3p ultramarine Machin

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3p ultramarine
(page updated: Dec 28/03)

1st seen: Feb 15/71
Photogravure

Also exists:

Isle of Man
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

3p rose red

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Sheets		PVA
	OCP	screened value	Feb 15/71	Sheets		PVA
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Coil, vert		PVA
	OCP		Feb 15/71 Feb 73	Coil, horiz		PVA GA
	OCP		Feb 15/71	Booklet	cut top [DP6, DP9, DP10] cut top and right [DP6, DP10] cut bottom [DP6, DP9, DP10] cut bottom and right [DP6, DP10]	PVA
	FCP		Sep 17/71 Oct 72	Sheets		PVA GA
	FCP	screened value	Sep 17/71	Sheets		PVA
	FCP		Sep 17/71	Booklet	cut top [DP6A, DP9A, DP10A] cut top and right [DP6A, DP10A] cut bottom [DP6A, DP9A, DP10A] cut bottom and right [DP6A, DP10A]	PVA
	FCP	screened value	May 8/73	Booklet	cut top [DP6A] cut top and right [DP6A] cut bottom [DP6A] cut bottom and right [DP6A]	PVA
	FCP		Feb 73	Coil, horiz		GA

2-band (9.5mm) JET phosphor
	FCP		Jun 14/73	Booklet	cut top [DP6J, DP9J, DP10J] cut top and right [DP6J, DP10J] cut bottom [DP6J, DP9J, DP10J] cut bottom and right [DP6J, DP10J]	PVA
	FCP		Jun 73	Sheets		PVA

Centre band phosphor
	FCP		Sep 10/73 Sep 10/73 Jan 74	Sheets		GA Dex PVA
	FCP		Feb 18/74	Booklet	cut top [DP21B] cut top and right [DP21B] cut bottom [DP21B] cut bottom and right [DP21B]	Dex
	FCP		Apr 73	Coil, vert		Dex
	FCP		Nov 73	Coil, horiz		Dex
	FCP	Thicker value (T2)	1974	Booklet	cut top [DP21C] cut top and right [DP21C] cut bottom [DP21C] cut bottom and right [DP21C]	Dex
	FCP	Very thin elements (T3)	Nov 14/73 Nov 73	Booklet	cut top [DP21/A] cut top and right [DP21/A] cut bottom [DP21/A] cut bottom and right [DP21/A]	Dex PVA

3p (15k) 3p ultramarine
Isle of Man
1st seen: Jul 7/71
Photogravure

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor

OCP Jul 7/71 Sheets PVA

FCP Jan 73 Sheets PVA

3p (15k) 3p ultramarine
Northern Ireland
1st seen: Jul 7/71
Photogravure

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor

OCP Jul 7/71 Sheets PVA

FCP Apr 73 Sheets PVA

2-band (9.5mm) JET phosphor

FCP Jul 73 Sheets PVA

Centre band phosphor

FCP Jan 23/74 Sheets PVA
Dex

3p (15k) 3p ultramarine
Scotland
1st seen: Jul 7/71
Photogravure

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor

OCP Jul 7/71 Sheets PVA

FCP Dec 14/72
Jan 73 Sheets GA
PVA

2-band (9.5mm) JET phosphor

FCP Jul 73 Sheets GA

Centre band phosphor

FCP Jan 23/74 Sheets PVA
Dex

3p (15k) 3p ultramarine
Wales
1st seen: Jul 7/71
Photogravure

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

2-band (9.5mm) phosphor

OCP Jul 7/71 Sheets PVA

FCP Feb /73 Sheets PVA

2-band (9.5mm) JET phosphor

FCP Jun 6/73 Sheets GA

Centre band phosphor

FCP Jan 23/74 Sheets PVA

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