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Now that the practice of having a Company Imprint has been discontinued from Business Sheets, Booklets, etc, the FSC code can be used to determine the printer as these are allocated on a company by company basis and all products now carry these codes. The four main Royal Mail stamp printers have the following FSC codes :-
Company
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FSC Code
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Cartor
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C100572
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De La Rue
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C020244
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Enschedé
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C017480
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Walsall
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C023216
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As an example, the Diamond Jubilee 100x1st Business Sheets were printed by both De La Rue and Walsall with the top panels carrying the two different FSC codes (De La Rue : C020244, Walsall : C023216 respectively).
International Security Printers was the group name that included both Cartor and Walsall until 2021. In late 2021 the group was rebranded under the name Cartor Security Printers. When Royal Mail quote either name, the FSC code needs to be referred to in order to determine the printer in the group that actually printed the product.
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2nd
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1st
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2nd Large
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1st Large
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Jan to Mar 2023 Diary |
Updated to 16th Mar 2023
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Date
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Entry
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Code
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Year
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9th Mar | Flying Scotsman | ||
~ PSB £21.05; panes 1, 2 & 3 - Litho
Special Issues with normal PVA gum. |
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~ Pane 4 £2 and 3x20p 'Cameo Head' Machin's in Litho; Self Adhesive, matrix Not stripped. SBP2i reported. |
MPIL
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M22L
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16th Feb | Issue - X-Men | ||
~ PSB £19.95; panes 1 & 2 - Litho
Special Issue with normal PVA gum; panes 3 & 4- Litho Special Issue Self Adhesive (ex M/S). |
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Pane 5 Litho £1 'Cameo Head' Machin's and 2nd NVI - Self Adhesive, matrix Not stripped. | |||
~ Pane 5 2x£1 'Cameo Head' Machin's and
2x2nd NVI; SBP2i reported. |
MPIL
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M22L
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For Diary Archive click the following link :-
The latest printings of the 2p, £1, £1.70, £2.55 and £4,20 counter sheet values have the Barcode in two positions on the right hand side margin of the sheet - by row 1 and row 5.
New printings of the 1p, 5p, 10p, 20p and £3.25 became available late June 2021, all with a printing date of March 2021. The Counter Sheets now exhibit the Barcode twice in the right hand margin - by row 1 and row 5. Previously, the Barcode only appeared by row 1. Similarly, the 2nd Large and 1st Large (19/02/21 printing) now have the two Barcodes on the front of the sheets also (they continue to appear on the back as well) but these occur by rows 2 and 7 respectively.
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£4.20 - Date 01/10/20
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£3.25 - Date 23/03/21
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A new version of the 2nd Class NVI (66p) stamp was issued on 23rd March 2021. The stamp itself is larger than the standard definitive size and attached along side it, on the right, is a QR code.
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Standard 2nd NVI and new 2nd NVI with QR Code
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This issue will form part of a trial for new technology. The base stamp is printed in gravure and has the iridescent codes of 'MBIL' and 'M21L' and centre phosphor band. The QR code is digitally printed as a separate process and it provides a datastring that includes a unique identifier for each stamp. Initially, the stamps will be available in self adhesive Business Sheets of 50 priced at £33.
The format of the new Business sheet is :-
Top Panel 2x2nd NVI and Four Panels of 12x2nd NVI (3 rows of 4).
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Business Sheet 50x2nd NVI with QR Codes - top panel
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The datastring is obtained by scanning the QR Code on an individual stamp; an example would be :-
JGB S1123 1017031 04423301 00066 021120 01
Within the datastring - the digits in orange are the Supply Chain Id; the digits in blue are a unique stamp identifying number; the digits in green are the stamp value and digits in red are the date.
A new printing of the 1st NVI Wales Country Pictorial with the print date 10/08/20 has been issued. The plate numbers are C4 and the grid box of four has no shaded portions - thus all four positions are for this Wales value. Again, the value tablet uses the original typeface (as did Plate C3). When new plates were made for the 2nd NVI (print date 16/04/20) they used the revised typeface (see June 2020 entry below).
Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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Litho | ||||||
2p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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M21L
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28 May 2021 | |
5p |
MPIL
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M21L
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12 Aug 2021 | |||
10p |
MPIL
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M21L
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28 May 2021 | |||
20p |
MPIL
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M21L
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12 Aug 2021 | |||
50p |
MPIL
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M21L
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28 May 2021 | |||
£1 |
MPIL
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M21L
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20 Jan 2022 | |||
£1.70 |
MPIL
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M21L
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12 Aug 2021 | |||
2nd |
MPIL
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M21L
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17 Sep 2021 | |||
1st |
MPIL
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M21L
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28 May 2021 | |||
New Tariff Rates came into effect on 1st January 2021. For a second time within six months changes have been made to the Post & Go Collectors Strips of six, increasing the price by £4.78 (£9.06 to £10.11 in Sep 2020 and then £10,11 to £13.84 in Jan 2021). The four higher NVI rates have changed :-
Old Rate
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New Rate
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Euro 20g / World 10g
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Euro 100g / World 20g
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Euro 100g / World 20g
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Worldwide up to 100g
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World 100g / Zone 1-3
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Europe Large 100g
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World 100g / Zone 2
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Worldwide Large 100g
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Old Rates - Year Code R19YAL
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New Rates - Year Code R17YAL
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Post & Go Collectors Strips
: First Class rose from £10.11 to £13.84.
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In respect of new Tariff Rates coming into effect from 1st January 2021, three new Machin values were added to the range on 23rd December 2020. These were the £1.70, £3.25 and £4.20 values.
Additionally, the £2.55 value was reprinted to meet the Worldwide 100g rate and again printed in Garnet Red. Originally, these were printed by De La Rue in 2017 and were produced on two different types of backing paper namely - without the 'ROYAL MAIL' and with 'ROYAL MAIL' underprint (SBP2).Both had the iridescent year code M17L.
Interestingly, all four values have a Date of Printing of 01/10/20 but the iridescent year codes are not all the same. The £2.55 value has a code M20L while the other three values have the code M21L. Its worth bearing in mind the 'Date of Printing' is produced by a Gravure cylinder and so if just one date cylinder had made been for these values its possible the £2,55 was printed on a different day and in doing this, a different iridescent cylinder was used.
Value
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Colour
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Source
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Year
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Date of
Printing |
Printer
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£1.70
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Marine Turquoise
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Counter Sheet
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M21L
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01/10/20
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Walsall
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£2.55
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Garnet Red
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M20L
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01/10/20
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£3.25
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Aqua Green
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M21L
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01/10/20
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£4.20
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Plum Purple
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M21L
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01/10/20
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Also, on the same day, four Country Pictorials were issued - these were the £1.70 value and were printed by Cartor on normal gummed paper.
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England £1.70
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N. Ireland £1.70
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Scotland £1.70
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Wales £1.70
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Value | Country | Grid Positions | Printer |
£1.70 | England | all grid 8 positions | Cartor |
£1.70 | Scotland | four grid position (first two columns) | |
N. Ireland | two grid position (third column) | ||
Wales | two grid position (fourth column) |
The 1st September 2020 saw a number of Tariff Rate changes for International Postage rates. New Machin or Country Pictorial stamps were NOT produced in respect of these changes, however, the Post & Go Collectors sets of six had three changes to the set. The cost of a set rose from £9.06 to £10.11.
Old Rate
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New Rate
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Europe / up to 100g
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Euro 100g / World 20g
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Worldwide / up to 20g
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World 100g / Zone 1-3
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Worldwide / up to 100g
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World 100g / Zone 2
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Old Rates - Year Code R17YAL
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New Rates - Year Code R19YAL
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Post & Go Collectors Strips
: First Class rose from £9.06 to £10.11.
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A further two Country Pictorials were reprinted in June 2020 and issued in July. The were the English 2nd NVI Three Lions and English 1st NVI Lion & Shield designs. Again, both have the revised value tablet. Judging from the printing date (25/06/20) and plate grid positions they were printed from the same primary sheet. The Plate numbers are 'C2'.
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England - 1st Lion & Shield
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England - 2nd Three Lions
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Left Pane
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Right Pane
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Two of the Country Pictorials were reprinted in April 2020 and issued in June. The were the Scottish 2nd NVI Saltire and Welsh 2nd NVI Leek designs. Again, both have the revised value tablet. Judging from the printing date (16/04/20) and plate grid positions they were printed from the same primary sheet. The Plate numbers are 'C1'.
