The new website boasts a new, more attractive design, and improved presentation of text and images. Content from the old website has been revised, and there are a number of new webpages to discover. Find more information in this blog.
The new website boasts a new, more attractive design, and improved presentation of text and images. Content from the old website has been revised, and there are a number of new webpages to discover. Find more information in this blog.
A collector-based website with each Machin denomination/color having its own specialized listing page. It contains a virtually complete list of all major varieties, including regionals, denomination, color, value size, perforation changes, printing method, elliptical perfs, new design, phosphor bands, paper, and anniversary issues. A basic Machin album that features one example of every major value and color (451 different stamps) is available for downloading.
The first Machin stamps (pronounced MAY-chin) were issued June 5, 1967. Since then, dozens and dozens of different values have been released and many colour changes have occurred to provide the stamp collector with the largest definitive series ever produced (and still going strong!).
Machins are named after Arnold Machin, a sculptor who designed the portrait of the Queen used on these Great Britain stamps. Machin passed away March 9, 1999 at the age of 87.
The author explains the scope of the site:
The pages found on this site reflect my personal studies of this fascinating series of stamps. They are not meant to be a complete listing of every Machin variety ever produced. I will leave that up to the many specialized catalogues that have been published (such as the largest and best catalogue - The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook).
I do not pretend to be an expert on Machins - quite the opposite, I am still very much a novice. I use these lists to sort and organize our supply of Machins and have posted them on the web to show you how I have studied them. For more complete listings and background information, please study the many Machin publications that are available.
Developed by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Association for the Development of Philately (WADP), the WADP Numbering System (WNS) was introduced on 1 January 2002 with the aim of creating a database of all authentic postage stamps issued by UPU member countries and territories on or after that date.
The goal is for the WNS to become the central point of reference against which stamp issues can be verified, supporting the legal philatelic market by endorsing those stamps that are genuine.
Only those postage stamps that, once received by the International Bureau (IB) of the UPU have undergone the process of verification of authenticity and registration will be attributed a WNS number and added to the WNS website.
The WNS website is therefore a reference tool and a control, by omission, of stamps that have been issued illegally and labels that are claimed to be stamps. The WNS is one of the tools the UPU has introduced, helping the Posts and the philatelic market as a whole to combat this problem.
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