Machin News - Issues in [2023] |
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2023 Summary
Date | Issue | Source | Value | Printer |
12th Jan | Music Giants - Iron Maiden (Special Issue only) | |||
16th Feb | X-Men | PSB | £19.95 | Cartor |
9th Mar | The Flying Scotsman Centenary | PSB | £21.05 | Cartor |
23rd Mar | Flowers | |||
4th Apr | King Charles III NVI definitives | 2nd, 1st, 2nd Large, 1st Large |
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4th Apr | King Charles III definitive | £2.20 | ||
13th Apr | The Legend of Robin Hood | |||
6th May | King Charles III - Coronation | |||
2nd Nov | Christmas 2023 | |||
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) codes are allocated on a company by company basis. The four current printers hold the following FSC codes :-
Company
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FSC Code
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Cartor (France)
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C100572
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Cartor (the old Walsall, Wolverhampton)
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C023216
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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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Cartor Security Printers (formerly International Security Printers including the names Cartor and Walsall) has two sites - one in Wolverhampton (the old Walsall) and one in France. Cylinder and Plate numbers will now all have a 'C' prefix. When a product provides an FSC code, it indicates which one of Cartor's two sites it came from (FSC codes are assigned by country).
Cartor Security Printers | ||
Wolverhampton - Web fed Printing | La Loupe , France - Sheet fed Printing | |
Gravure -10 Unit web fed Cerutti R981 press | Litho - Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 | |
Litho - 10 Unit web fed Goebel press | Litho - Heidelberg Speedmaster 72 | |
Domino Ink Jet printing for the QR - 2D Barcode - A.B Graphics systems | Comb Perforators | |
Self Adhesive Retail Booklet systems | Prestige Booklet making machine | |
Note : Stamps with individual 2D Barcodes will be web printed and hence come out of Wolverhampton. This will basically apply for all definitives from now on. |
QR Code / 2D Barcode data can be obtained by scanning the code (for mobile phone/tablet users 'Apps' are available to download). The QR Code / 2D Barcode is unique for each individual stamp giving a datastring, the first 37 characters of which is broken down into the following fields:-
Characters | Field Name | Value |
1-4 | UPU Id | JGB |
5 | Product type | S |
6 | Version | 1 |
7 | Stamp Type | |
8 | Stamp Class | |
9 | Container | |
10-16 | Supply Chain Id | 1017031 |
17-24 | Item Id | unique stamp number |
25-29 | Postage Tariff | 999.99 |
30-35 | Date | ddmmyy |
36-37 | Campaign |
Various fields will apply to / be unique to various issues, with new ones being added over time. The following three field code(s) identify :-
Stamp Class (fields 7&8)
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Container (field 9)
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Campaign (fields 36&37)
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11 | 1st Class NVI | 1 | Booklets of four | 01 | Machin definitives |
12 | 2nd Class NVI | 2 | Booklets of eight | 02 | Special Issue |
21 | 1st Class Large NVI | 3 | Business sheets | 03 | Country Pictorial - England |
22 | 2nd Class Large NVI | 4 | Counter sheets of 25 | 04 | Country Pictorial - Wales |
5 | Counter sheets of 50 | 05 | Country Pictorial - Scotland | ||
6 | 06 | Country Pictorial - N. Ireland | |||
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8 | Prestige Booklets | ||||
99 | Denominated |
As part of the Music Giants series a Special Issue featuring the rock band Iron Maiden was issued on 12th January 2023. The stamps still carried the silhouette of the late Queen.
X-Men was the theme of a special issued on 16th February 2023. The now obligatory prestige booklet accompanied the issue; produced by Cartor and priced at £19.95. The special issue stamps still carried the silhouette of the late Queen. The Machin pane (pane 5) was printed in Litho on self adhesive paper as a block of six (four stamps plus two labels) to accommodate the larger sized QR Code / 2D Barcoded Machin stamps. The matrix was not stripped away during manufacture. The stamps themselves are the £1 'Cameo Head' Machin on rows 1 and 3; and the 2nd NVI Classic Head Machin on rows 1 and 3 also; all with the iridescent source codes 'MPIL' and year code 'M22L'.
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'Cameo' / Classic Head Machin pane from X-Men PSB
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The Centenary of the Flying Scotsman was the theme of a Special Issue on 9th March 2023. The special issue stamps were the last printings to carry the silhouette of the late Queen. A prestige booklet accompanied the issue; produced by Cartor and priced at £21.05. The Machin pane (pane 4) was printed in Litho on self adhesive paper as a block of six (four stamps plus two labels) to accommodate the larger sized QR Code / 2D Barcoded Machin stamps. The matrix was not stripped away during manufacture. The stamps themselves are the 'Cameo Head' Machin's one £2 on row 1 and three 20p - one on row 1 and the other two on row 3; all with the iridescent source codes 'MPIL' and year code 'M22L'.
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'Cameo' Head Machin pane from Flying Scotsman PSB
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A Special Issue set featuring popular flowers will be issued on 23rd March 2023. These will be the first Special Stamps to feature the silhouette of His Majesty King Charles III.
New Tariff Rates came into effect on 3rd April 2023. The 2nd class rate rose from 68p to 75p, while the 1st class rate rose from 95p to £1.10. Some of the other NVI rate changes included :-
Rate Old Price Prices from 4th Apr 2022 Second class 68p 75pFirst class 95p £1.10Large Second class £1.05 £1.15Large First class £1.45 £1.60Europe (20 gms) World (10 gms) £1.85 £2.20Europe (100 gms) £1.85 £2.20Worldwide (20 gms) £1.85 £2.20Worldwide (100 gms) £2.55 £2.20Royal Mail Signed For First £2.35 £2.60Royal Mail Signed For First Large £2.85 £3.10Special Delivery (to 100g) £6.85 £6.85Special Delivery (to 500g) £7.65 £7.65Post & Go Collectors Strips : Second Class rises from £1.73 to £1.90 and First Class from £14.25 to £14.55.
To view the Royal Mail Price card effective from 3rd Apr 2023 - Click here
The roll out of new King Charles III definitives started on 4th April 2023. This doesn't cover the complete product range on this date, as it is anticipated that the new King Charles issues will only occur as and when the current Machin stocks run down. The first issues will include the four basic NVI values - 2nd, 1st, 2nd Large and 1st Large. These will be issued in counter sheets, booklets and business sheets.
A new international rate £2.20 in respect of the tariff rate changes was issued on the 4th April 2023 also. Again, this featured King Charles III.
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King Charles III 1st Class NVI - note
cyl is 'C1'
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Value | Colour |
Cyl
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Year Code
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Barcode
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Comments |
£2.20 | Dark Green |
C1
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M23L
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159164
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2nd | Holly Green |
C1
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M23L
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154862
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Barcode same as Machin |
1st | Plum Purple |
C1
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M23L
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154855
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Barcode same as Machin |
2nd Large | Dark Pine Green |
C1
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M23L
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154886
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Barcode same as Machin |
1st Large | Marine Turquoise |
C1
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M23L
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154879
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Barcode same as Machin |
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