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Scotland - 2nd Saltire
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Wales - 2nd Leek
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Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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Litho | ||||||
1p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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M20L
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9 Jul 2020 | |
2p |
MPIL
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M20L
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13 Nov 2020 | |||
5p |
MPIL
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M20L
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8 May 2020 | |||
20p |
MPIL
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M20L
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16 Feb 2021 | |||
50p |
MPIL
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M20L
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8 May 2020 | |||
£1.63 |
MPIL
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M20L
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8 May 2020 | |||
2nd |
MPIL
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M20L
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13 Nov 2020 | |||
1st |
MPIL
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M20L
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16 Feb 2021 | |||
The large NVI counter sheets of 50 sheets (1st, 2nd Large and 1st Large) have appeared with a new method of folding. The two panes of 25 are now folded between the panes so that the stamps face each other. On the reverse of the carrier paper a Barcode is printed - once on both panes of 25. The 1st, 2nd Large and 1st Large have been seen and all have the same printing date of 18/04/19 - the 2nd NVI will presumably appear in due course.
The £3 and £5 have been reprinted and were available at Autumn Stampex 2019. These now come in sheets of 25 and are printed by Walsall and obviously now come with the year code MI9L. The £2 has also been reprinted and again comes from Walsall with the year code MI9L and its believed they may have been available before 11th Sep 2019 (previously, De La Rue printed the £2 value in sheets of 25 with the year code MAI3).
The Wales Pictorial 1st NVI has been reprinted and was issued on 17th June 2019. Interestingly, this reprint has reverted back to using the Original typeface for the value tablet. The Plate Numbers are C3 and the Print Date was 30/01/19.
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Reprint pl C3
Print Date 30/01/19 Original Typeface |
First Printing pl C1
Print Date 26/12/17 'Machin' Style Typeface |
Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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Litho | ||||||
1p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI9L
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11 Feb 2020 | |
2p |
MPIL
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MI9L
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24 May 2019 | |||
5p |
MPIL
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MI9L
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26 Nov 2019 | |||
10p |
MPIL
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MI9L
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11 Feb 2020 | |||
50p |
MPIL
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MI9L
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24 May 2019 | |||
£1.17 |
MPIL
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MI9L
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26 Nov 2019 | |||
£1.35 |
MPIL
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MI9L
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11 Feb 2020 | |||
2nd |
MPIL
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MI9L
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26 Nov 2019 |
The 12x2nd Booklet has now surfaced with the original 'ROYAL MAIL' text in the substrate backing paper (SBP1) for the hidden codes MTIL and MI8L. The wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text is upright.
The First Class version of the Machin Post & Go Label has now appeared with the Year Code 17. The code format has changed from 'MAI6' of the previous year to 'RI7YAL' which has been used for Special Issue versions for sometime. The code can be found in line with the Queens nose in a central position and so depending upon the overprint it may well be obscured.
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Machin Post & Go Label with Year Code 'RI7YAL''
below the 'de' of the word 'wide' |
Three more Walsall counter sheets were officially issued on 4th December 2018 (the SD 100g and SD 500g had already been found at Post Offices previously).
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1st Large RMSF
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SD 100g
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Values |
Grid Positions
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Sheet size
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Printer
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1st Large RMSF |
Two rows of 2
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50
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Walsall
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SD 100g |
Four rows of 2
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25
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Walsall
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SD 500g |
Four rows of 2
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25
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Walsall
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Reprints of the Scotland Country Pictorial 2nd and 1st class NVI stamps were issued on 6th November 2018. Both have 4xPlate C2 numbers and the printing date was 27/08/18 and use the new 'Machin' style typeface (introduced on 20th March 2018 for the 2nd and 1st values).
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2nd Scotland Plate C2
Grid positions - right column |
1st Scotland Plate C2
Grid positions - left column |
In January 2016 a new self adhesive paper substrate was introduced having a repeating wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text appearing on the backing paper (under the stamps). This was given a code 'SBP1'. Subsequently, a modified version superseded this - two lines of upright repeating wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text followed by two lines of inverted repeating wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text and was coded SBP2. In early October (late September) 2018 the 6x1st booklets with Padlock covers were found with the original SBP1 paper substrate (hidden codes MSIL and MI8L). These had already been issued in the year with the SBP2 substrate. Now, the Harry Potter custom retail booklet has been found to exist on both SBP1 and SBP2 substrates (hidden codes MCIL and MI8L).
