2d lake brown Machin

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2d lake brown
(page updated: Nov 21/10)

1st seen: Feb 5/68
Photogravure

Value location

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum

2-band phosphor
	OCP	value away from edge (T1)	Feb 5/68	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	value close to edge (T2)	Feb 2/69	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	value close to edge (T2)	Apr 4/68	Coil, horiz		PVA

	OCP	value close to edge (T2)	Mar 19/69	Coil, vert		PVA

Centre band phosphor
	OCP	value close to edge (T2)	Aug 27/69	Coil, horiz	(multi-value)	Arabic

Value location (T1/2) Detail
Type 1 has the value and head set 0.5mm farther to the right.

2d Values (6k)

Multi-value coil

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