List of Machin stamps - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Machin_stampsNVI (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 (21 mm × 24 mm (0.83 in × 0.94 in))
Collecting: Machins - The Digital Philatelist
thedigitalphilatelist.com › collecting-machinsCollecting: Machins. The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series. Designed by Arnold Machin, they consist simply of the sculpted profile of the Queen and a denomination, and are almost always in a single colour.
Machin stamps: finite, interesting, challenging
www.linns.com › news › postal-updates-pageOct 27, 2003 · One of the great things about a collection of Machin stamps is that it can be as basic or as complex as the individual collector desires to make it. Other advantages are that the stamps are widely used, are readily available, have been studied in depth and enjoy a fair amount of specialist literature. The first Machin stamps were issued in 1967.
Hampstead Castle for Machin stamp collecting, with 2,000 ...
www.machin-stamp.co.ukCollecting Machin Stamps from Hampstead Castle Hampstead Castlehas over 2,000 different Machin head stamps in stock! Collectors can form an easy basic collectionof colourand value changes, or get into specialist areas such as Phosphor Bands, Head Types, Gum Types, Value Typesand Settings, Errors, Different Printers, Perforation Changesand so on. Machins offer scope for all collectors!