[9], In the United Kingdom, the four stamps were withdrawn on 15 May 1970,[9] one year after the issue of Machin high value stamps printed in high format in intaglio by Bradbury Wilkinson.
They were finally phased out of use in August 2000, when the Recess Machin High Values were first issued. Bard, an engraver at Waterlow and Sons, prepared the royal effigy reproducing Dorothy Wilding's photographic portrait already used on the definitive series. [16], West, Richard West (2007).
[11], On 22 March 2005, Royal Mail issued a minisheet for the 50th anniversary of the Castle series. Right hand stamp has normal left band with additional BROAD CENTRE PHOSPHOR BAND, the result... £7.50 .
They were originally printed by Harrison until losing the contract to Enschedé in 1998.
IanLasokSmith Add to Cart. Yes it does. The one on the left (the 8d stamp) is cylinder 4 no dot, and the one on the right is 15 dot. SG 775 var. The layout of the semi-eliptical perforations was then changed and the Queen's head was printed by silk screening. These examples are 13mm long bars, one for each colour. A nice small small closed collection to specialise in but be warned the varieties are expensive as are some of the rarer cylinder blocks.
The initial list was: the Tower of London on the 2s6d green, Caernarfon Castle on the 5s red, Edinburgh Castle on the 10s blue and Windsor Castle on the £1 brown.
So it does seem to be a matter of semantics.
In some states there is probably a law against carelessly displaying ones intaglios.
The second, from 1992 to 1995, printed by Harrison, shows the Queen's head in silhouette and has one elliptical hole on each vertical side. They featured the profile of King George VI and were illustrated by two pictures (HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's ship, on the 2 shillings and 6 pence, and the white cliffs of Dover on the 5 shillings) and two symbols (Saint George and the Dragon on the 10 shillings and the Royal Coat of arms on the one pound sterling stamp).
A £1 Machin definitive stamp was created the same year, printed in a blue-violet metallic ink. The contract was transferred to De La Rue in 1958 who printed the stamps until 31 December 1962.
Stamp Detail Tag Description Issued: 18 October 1988 Deegam: C2.1.1 Condition: MNH Spec Cat: UK2 Perf: 15 x 14 Format: Non Phos Printer:... £1.50 Bottom Marginal Single from the first Castles Series.
However, there seems to be a reason as the online source gives ""diaper" this alternative meaning;
View basket for details. CYLINDER / PLATE BLOCK "1J" Stamp Detail Tag Description Issued: 18 October 1988 Deegam: C1.1.1 Condition: MNH Spec Cat: UK1 Perf: 15 x 14 ... £1 Cylinder Single from the first Castles Series. In Tangier, Morocco, the three Castle stamps were available at the British post office in 1955. The method of identification of the different issues and some of the more prominent varieties is listed in the side-box. Total: £0.00 Home > QEII Pre Decimal Definitives > Wilding Castles. £9.95. Even later examples of the desired stamp were sent to Enschede under a new contract where it was re-engraved or re-etched an additional time to a new master plate, with some minor differences, notably in the way the serifs were shown on the capital letters and the way the "double Vs" of the W" in "Windsor" overlapped. The latter was no longer the Machin head with crown, but the monocolour profile created by Machin for commemorative stamps.
Why are you using the term "re-etched"????? The profile of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on one of the upper corners, and was based on Arnold Machin's sculpture that appears on the Machin series. [3] The remaining artists prepared their projects during the summer of 1953.
Under the guidance and requirements of officials, Lamb continued his work on the drawings of the castles during 1954, visiting in person Edinburgh and Windsor. When the office had to be closed in 1957, its centenary was celebrated with a second overprint ("1857 - 1957") on all Wilding and Castle stamps. Charlie, I never really thought about that. SG: 790(2) Scott: £1.00 Pre Decimal Type 2, issued 1970 - Thinner vertical white lines ( top left and bottom right hand corners of stamp ) 1970/2 Decimal Machin Square High Values
These twenty one stamps, combined with the earlier stirling sets with the Wilding portrait and the similar four decimal values recently issued in a mini sheetlet can make an impressive display.
These are shown as crosses or short bars, one for each colour of the printing. and the OED offers a similar reference and suggests it, that's "diaper," again can be used thusly;
They were initially stippled and then photo-etched as solid bars.
£10.50. 2 bids.
[12], On 18 October 1988, the four large-format high value Machin stamps, printed in photogravure and issued since February 1977, were replaced by a new Castle series. So I did some probing as it seemed a strange equivalence.
They are supposed to have been engraved in the first place! The second, created from pictures taken by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the Queen's second son, was issued in October 1988.
called the cameo head..
There, he defended the passage from two to one colour. The issue was finally accepted by the Queen on 29 June 1955. The broken grotto design was replaced by a white background, and was considered austere compared to the romantic approach of Lyndon Lamb.[14]. SG Spec: T7 Condition: MNH Issued: 01.07.1968 Note 1: Library Image. Great Britain
And then there is the Gold head set, re-etched issue. The proposed green colour for the 2s6d stamp was changed to brown: the goal was to avoid evocations of Irish nationalist sentiment.
The second, created from pictures taken by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the Queen's second son, was issued in October 1988. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. "... That link has a "diaper" as well ..." The contract passed in 1967 to Bradbury Wilkinson who did not use watermarked paper anymore. Various essays were submitted. The Dutch printer Enschedé succeeded in using the original dies to create the new printing material, but for the Windsor Castle stamp digitalization of a 1955 stamp was necessary. The overprint indicated the territory of use.
