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1st flame (page updated: Apr 16/11) 1st seen: Aug 7/90 Photogravure Lithography

Also exists: Elliptical perf EME image Northern Ireland Scotland Wales 1st black 1st gold Self-adhesive: 1st flame (horizontal) 1st flame (vertical) Large size: 1st embossed 1st engraved 1st typographed

1st flame Elliptical perf 1st seen: Apr 6/93 Photogravure Lithography

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
OFPP
	OFPP		Apr 6/93	Booklet	DP191, DP192 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
2-band (8mm yellow) phosphor; Lithography
	OFNP	Walsall; split band [ Type 27: pic ]	Apr 6/93	Booklet	DP195	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall	Jul 4/94	Booklet	DP195A	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; left band inset [ Type 15: pic ]	Jul 4/94	Booklet	DP195A	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; right band inset [ Type 20: pic ]	Jul 4/94	Booklet	DP195A	PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Sep 6/93	Sheets		PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Jul 27/94	Booklet	DP219 (Bank of England) cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa (thin value)	Aug 16/94	Mini	Boots the Chemists pane of 1	PVA
	OFNP	Questa, 7.5mm bands	Nov 1/93	Booklet	DP208 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa, 7.5mm bands (thin value)	Oct 4/94	Booklet	DP208A cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa, 7.5mm bands, pale phosphor (thin value)	Jun 26/95	Booklet	DP208B cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
2-band (9mm yellow) phosphor
	OFNP	Harrison	Apr 4/95	Booklet	DP192A cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
2-band (9mm blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Harrison	Jul 18/95	Booklet	DP192B cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
	OFNP	9mm band	Jul 8/96	Coil, vert		Dex
	OFNP	8mm band	Jul 8/96	Coil, vert		Dex
2-band (8mm blue) phosphor; Lithography
	OFNP	Walsall	Jul 18/95	Booklet	DP200C	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; Novaglo phosphor	Dec 19/96	Booklet	DP195C cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Jul 18/95	Booklet	DP208C cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Nov 14/95	Sheets		PVA

1st flame EME Image 1st seen: Apr 29/97 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
2-band (8mm blue) phosphor; Lithography
	OFNP	Enschedé	Apr 29/97	Mini-sheet		PVA
2-band (9mm blue) phosphor
	OFNP	De La Rue	Apr 29/97	Coil, vert		PVA
	OFNP	De La Rue	Nov 18/97	Booklet	DP192D cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	De La Rue	Feb 16/99	Booklet	DP280	PVA
	OFNP	De La Rue	Jul 4/01	Coil, horiz		PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; rotary (APS) perf	Aug 26/97	Booklet	DP252 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; comb (Bickel) perf	Oct 97	Booklet	DP252 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall	Nov 18/97	Sheets
	OFNP	Questa; perf 14	Dec 1/98	Booklet	DP276 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
2-band (8mm blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Questa (7.5mm bands)	Feb 16/98	Sheets		PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Sep 7/98	Booklet	DP208D cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right DP284	PVA

1st flame Northern Ireland EME image 1st seen: Feb 15/00 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
2-band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 14	Feb 15/00	Booklet	DP304 (Special by Design prestige booklet)	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 15	Apr 25/00	Sheet		PVA

1st flame Scotland EME image 1st seen: Feb 15/00 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
2-band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 14	Feb 15/00	Booklet	DP304 (Special by Design prestige booklet)	PVA

1st flame Wales EME image 1st seen: Feb 15/00 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
2-band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 14	Feb 15/00	Booklet	DP304 (Special by Design prestige booklet)	PVA