4d olive sepia Machin

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4d olive sepia
(page updated: Aug 15/02)

1st seen: Jun 5/67
Photogravure

Head A/B detail

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles [pane summary]	Gum

2-band phosphor
	OCP	Head A	Jun 5/67	Sheets		Arabic

	OCP	Head A, screened value	May 68	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	Head A	Sep 8/67	Coil, horiz		Arabic

	OCP	Head A, screened value	Sep 8/67	Coil, horiz		Arabic

	OCP	Head A	Sep 21/67	Booklet	cut top (PDP1) cut top & right (PDP1) cut bottom (PDP1) cut bottom & right (PDP1)	Arabic, PVA

	OCP	Head A	May 15/68	Coil, vert		PVA

	OCP	Head B	Apr 68	Sheets		Arabic, PVA

	OCP	Head B	Apr 6/68	Booklet	cut left (PDP5) cut left & bottom (PDP5) cut right (PDP5) cut right & bottom (PDP5)	PVA

Centre band phosphor
	OCP	Head A	Sep 16/68	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	Head A, screened value	Nov 68	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	Head A	Sep 16/68	Booklet	cut top (PDP1B) cut top & right (PDP1B) cut bottom (PDP1B) cut bottom & right (PDP1B)	PVA

	OCP	Head A	Sep 16/68	Coil, horiz		PVA

	OCP	Head A	Sep 16/68	Coil, vert		PVA

	OCP	Head B	Sep 16/68	Sheets		PVA

	OCP	Head B	Sep 16/68	Booklet	cut left (PDP5A) cut left & bottom (PDP5A, PDP6) cut right (PDP5A) cut right & bottom (PDP5A, PDP6, PDP7) cut top & right (PDP7)	PVA

Head A/B Detail
Head A has a flat base; Head B is rounded.

Head A/B detail

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Booklet pane numbers used courtesy the Great Britain Decimal Stamp Book Study Circle
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