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2nd light blue (page updated: Apr 18/04) 1st seen: Aug 22/89 Photogravure Lithography Questa vs. Walsall: Questa stamps have a dark mark along the Queen's jawline and the tag bar is offset to the right of centre.

Also exists: Elliptical perf EME image 2nd dark blue Self-adhesive: 2nd light blue (horizontal) 2nd light blue (vertical)

2nd light blue Elliptical perf 1st seen: Apr 6/93 Photogravure Lithography

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
Centre band (yellow) phosphor; Lithography
	OFNP	Walsall	Apr 6/93	Booklet	DP193, DP212 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa; short bands [ Type 5: pic ]	May 7/93	Booklet	DP194 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Sep 6/93	Sheets		PVA
Centre band (yellow) phosphor
	OFNP	Harrison, Head B2	Sep 7/93	Booklet	DP201 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
Center band (blue) phosphor; Harrison
	OFNP	4mm band	Jul 18/95	Booklet	DP201A cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
	OFNP	4.75mm band	Nov 11/95	Booklet	DP201B cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
	OFNP	4.5mm band	Dec 12/95	Booklet	DP232 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
	OFNP	4mm band	Jul 8/96	Coil, vert		Dex
Center band (blue) phosphor; Lithography
	OFNP	Questa	Aug 1/95	Booklet	DP194C cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa	Nov 14/95	Sheets		PVA
	OFNP	Walsall	Dec 12/95	Booklet	DP193A cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; Novaglo phosphor	Dec 20/96	Booklet	DP193B cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA

2nd light blue EME Image 1st seen: Apr 29/97 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
Centre band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Harrison	Apr 18/97	Booklet	DP232B cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Harrison	Apr 29/97	Coil, vert		PVA
	OFNP	Walsall	Apr 29/97	Sheets		PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; rotary (APS) perf	Aug 26/97	Booklet	DP251 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Walsall; comb (Bickel) perf	Oct 97	Booklet	DP251 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	PVA
	OFNP	Questa; perf 14	Dec 1/98	Booklet	DP275 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right cut left [DP311, DP311A] cut right [DP311A]	PVA
	OFNP	Enschedé	Feb 6/02	Booklet	DP331 (A Gracious Accession prestige booklet)	PVA
	OFNP	Enschedé	Oct 15/02	Coil		PVA
	OFNP	De La Rue	May 28/03	Coil		PVA
Left band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 14	Oct 13/98	Booklet	DP271 (Speed prestige booklet)	PVA
Right band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Walsall; perf 14	Oct 13/98	Booklet	DP270 (Speed prestige booklet)	PVA