Machin series
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The Machin series of postage stamps was the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom for most of the reign of Elizabeth II, from 1967 until her death in 2022. Introduced on 5 June 1967, it w
The 4d bright vermilion of 1969 replaced the dark-coloured 4d of the original 1967 issue.
The original sculpture
Used block of four 1d stamps of the 1967 issue
First issue large size Machin of 10/- (1969)
Castle series stamps
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The Castle series or Castle High Value series are two definitive stamp series issued in the United Kingdom during Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The common aspects of the two series are the four chosen c
Machin series
…various times between 1983 and 1987 for the odd values of £1.30, £1.33, £1.41, £1.50 and £1.60. These values were withdrawn after the introduction of the "Castles" high-value stamps of 1988. The Castles stamps were the first in the reign of Elizabeth II to use a digit "1". All previous stamps of her reign had used a capital "I…
First Castle series stamps in 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and £1 denominations issued in 1955
Photograph of Edinburgh Castle from similar viewpoint as the stamps
2/6 brown overprinted for the centenary of the Tangier postal agency, in Morocco.