Great Britain Machins, by Adminware

Machin Pages:
Machin home page
Intro to this site
Why this site?
Navigating
Album pages

Main Lists:
Pre-decimal values
Decimal values
Anniversary

Regionals:
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Isle of Man

Other lists:
Perf changes
Elliptical perf
High value
Non-value indicators
Self-adhesive

General:
Timeline
Varieties
Technical stuff
Terminology
Colour
Postal rates

Look-ups:
Head/Symbol types
Bklt Phosphor types
Imperf sides
Back prints

Other:
FAQ
Links

Album pages (for single stamps)
Hi-res printable PDF files

One of the reasons for creating this website was to force myself to organize our Machins. The end result is a series of album pages catered to different levels of collecting. A checklist of features found in the three sets of album pages appears below.

This is just one way to organize your Machin collection. I am not saying that is the best way for you; it is just one method and it works for me. Many collectors will develop their own pages. Many may use stock books, which allows for the easy movement of stamps as new varieties are issued.

Basic album

The 'Basic' album features one example of every major value and colour Machin stamp. This includes some 449 different stamps. A collection of this type requires absolutely no tool of any kind (such as a perforation gauge, magnifying glass, or ultraviolet lamp). Each stamp can be easily identified at a quick glance.

For the more advanced collector or the collector of bulk used material, you could use these pages as a guide in the initial sorting of your accumulation. These pages are free for the downloading.

Novice album

The 'Novice' album includes all of the major varieties that a collector of used stamps can identify with some basic stamp collecting tools (perforation gauge, magnifying glass, and ultraviolet lamp).

Varieties separated at this 'level' include self-adhesives, the EME-image, perforation differences, printing methods, and tagging (2-band, 1-band, colour of tagging).

This set of of album pages are organized by 'type'. That is, within each country, all '2-band' phosphors are grouped together, all 'center band' phosphors are grouped together, etc.

There are about 825 different single stamps included in the 'Novice' album pages.

Specialized album

The 'Specialized' album is for the collector who enjoys a challenge. It features one example of every regularly issued variety (errors, perforations, and complete booklets and booklet panes excluded).

Included here are the different gum types, source of the stamp (i.e. coil, booklet pane, or sheet), Head and country symbol types, screened values, etc.

This set of album pages are organized by denomination. All of the various varieties for a single denomination/colour are found on the same page (or, in some cases, several pages!).

  Free!    
Feature Basic Novice Specialized
Country
Currency
Anniversary
Denomination
Value size
(narrow vs wide)
Value font
Colour
Elliptical perforations
Service inscribed
Security features
Revised portrait
(EME image)
 
Perforation  
Self-adhesive  
Printing method  
Phosphor bands  
Paper
(ACP, FCP, PCP, etc.)
 
Symbol type  
Head type  
Gum    
Source
(coil, booklet, sheet)
   
Value type    
Value setting    
Screened values    
Gum    
Screened values    
Back prints    
Printer    
Booklet position    
Perforation style    
Phosphor screen    
17-pin perforations    
Total pages 24 59  
Cost for colour PDF file Free Canadian $30  
   Click for PDF file

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Updated:
Feb 8/10



Updated:
Feb 8/10

View 4-page sample

 Under development
After payment you will be sent to a new page to download a PDF file that you can print at your leisure
All additions and updates are free.

Questions? e-mail

Album files are in PDF format - Free Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Disclaimer: We apologize for any errors of information that might be present. Your feedback is appreciated.

For even more varieties on Machin stamps, check out The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook (simply the best Machin
 handbook available anywhere) by Douglas Myall - click for details.

Booklet pane numbers used courtesy the Great Britain Decimal Stamp Book Study Circle
who publish 'The Bookmark' Catalogue

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