1p crimson Machin

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1p crimson
(page updated: Jun 10/10)

1st seen: Feb 15/71
Photogravure

Also exists:

Elliptical perf
EME image
self-adhesive

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Sheets		PVA
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Coil, horiz		GA
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Coil, vert		PVA
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Booklet	cut left [DP2] cut right [DP2, DP12] cut right and bottom [DP12]	PVA
	OCP	Very thin elements	Mar 77	Coil, horiz		PVA
	FCP		Sep 71	Sheets		PVA
	FCP		Oct 6/71	Booklet	DP12A/B/C cut right cut right and bottom	PVA Dex
	FCP		Sep 22/72 Apr 74	Coil, horiz		GA Dex
	FCP		Aug 73	Coil, vert		GA
	FCP	Very thin elements, Head B1	Dec 75	Coil, horiz		Dex
	FCP	Very thin elements, Head B2	Mar 10/76	Booklet	DP24 cut right cut left and bottom cut right and bottom	Dex

2-band (9.5mm) JET phosphor
	FCP		Jul 4/73	Booklet	DP12J cut right cut right and bottom	PVA

2-band (8mm) phosphor
	FCP		Jan 26/77	Booklet	cut left [DP27, DP28A, DP45A] cut right [DP27A, DP28, DP45]	Dex
	FCP	left band short bottom [ Type 1: pic ]	Jan 26/77	Booklet	cut left [DP27, DP28]	Dex
	FCP	right band short bottom [ Type 2: pic ]	Jan 26/77	Booklet	cut right [DP27A, DP28A]	Dex

Centre band (4mm) phosphor
	FCP	Very thin elements (T3), Head B1	Dec 14/77	Coil, horiz		Dex
	FCP	Very thin elements (T3), Head B2	Feb 8/78	Booklet	cut right and bottom [DP31] cut left and bottom [DP31M]	Dex
	FCP	as above, Top short [ Type 3: pic ]	Feb 8/78	Booklet	cut right [DP31] cut left [DP31M]	Dex
	FCP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B1	Oct 17/79	Booklet	cut right [DP36] cut right and bottom [DP36] cut left [DP36M] cut left and bottom [DP36M]	Dex
	FCP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2	Apr 5/83	Booklet	cut left [DP60/M] cut right [DP60/M]	Dex
	FCP	Thin P; wide of I (T2), Head B2	Aug 4/80	Booklet	cut right [DP36A] cut right and bottom [DP36A] cut left [DP36AM] cut left and bottom [DP36AM]	Dex
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Sep 3/84	Booklet	DP70 cut left cut right	Dex
	FCP	as above, 4.5mm bars	Jul 29/86	Booklet	cut left [DP90, DP94] cut right [DP90]	Dex

PPP
	PPP		Oct 10/79	Sheets		Dex

PCP
	PCP1	Head B1, Kampf perf	Dec 12/79	Sheets		Dex
	PCP1	Head B1, APS perf	Apr 82	Sheets		Dex
	PCP	Head B2, Kampf perf	Jan 82	Sheets		Dex
	PCP	Head B2, APS perf	Jun 82	Sheets		Dex
	PCP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2	Aug 14/84	Coil, horiz		Dex
	PCP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2, screened value	Aug 14/84	Coil, horiz		Dex
	PCP2	Head B1, Kampf perf	Dec 12/79	Sheets		Dex
	PCP2	Head B1, APS perf	Apr 82	Sheets		Dex
	PCP2	Head B2, Kampf perf	Jul 82	Sheets		Dex

ACP
	ACP	Head B1	Jul 83	Sheets		Dex
	ACP	Head B2	Jan 7/86	Sheets		Dex
	ACP	Head B2, screened value	Sep 88	Sheets		Dex
	ACP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2	Jun 23/87	Coil, horiz		Dex
	ACP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2, screened value	Feb 88	Coil, horiz		Dex
	ACP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Jul 26/88	Coil, vert		Dex
	ACP	Dark maroon, Head B2	Feb 91	Sheets		Dex
	ACP	Dark maroon, Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Sep 10/91	Booklet	DP173 cut left cut right	Dex

Left band phosphor
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Oct 20/86	Booklet	DP93 cut left	Dex

Right band phosphor
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Oct 20/86	Booklet	DP93A cut left	Dex

Centre band (4.5mm) 'A' phosphor
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2 (wide bar: 4.5mm or more)	Jan 27/87	Booklet	cut left [DP94A] imperf left [DP94A]	Dex
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2 (narrow bar: 4mm or less)	Oct 28/87	Booklet	DP94C imperf left	Dex

Left band 'A' phosphor
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Jan 27/87	Booklet	DP93B cut left	Dex

Right band 'A' phosphor
	FCP	Thicker elements (T4), Head B2	Mar 3/87	Booklet	DP98 (The Story of P&O 1837-1987 prestige booklet)	Dex
	FCP	Redrawn value (T5), Head B2	Jan 27/87	Booklet	DP93C cut left	Dex

1p (15k) 1p dark maroon
Elliptical perf
1st seen: Jun 8/93
Photogravure
Lithography

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Booklet singles Gum

2-band (9.5mm yellow) phosphor

OFNP Enschedé Jun 8/93 Sheets PVA

OFNP Enschedé, green phosphor w/4mm varnish Feb 2/94 Sheets PVA

OFNP Enschedé, green phosphor w/2mm varnish Nov 23/94 Sheets PVA

OFNP Enschedé, yellow-green phosphor Nov 23/94 Sheets PVA

2-band (9.5mm blue) phosphor

OFNP Enschedé, w/2mm varnish Mar 1/96 Sheets PVA

2-band (9mm blue) phosphor; Lithography

OFNP Questa Jul 8/96 Booklet DP243

cut left
cut right
PVA

OFNP Questa, Novaglo phosphor Jan 24/97 Booklet DP243A

cut left
cut right
PVA

1p (11k) 1p dark maroon
EME Image
1st seen: Apr 1/97
Photogravure
Lithography

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Booklet singles Gum

2-band (9mm blue) phosphor

OFNP Apr 1/97 Sheets PVA

OFNP Questa Dec 1/98 Booklet

cut left [DP277, DP287]
cut right [DP277]
PVA

OFNP Questa, 5mm bars on both sides Sep 21/99 Booklet DP296
(World Changers prestige booklet) PVA

2-band (9mm violet) phosphor

OFNP De La Rue Jun 18/03 Sheets PVA

2-band, Lithography

OFNP Cartor Sep 17/09
May 8/10 Booklet
Souvenir sheet (Royal Navy Uniforms prestige booklet)
PVA

1p dark maroon 1p dark maroon
Self-Adhesive, Security slits
1st seen: Mar 8/11
Photogravure
Semi-circular slits

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Booklet singles Gum Security
slits Security
code

2-band phosphor

OFNP De La Rue Mar 8/11 Sheets Type 2a

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