 1968
1/- aconite violet	Jun 5 1967
1/6 turquoise & garter blue	Aug 8 1967
1/9 orange & olive brown	Jun 5 1967

Large Size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
2/6 peat brown	Mar 5 1969
5/ raspberry red	Mar 5 1969
10/ deep ultramarine	Mar 5 1969
£1 bluish black	Mar 5 1969

[edit] Decimal Issues

The decimal Machins have been issued throughout Britain's period of decimalisation, and continue to be produced today. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Royal Mail issued 12 machins in a larger format. Other major variations include:

Elliptical Perforation: In 1993 the Royal Mail started issuing machins with two large elliptical perforations, one on either side, as a security feature. Some machins have both standard and elliptical perfs, but those issued after 1993 only have the ellipticals.

EME Images: In 1997 a new profile of the Queen was used on machins. EME (or Electro-Mechanically Engraved) images are created by computer and therefore offer better detail in the image.

Regional Issues: Some machins were issued with a heraldic symbol in the top left hand corner. These represent the Isle of Man with the Three Legs of Man symbol; Northern Ireland with the Red Hand of Ulster symbol; Scotland with the Lion of Scotland symbol and Wales with the Welsh Dragon symbol.

Small Size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue	Elliptical Perf.	EME Image	Regional Issue
½p turquoise	Feb 15 1971
1p crimson	Feb 15 1971	Jun 8 1993	Apr 1 1997
1 ½p charcoal grey	Feb 15 1971
2p deep grey-green	Feb 15 1971	Apr 11 1995	May 27 1997
2 ½p pale magenta	Feb 15 1971			Jul 7 1971
2 ½p rose madder	Jan 14 1981
3p ultramarine	Feb 15 1971			Jul 7 1971
3p rose red	Oct 22 1980
3p shocking pink	Oct 10 1989
3 ½p grey green	Feb 15 1971			Jan 23 1974
3 ½p purple-brown	Mar 30 1983
4p rust brown	Feb 15 1971
4p turquoise	Jan 30 1980
4p cobalt blue	Jan 26 1988	Dec 14 1993	May 27 1997
4 ½p blue-grey	Oct 24 1973
4 ½p steel blue	Nov 6 1974			Nov 6 1974
5p grey-violet	Feb 15 1971			Jul 7 1971
5p greyish rose	Jan 27 1982
5p ash pink (red-brown)	Jul 26 1988	Jun 8 1993	May 27 1997
5 ½p deep violet	Oct 24 1973			Jan 23 1974
6p pastel green	Feb 15 1971
6p lime green	Sep 10 1991	Apr 27 1993	Apr 1 1997
6 ½p cerulean blue	Sep 4 1974			Jan 14 1976
7p reddish brown	Dec 1974			Jan 18 1978
7p brick red	Oct 29 1985
7p light grey		Apr 20 1999
7p shocking pink		Apr 1 2004
7 ½p pale chestnut	Feb 15 1971			Jul 7 1971
8p blood red	Oct 24 1973			Jan 23 1974
8p old gold		Apr 25 2000
8 ½p apple green	Sep 24 1975			Jan 14 1976
9p orange & black	Feb 15 1971
9p bluish violet	Feb 25 1976			Jan 18 1978
9p orange		Apr 5 2005	Apr 1 2008
9 ½p deep lilac	Feb 16 1976
10p terracotta & orange-brown	Aug 11 1971
10p grey-orange	Feb 25 1976			Oct 20 1976
10p light tan	Sep 4 1990	Jun 8 1993	May 27 1997
10 ½p light yellow	Feb 25 1976
10 ½p greyish blue	Apr 26 1978			Jan 18 1978
11p pastel red	Feb 25 1976			Oct 20 1976
11 ½p rust brown	Aug 15 1979
11 ½p mushroom	Jan 14 1981			Apr 8 1981
12p yellow-green	Jan 30 1980			Jul 23 1980
12p emerald green	Oct 29 1985			Jan 7 1986
12p dark turquoise		Aug 1 2006
12 ½p pastel green	Jan 27 1982			Feb 24 1982
13p grey green	Aug 15 1979
13p light brown	Aug 28 1984			Oct 23 1984
13 ½p red brown	Jan 30 1980			Jul 23 1980
14p greyish blue	Jan 14 1981			Apr 8 1981
14p dark blue	Aug 23 1988			Nov 8 1988
14p salmon pink		Aug 1 2006
15p ultramarine	Aug 15 1979			Jul 23 1980
15p light blue	Sep 26 1989			Nov 28 1989
15p shocking pink		Apr 1 2008	Apr 1 2008
15 ½p light violet	Jan 14 1981			Feb 24 1982
16p light mushroom	Mar 30 1983			Apr 27 1983
16p pink		Mar 27 2007