These identify the plate used for the printing.
SHIFT OF EMBOSSING.
They were finally phased out of use in August 2000, when the Recess Machin High Values were first issued. Bard, an engraver at Waterlow and Sons, prepared the royal effigy reproducing Dorothy Wilding's photographic portrait already used on the definitive series. [16], West, Richard West (2007).
[11], On 22 March 2005, Royal Mail issued a minisheet for the 50th anniversary of the Castle series. Right hand stamp has normal left band with additional BROAD CENTRE PHOSPHOR BAND, the result... £7.50 .
They were originally printed by Harrison until losing the contract to Enschedé in 1998.
IanLasokSmith Add to Cart. Yes it does. The one on the left (the 8d stamp) is cylinder 4 no dot, and the one on the right is 15 dot. SG 775 var. The layout of the semi-eliptical perforations was then changed and the Queen's head was printed by silk screening. These examples are 13mm long bars, one for each colour. A nice small small closed collection to specialise in but be warned the varieties are expensive as are some of the rarer cylinder blocks.
The initial list was: the Tower of London on the 2s6d green, Caernarfon Castle on the 5s red, Edinburgh Castle on the 10s blue and Windsor Castle on the £1 brown.
So it does seem to be a matter of semantics.
In some states there is probably a law against carelessly displaying ones intaglios.
The second, from 1992 to 1995, printed by Harrison, shows the Queen's head in silhouette and has one elliptical hole on each vertical side. They featured the profile of King George VI and were illustrated by two pictures (HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's ship, on the 2 shillings and 6 pence, and the white cliffs of Dover on the 5 shillings) and two symbols (Saint George and the Dragon on the 10 shillings and the Royal Coat of arms on the one pound sterling stamp).
A £1 Machin definitive stamp was created the same year, printed in a blue-violet metallic ink. The contract was transferred to De La Rue in 1958 who printed the stamps until 31 December 1962.
Stamp Detail Tag Description Issued: 18 October 1988 Deegam: C2.1.1 Condition: MNH Spec Cat: UK2 Perf: 15 x 14 Format: Non Phos Printer:... £1.50 Bottom Marginal Single from the first Castles Series.
However, there seems to be a reason as the online source gives ""diaper" this alternative meaning;
View basket for details. CYLINDER / PLATE BLOCK "1J" Stamp Detail Tag Description Issued: 18 October 1988 Deegam: C1.1.1 Condition: MNH Spec Cat: UK1 Perf: 15 x 14 ... £1 Cylinder Single from the first Castles Series. In Tangier, Morocco, the three Castle stamps were available at the British post office in 1955. The method of identification of the different issues and some of the more prominent varieties is listed in the side-box. Total: £0.00 Home > QEII Pre Decimal Definitives > Wilding Castles. £9.95. Even later examples of the desired stamp were sent to Enschede under a new contract where it was re-engraved or re-etched an additional time to a new master plate, with some minor differences, notably in the way the serifs were shown on the capital letters and the way the "double Vs" of the W" in "Windsor" overlapped. The latter was no longer the Machin head with crown, but the monocolour profile created by Machin for commemorative stamps.
Why are you using the term "re-etched"????? The profile of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on one of the upper corners, and was based on Arnold Machin's sculpture that appears on the Machin series. [3] The remaining artists prepared their projects during the summer of 1953.
Under the guidance and requirements of officials, Lamb continued his work on the drawings of the castles during 1954, visiting in person Edinburgh and Windsor. When the office had to be closed in 1957, its centenary was celebrated with a second overprint ("1857 - 1957") on all Wilding and Castle stamps. Charlie, I never really thought about that. SG: 790(2) Scott: £1.00 Pre Decimal Type 2, issued 1970 - Thinner vertical white lines ( top left and bottom right hand corners of stamp ) 1970/2 Decimal Machin Square High Values
These twenty one stamps, combined with the earlier stirling sets with the Wilding portrait and the similar four decimal values recently issued in a mini sheetlet can make an impressive display.
These are shown as crosses or short bars, one for each colour of the printing. and the OED offers a similar reference and suggests it, that's "diaper," again can be used thusly;
They were initially stippled and then photo-etched as solid bars.
£10.50. 2 bids.
[12], On 18 October 1988, the four large-format high value Machin stamps, printed in photogravure and issued since February 1977, were replaced by a new Castle series. So I did some probing as it seemed a strange equivalence.
They are supposed to have been engraved in the first place! The second, created from pictures taken by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the Queen's second son, was issued in October 1988.
called the cameo head..
There, he defended the passage from two to one colour. The issue was finally accepted by the Queen on 29 June 1955. The broken grotto design was replaced by a white background, and was considered austere compared to the romantic approach of Lyndon Lamb.[14]. SG Spec: T7 Condition: MNH Issued: 01.07.1968 Note 1: Library Image. Great Britain
And then there is the Gold head set, re-etched issue. The proposed green colour for the 2s6d stamp was changed to brown: the goal was to avoid evocations of Irish nationalist sentiment.
The second, created from pictures taken by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the Queen's second son, was issued in October 1988. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. "... That link has a "diaper" as well ..." The contract passed in 1967 to Bradbury Wilkinson who did not use watermarked paper anymore. Various essays were submitted. The Dutch printer Enschedé succeeded in using the original dies to create the new printing material, but for the Windsor Castle stamp digitalization of a 1955 stamp was necessary. The overprint indicated the territory of use.
These identify the plate used for the printing.
SHIFT OF EMBOSSING.