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Harry Potter booklet with SBP1 (inverted)
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Further Walsall printings were issued on 23rd May 2018. These included the NVI 1st and 1st Large values. Both came in counter sheets of 50 (as with the previous De La Rue printings) but the primary sheet laydowns were different from the Walsall denominated values which came in sheets of 25 and so there is a different set of Grid Box Positions.
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1st NVI
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1st Large NVI
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Values |
Grid Positions
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Sheet size
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Printer
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2nd or 1st NVI |
Two rows of 4
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50
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Walsall
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2nd Large or 1st Large NVI |
Two rows of 2
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50
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Walsall
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Two new Country Pictorial values were issued on 20th March 2018 in respect of the tariff rate changes. These were for the £1.25 and £1.45 rates. These now used a 'redrawn style' of value tablet based on that used for the Machins. At the same time, the 2nd and 1st NVI's were reprinted and issued with this new typeface style.
Wales Versions
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Original 2nd NVI
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Revised 2nd NVI
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Original 1st NVI
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Revised 1st NVI
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Walsall £2.25 from Counter Sheets of 25
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Walsall took over the Counter Sheet printing contract from the start of 2018 so all year code MI8L counter sheet printings were produced by Walsall. The first Walsall printings for the year were the new tariff values issued on 20th March 2018. These and subsequent sheets do not exhibit a sheet serial number and the 'printing date' is pre-printed using a gravure cylinder.
Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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Litho | ||||||
1p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI8L
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4 Dec 2018 | |
1p |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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14 Mar 2019 | |||
2p |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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20 Mar 2018 | |||
5p |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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20 Mar 2018 | |||
5p |
MPIL
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MI8L
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13 Feb 2019 | |||
10p |
MPIL
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MI8L
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13 Feb 2019 | |||
20p |
MPIL
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MI8L
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4 Dec 2018 | |||
20p |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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14 Mar 2019 | |||
50p |
MPIL
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MI8L
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4 Dec 2018 | |||
£1.17 |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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20 Mar 2018 | |||
£1.25 |
MPIL
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MI8L
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4 Dec 2018 | |||
£1.25 |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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14 Mar 2019 | |||
£1.45 |
MPIL*
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MI8L
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14 Mar 2019 | |||
£1.55 |
MPIL
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MI8L
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13 Feb 2019 | |||
1st | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI8L
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13 Sep 2018 | |
* The 'P' on these is very weak or missing; They came from the RAF and Marvel Booklets |
Two Post & Go labels were issued on 23rd January 2018 with the Game of Thrones theme, one for the second class rates and one for the first class rates. These both used the now standardised Year Code forms of - CLI8S for the Second Class rate and RI8YAL for the First Class rate.
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Second Class - Year Code CLI8S
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For Christmas 2017 the Winter Greenery Post & Go labels (first issued in November 2014) were re-issued on 13th November 2017. Both the Second Class and First Class Designs were re-prints and have new Year Codes - CLI7S for the Second Class rate and RI7YAL for the First Class rate.
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Second Class - Year Code CLI7S
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First Class - Year Code RI7YAL
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The Remembrance Poppy for 2017 was re-issued on 24th October 2017. The format of the hidden year code was changed to RI7YAL (as used for the Royal Mail Heritage - Mail by Air issue).
The latest Post & Go Labels taking the theme Royal Mail Heritage - Mail by Air were issued on 13th September 2017. The designs include First UK Aerial Mail 1911, Military Mail 1919, International Airmail 1933, Domestic Airmail 1934, Flying Boat Airmail 1937 and Datapost 1980. The format of the hidden year code has changed to RI7YAL for this issue - this is positioned just left of the pictorial image and about half way down.