16 ½p light brown	Jan 27 1982
17p pastel green	Jan 30 1980
17p greyish blue	Mar 30 1983			Oct 23 1984
17p dark blue	Sep 4 1990			Dec 4 1990
17 ½p chestnut brown	Jan 30 1980
18p bluish violet	Jan 14 1981			Apr 8 1981
18p grey green	Aug 28 1984			Jan 6 1987
18p light green	Sep 10 1991			Dec 3 1991
19p flame	Aug 23 1988			Nov 8 1988
19p olive green		Oct 26 1993	Apr 20 1999	Dec 7 1993
19 ½p pale olive grey	Jan 27 1982			Feb 24 1982
20p purple-grey	Feb 25 1976
20p sea green	Aug 23 1988	Dec 7 1993
20p black	Sep 26 1989			Nov 28 1989
20p light green		Jun 25 1996	Apr 29 1997	Jul 23 1996 [1][2]
20 ½p ultramarine	Mar 30 1983			Apr 27 1983
22p deep blue	Oct 22 1980			Apr 8 1981
22p moss green	Aug 28 1984			Oct 23 1984
22p flame	Sep 4 1990			Dec 4 1990
23p pastel red	Mar 30 1983
23p light green	Aug 23 1988			Nov 8 1988
24p violet	Aug 28 1984
24p terracotta	Sep 26 1989			Nov 28 1989
24p rust	Sep 10 1991			Dec 3 1991
25p lilac	Jan 14 1981
25p salmon pink		Oct 26 1993		Dec 7 1993
26p post office red	Jan 27 1982			Feb 24 1982
26p stone	Sep 4 1990			Dec 4 1990
26p rust		Jun 25 1996	Sep 23 1997	Jul 23 1996 [3][4]
26p gold		Apr 21 1997	Apr 21 1997
27p rust	Aug 23 1988
27p mauve	Sep 4 1990
28p bluish violet	Mar 30 1983			Apr 27 1983
28p sand	Aug 23 1988
28p slate blue	Sep 10 1991			Dec 3 1991
29p yellow-brown	Jan 27 1982
29p purple	Sep 26 1989
29p light grey		Oct 26 1993
30p sage green	Sep 26 1989	Jul 27 1993	1997	Dec 7 1993
31p deep lilac	Mar 30 1983			Oct 23 1984
31p ultramarine	Sep 4 1990
31p purple		Jun 25 1996	Aug 26 1997
32p dark turquoise	Aug 23 1988			Nov 8 1988
33p emerald green	Sep 4 1990
33p slate blue		Apr 25 2000
34p yellow brown	Aug 28 1984
34p slate blue	Sep 26 1989			Nov 28 1989
34p purple	Sep 10 1991
34p lime green		May 6 2003	May 6 2003
35p dark brown	Aug 23 1988	Aug 1 2004
35p old gold	Sep 10 1991	Aug 17 1993
35p lime green		Apr 5 2005	Apr 5 2005
36p ultramarine		Oct 26 1993
37p red	Sep 26 1989			Dec 4 1990
37p amethyst		Jun 25 1996	Aug 26 1997	Jul 23 1996 [5][6]
37p charcoal black		Jul 4 2002	Jul 4 2002
37p olive green		Mar 28 2006	Mar 28 2006
38p red		Oct 26 1993
38p ultramarine		Apr 20 1999	Apr 20 1999	Jun 8 1999
39p amethyst	Sep 10 1991			Dec 3 1991
39p shocking pink		Jun 25 1996	1997
39p light grey		Apr 1 2004
40p grey blue		Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000
40p dark turquoise		Apr 1 2004	Apr 1 2004
41p stone		Oct 26 1993		Dec 7 1993
41p red		Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000
42p sage green		Jul 4 2002	Jul 4 2002
43p dark brown		Jun 25 1996	Apr 1 1997
43p emerald green		Apr 1 2004	Apr 1 2004
44p stone		Apr 20 1999	Apr 20 1999
44p ultramarine		Mar 28 2006	Mar 28 2006
45p amethyst		Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000
46p old gold		Apr 5 2005	Apr 5 2005
47p sea green		Jul 4 2002	Jul 4 2002
48p amethyst		Mar 27 2007	Mar 27 2007
49p rust		Mar 28 2006	Mar 28 2006
50p ochre	Feb 2 1977
50p sand	Mar 13 1990	Dec 14 1993	Apr 1 1997
50p light grey		Mar 27 2007	Mar 27 2007
54p rust		Mar 27 2007	Mar 27 2007
56p sage green		Apr 1 2008	Apr 1 2008
60p slate blue		Aug 9 1994
63p emerald green		Jun 25 1996	Aug 26 1997	Jul 23 1996
64p sea green		Apr 20 1999	Apr 20 1999	Jun 8 1999
65p dark turquoise		Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000	Apr 25 2000
68p stone		Jul 4 2002	Jul 4 2002
72p red		Mar 28 2006	Mar 28 2006
75p India black	Jan 30 1980
78p emerald green		Mar 27 2007	Mar 27 2007
81p turquoise		Apr 1 2008	Apr 1 2008
£1 mauve		Aug 22 1995	Apr 1 1997
£1 ruby		Jun 5 2007	Jun 5 2007
£1.50 brownish red		Mar 9 1999
£2 slate blue		Mar 9 1999
£3 dull purple	Mar 9 1999
£5 brown	Mar 9 1999
£5 grey blue		Jul 1 2003

