Delta Stamps Fact File No. 4
     

Standard Definitive Counter Sheet Printings

 

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De La Rue (Dunstable) ATN definitive counter sheet printings (issued 31st March 2009)

New rate and makeup Machin values were issued on 31st March 2009 in respect of the postal rate increase on 6th April 2009. They were printed in standard counter sheets of 200, however, have revised sheet markings which include :-

Self adhesive sheet printings with the additional security features will apply to NVI rate stamps and the 50p, £1 and £1.50 to £5 range. All other values printed in counter sheets will continue to be issued with conventional gum and without the additional security features.


Primary Sheet layout for standard sized definitives (issued 31st March 2009).

Primary Sheet 400 (2x200)

Primary Sheet size 400 (2x200(20x10))


Detailed Pane Sheet Markings :-

Spot Left Box
Spot Right Box
A Pane - Spot Left Box [200 stamps (20x10)]
  Perf Register Line   Length of left hand margin
  Stock Code   R1/1
  Colour Imprint   R3/1
  Barcode Ink jet R5/1; printed in black
  Margin Arrows   R10/1 - R11/1; R10/10 - R11/10
  SSN Ink jet R12/1; printed in black
  Date Ink jet R13/1; printed in black
  Barcode Ink jet R15/1; printed in black
  Cylinder numbers   R18/1
  Cyl Pane Id Grid Box   R20/1; Spot left

B Pane - Spot Right Box [200 stamps (20x10)]
  Perf Register Line   None
  Stock Code   R1/1
  Colour Imprint   R3/1
  Barcode Ink jet R5/1; printed in black
  Margin Arrows   R10/1 - R11/1; R10/10 - R11/10
  SSN Ink jet R12/1; printed in black
  Date Ink jet R13/1; printed in black
  Barcode Ink jet R15/1; printed in black
  Cylinder numbers   R18/1
  Eltromat Colour Reg   R18-19/10; Triangle
  Cyl Pane Id Grid Box   R20/1; Spot right
  Eltromat Colour Reg   R20/10

Cylinder Pane Identification Grid Box (R20/1) for primary sheet giving 2 combinations :-

A pane - left spot
B pane - right spot

In the case of some of the Country Pictorial definitives two different values were engraved together on the same cylinder. When this occurred the cylinder pane identification grid box has one segment shaded out to indicate that the pane does not exist. In the following examples both the 56p values were printed from the same cylinder :-

A pane - left spot
B pane - right spot


Summary of standard counter sheet printings with revised markings :-

  Value Cyls Primary Sheet Printer Process Issued
17p Olive Green D1 ph D1 400 (2x200) De La Rue Gravure 31st Mar 2009
  22p Stone D1 ph D1       31st Mar 2009
  60p Emerald D1 ph D1       30th Mar 2010
  62p Red D1 ph D1       31st Mar 2009
  67p Rhododendron D1 ph D1       30th Mar 2010
  88p Shocking Pink D1 ph D1       30th Mar 2010
  90p Ultramarine D1 ph D1       31st Mar 2009
  97p Mauve D1 ph D1       30th Mar 2010
  £1.46 Dark Turquoise D1 ph D1       30th Mar 2010
             

 


 
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