The new Postal Museum opened to the public on 28th July 2017. Its located at 15-20 Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DA, this is just along the road from its previous temporary home. To mark this event a new overprint was introduced. This was 'Official Opening 2017' for the 2nd Class NVI and 1st Class NVI on Wreathed Head Machin designs (1st NVI tariff rate only). The other three reels, Post Office (London) Railway, Mail Coach and Union Flag were vended for all six tariff rates with the overprint being 'Official Opening'. Note : The Official Opening day of the New Museum was 28th July 2017, however, the Post & Go machine in the foyer was made available on the 25th July vending the special 'Official Opening' overprint
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2nd Class NVI
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1st Class NVI on Wreathed Head Machin
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With the introduction of the revised (upright / inverted) 'ROYAL MAIL' text in the Self Adhesive paper substrate we have the possibility that printings can yield a new variant depending upon how the paper was reeled. This has now happened with the counter sheet £1.17 value. The second printing in March 2017 (printing date 03/03/17, this was the first printing with the new substrate) was issued with the paper direction that was different from the Walsall 100x2nd Business Sheets (see section 'Revised ROYAL MAIL Self Adhesive Substrate - January 2017' below). Subsequently, a third printing occurred in April 2017 (printing date 07/04/17). This has a different paper direction - which is in fact the same as the first Walsall 100x2nd Business Sheets.
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£1.17 - printing date 03/03/17
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£1.17- printing date 07/04/17
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This paper substrate has a reference code 'SBP2'
and 'SBP2i' for the inverted version. For simplification,
if the two lines of upright text are considered, we have L(arge) text followed
by s(mall) text for the upright substrate - SBP2
and s(mall) text followed by L(arge) text for the inverted substrate - SBP2i.
Click
here for a listing of the latest known variants.
Two new value Pictorials for each of the four Country Designs were issued on 21st March 2017. These use the same two designs as used previously. The value tablet typeface has been changed to that used by the Machin definitives. Over time, the 2nd and 1st NVI values will also be printed using the revised typeface.
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£1.17 England - Oak Tree
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£1.40 England - Tudor Rose
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For each Country, the two values were printed on the
same primary sheet
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Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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1p | Sheet |
MAIL
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MI7L
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31 May 2017 | ||
2p | Sheet |
MI7L
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31 May 2017 | |||
2p | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Dec 2017 | |||
5p | Sheet |
MI7L
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3 May 2017 | |||
10p | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
10p | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Dec 2017 | |||
20p | Sheet |
MI7L
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3 May 2017 | |||
50p | Sheet |
MI7L
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Jan 2018 | |||
£1.17 | Sheet |
MI7L
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21 Mar 2017 | |||
£1.17 | Sheet |
MI7L
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prt 03/03/17 | |||
£1.40 | Sheet |
MI7L
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21 Mar 2017 | |||
£1.40 | Sheet |
MI7L
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prt 07/03/17 | |||
£1.57 | Sheet |
MI7L
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21 Mar 2017 | |||
£1.57 | Sheet |
MI7L
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prt 07/03/17 | |||
£2.27 | Sheet |
MI7L
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21 Mar 2017 | |||
£2.27 | Sheet |
MI7L
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prt 10/03/17 | |||
£2.55 | Sheet |
MI7L
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21 Mar 2017 | |||
£2.55 | Sheet |
MI7L
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prt 08/03/17 | |||
Note: The five new values issued on the 21 Mar 2017 were printed in Jan 2017 on the 'old' self adhesive substrate (no wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text). A subsequent reprint in early Mar 2017 was made using the new self adhesive substrate with wavyline 'ROYAL MAIL' text (these were issued on 7 Apr 2017). | ||||||
2nd | Sheet |
MAIL
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MI7L
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1 Feb 2017 | ||
2nd | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
1st RM Red | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
2nd Large | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
1st Large | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
1st RMSF | Sheet |
MI7L
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5 Jul 2017 | |||
1st SF Large | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
SD 100g | Sheet |
MI7L
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7 Apr 2017 | |||
SD 100g | Sheet |
MI7L
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15 Feb 2018 | |||
2nd | Business Sht | 100x2nd |
MBIL
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MI7L
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Jul 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Business Sht | 100x1st |