Large Size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
10p cerise	Jun 17 1970
20p olive green	Jun 17 1970
50p deep ultramarine	Jun 17 1970
£1 bluish black	Jun 17 1970
£1 olive & greenish yellow	Feb 2 1977
£1.30 buff & blue-green	Aug 3 1983
£1.33 mauve & blue-black	Aug 28 1984
£1.41 buff & blue-green	Sep 17 1985
£1.50 blue-black & lilac	Sep 2 1986
£1.60 blue-black & buff	Sep 2 1986
£2 purple-brown and pale green	Feb 2 1977
£5 royal blue & pale pink	Feb 2 1977

[edit] NVI (Non-Value Indicator) Issues

NVI (or Non-Value Indicator) machins first appeared in 1989 in an attempt to negate the need to keep issuing new stamps after each postal rate change. They are marked 1st and 2nd for the two classes of post in the United Kingdom. The E NVI stamp represented the standard letter rate to Europe.

Small Size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue	Elliptical Perf.	EME Image	Regional Issue
1st black	Aug 22 1989
1st flame	Aug 7 1990	Apr 6 1993	Apr 29 1997	Feb 15 2000
1st gold		Apr 21 1997	Apr 21 1997
1st Millennium white		Jan 6 2000	Jan 6 2000
1st gold (large value)		Aug 1 2006	Aug 1 2006
2nd light blue	Aug 22 1989	Apr 6 1993	Apr 29 1997
2nd dark blue	Aug 7 1990
2nd light blue (large value)		Aug 1 2006	Aug 1 2006
E blue		Jan 19 1999	Jan 19 1999

Horizontal Issues

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue	Elliptical Perf.	EME Image
1st gold (large value)		Aug 1 2006	Aug 1 2006
2nd light blue (large value)		Aug 1 2006	Aug 1 2006

Large size

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
1st embossed	Feb 16 1999
1st engraved	Feb 16 1999
1st typographed	Feb 16 1999

[edit] Penny Black Anniversary Issues

In 1990, the Royal Mail issued 5 stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black. It featured the machin image of Queen Elizabeth II overlaying the image of Queen Victoria from the Penny Black. An NVI issue was released in 2000.

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
15p light blue	Jan 10 1990
20p black & cream	Jan 10 1990
20p black	Apr 17 1990
29p purple	Jan 10 1990
34p slate blue	Jan 10 1990
37p red	Jan 10 1990
1st black	Feb 15 2000

[edit] Airmail Issues

Value & Colour	Date 1st Issue
Airmail Europe	Mar 27 2003
Airmail Worldwide	Mar 27 2003
Airmail Postcard	Apr 1 2004

[edit] Footnotes