MBIL
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MI7L
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Aug 2017 | |
2nd Large | Business Sht | 50x2nd Large |
MBIL
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MI7L
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Late Aug 2017 | |
1st Large | Business Sht | 50x1st Large |
MBIL
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MI7L
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Apr 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Booklet # | 4x1st; 2x1st |
MCIL
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MI7L
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15 Feb 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Booklet | 4x1st; 2x1st |
MCIL
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MI7L
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12 Oct 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Booklet # | 6x1st |
MSIL
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MI7L
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5 Jun 2017 | |
Booklet | 6x1st |
MSIL
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MI7L
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Jun 2017 | ||
2nd | Booklet | 12x2nd |
MTIL
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MI7L
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Jun 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Booklet | 12x1st |
MTIL
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MI7L
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Apr 2017 | |
2nd Large | Booklet | 4x2nd Large |
MFIL
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MI7L
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Aug 2017 | |
1st Large | Booklet | 4x1st Large |
MFIL
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MI7L
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May 2017 | |
# These are printed with the 'ROYAL MAIL' wavyline text in substrate (SBP1) | ||||||
These are printed with the revised 'ROYAL MAIL' wavyline text in substrate (SBP2) |
Gravure/Litho - Normal Gum Issues
Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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Gravure | ||||||
£5 | Sheet | 10(5x2) |
ACCEI7ION
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6 Feb 2017 | ||
£1 | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI7L
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5 Jun 2017 | |
1st RM Red | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI7L
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5 Jun 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Minisheet | Mixed |
MMIL
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MI7L
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5 Jun 2017 | |
Litho | ||||||
5p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI7L
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23 Jan 2018 | |
20p | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI7L
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23 Jan 2018 | |
£1.17 | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
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MI7L
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23 Jan 2018 | |
£1.40 | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
|
MI7L
|
14 Dec 2017 | |
2nd | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
|
MI7L
|
14 Dec 2017 | |
1st RM Red | PSB | Mixed |
MPIL
|
MI7L
|
14 Dec 2017 | |
The self adhesive substrate with the 'ROYAL MAIL' wavyline text under the stamps (on the carrier paper), has been issued in a new form. Alternating pairs of lines of the text are now in either upright or inverted orientation. Apparently, this has been done to aid in the production process. It first appeared in late January 2017 and has been found on the 2nd class Business sheets of 100 dated 15/12/16 - the stamps have the year code 'MI6L'. Booklets and Counter Sheets will follow in due course (Don Staddon reports in March 2017 Stamp Magazine that the 1st Class counter sheet version has been printed - date 09/12/16 and year code 'MI6L').
The ‘ROYAL MAIL’ text printed on the substrate (carrier paper) is made up of the following four repeating lines.
Value | Source | Format |
Year Code
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1p | Sheet |
MAIL
|
MI7L
|
31 May 2017 | ||
2p |
MI7L
|
7 Dec 2017 | ||||
5p |
MI7L
|
3 May 2017 | ||||
10p |
MI7L
|
7 Dec 2017 | ||||
20p |
MI7L
|
3 May 2017 | ||||
50p |
MI7L
|
Jan 2018 | ||||
£1.17 |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
£1.40 |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
£1.57 |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
£2.27 |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
£2.55 |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
2nd | Sheet |
MAIL
|
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||
1st RM Red |
MI6L
|
Oct 2017 | ||||
1st RM Red |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
2nd Large |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
1st Large |
MI7L
|
7 Apr 2017 | ||||
1st RMSF |
MI7L
|
5 Jul 2017 | ||||
SD 100g |
MI7L
|
15 Feb 2018 | ||||
2nd | Business Sheet | 100x2nd |
MBIL
|
MI6L
|
Jan 2017 | |
100x2nd |
MBIL
|
MI7L
|
Jul 2017 | |||
1st RM Red | 100x1st |
MBIL
|
MI6L
|
Mar 2017 | ||
100x1st |
MBIL
|
MI7L
|
Aug 2017 | |||
2nd Large | 50x2nd Large |
MBIL
|
MI7L
|
Late Aug 2017 | ||
1st Large | 50x1st Large |
MBIL
|
MI7L
|
Apr 2017 | ||
1st RM Red | Booklet | 6x1st; 2x1st |
MCIL
|
MI7L
|
12 Oct 2017 | |
1st RM Red | Booklet | 6x1st |
MSIL
|
MI6L
|
Apr 2017 | |
6x1st |
MSIL
|
MI7L
|
Jun 2017 | |||
2nd | 12x2nd |
MTIL
|
MI6L
|
Feb 2017 | ||
12x2nd |
MTIL
|
MI7L
|
Jun 2017 | |||
1st RM Red | 12x1st |
MTIL
|
MI6L
|
Feb 2017 | ||
12x1st |
MTIL
|
MI7L
|
Apr 2017 | |||
2nd Large | 4x2nd Large |
MFIL
|
MI7L
|
Aug 2017 | ||
1st Large | 4x1st Large |
MFIL
|
MI7L
|
May 2017 | ||
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