Pre-decimal

½d brown orange 1 2b 1d olive 3 2bha 2bhb cb 2d maroon head right 1 2b 2d maroon head center 2 2b cb 3d violet 4 cbha cbhb 2bha 2bhb 4d brown black 4 2bha 2bhb cbha cbhb 4d bright red 4 cbha cbhb lbhb rbhb 5d dark blue 2 2bha 2bhb 6d magenta 2 2bha 2bhb 7d bright green 1 2b (value right) 8d red orange 1 2b (value right) 8d turquoise 1 2b (value right) 9d dark green 1 2b (value right) 10d brown gray 1 2b 1s light violet 1 2b 1s6d blue & turquoise 2 2b 0b 1s9d black & orange 1 2b 2s6p brown 1 0b (27x31 mm) 5s red 1 0b (27x31 mm) 10s ultramarine 1 0b (27x31 mm) £1 bluish black 1 0b (27x31 mm)

Machin Heads Pre-decimal   Pre-decimal 21 major varieties 36 first & second level     Pre-decimal

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Denomination	Bands	Some other qualities that are easy to see
½p turquoise	(2CLO)	thick value, thin value. Left band is rare.
1p magenta	(2CLR0)	thick value, thin value, imperf left, head varieties, glossy paper
1p magenta elliptic	(2)	EME, yellow bands, blue bands. Responds to longwave uv.
1½p black	(2)
2p greeen wide value	(20)	Shade is Gray Green. Perf 14, litho, value varieties, head varieties, imperfs
2p green narrow value	(0)	Shade is Dark Green. Thin value, imperfs, litho
2p green elliptic	(2)	Shades, EME, Responds to longwave uv.
2½p pink	(CLR2)	thick value, thin value. Only center band is common.
2½p rose orange	(02)
3p ultramarine	(2C)	narrow value, wide value, thick value
3p red magenta	(02)	narrow value, thick value, head varieties
3½p gray green	(2C)
3½p violet brown	(0C)
4p olive brown	(2)
4p turquoise	(20RL)	perf. 14, litho, narrow value
4p cobalt blue	(0)	glossy paper
4p cobalt blue elliptic.	(20)	EME, yellow bands, blue bands
4½p bluish gray	(2)	exists with phosphor coated paper plus 2 bands
5p lilac	(20)	litho perf. 14. Bands are similar color to the stamp, so hard to see.
5p brown rose	(C0)	litho, litho perf. 14
5p red brown	(0)
5p red brown elliptic	(20)	EME, yellow bands, blue bands
5½p dark violet	(2C)	value closer to frame

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6p pastel green	(2)	thick value, thin value, wide value
6p lime green	(0)
6p lime green elliptic	(20)	litho., EME, yellow bands, blue bands, no bands is uncommon
6½p turquoise blue	(2CRL)	head varieties
7p red brown	(2CRL0)	thick value, thin value, wide value, head varieties, shades
7p brick red	(0)
7p gray elliptic.	(2)
7p red magenta elliptic	(2)
7½p light chestnut	(2)	thick value, thin value
8p red	(2CRL)	thick value, thin value, glossy paper, head varieties
8p dark yellow elliptic	(2)	yellow bands, blue bands, react to longwave uv
8½p yellowish green	(20)	glossy paper
9p orange & black	(2)	shades
9p blue violet	(2)	shades, wide value, thin value
9½p dark violet	(2)
10p orange & brown	(2)	shades, glossy paper
10p pale orange	(2CRL0)	Wide value. Thick value, thin value, shades
10p orange	(0)	Narrow value.
10p orange elliptic.	(20)	litho, EME, perf. 14
10½p yellow	(2)
10½p gray blue	(2)	shades

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11p light red	(20)
11½p brown olive	(0)
11½p gray	(CRL)	head varieties
12p yellow green	(02)	thick value, thin value
12p green	(CRL)	also with star printed on back of stamp
12½p light emerald	(CRL)	thick value, thin value, also with star printed on back of stamp.
13p gray green	(0)
13p light brown	(CRL2)	shades, imperfs, litho, also with star printed on back of stamp.
14p gray blue	(02)	wide value, narrow value
14p dark blue	(CR)	imperfs, litho, perf 14
15p ultramarine	(0)
15p light blue	(CLR)
15½p lilac	(02RL)	also with star printed on back of stamp
16p brown gray	(02)	wide value, narrow value, also with D printed on back of stamp
16½p light brown	(0)	shiny paper
17p light green	(0)
17p blue gray	(02RL)	shades, narrow value, also with star or D printed on back of stamp
17p dark blue	(CRL)	narrow value, imperfs, litho
17½p light brown	(0)	shiny paper
18p violet blue	(0)	shiny paper, thin value, thick value
18p gray green	(02)	litho, shades
18p bright yellow green	(CRL)	litho, head varieties, yellow bands or violet bands

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19p red orange	(02)	imperfs, litho, perf 14
19p olive green elliptic	(CLR)	EME, shades, yellow bands, blue bands
19½p olive gray	(0)	shiny paper
20p purple gray	(20)	litho, thin value, perf 14, shades
20p turquoise	(0)
20p turquoise elliptic	(2)	yellow bands, blue bands, react to longwave uv.
20p black	(02)	imperfs
20p bright yellow green ep	(CR2)	EME, narrow value, wide value
20½p ultramarine	(0)
22p dark blue	(0)
22p moss green	(02)
22p red orange	(02)	litho, all 2 bands are imperf. right
23p pink	(0)	shiny paper
23p bright yellow green	(0)
24p violet lilac	(0)
24p brown red	(0)
24p brown	(02)	imperfs, litho, perf 14
25p dark lilac	(0)	shiny paper
25p salmon red	(2)	coil from 1996, difficult to find with non-elliptic perfs.
25p salmon red elliptic	(02)	litho, shades, yellow bands, blue bands
26p red	(02)	narrow value, wide value, shiny paper
26p gray olive	(0)
26p brown elliptic	(2)	EME, litho
26p metallic gold ellipt.	(2)

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27p brown	(0)	imperfs
27p dark lilac	(0)
28p violet blue	(0)
28p ocher	(0)
28p slate blue	(0)
29p olive brown	(0)	shiny paper
29p purple	(02)	perf 14, litho, imperfs
29p gray elliptic	(2)	yellow bands, blue bands
30p olive green	(0)
30p olive green elliptic	(2)	EME, yellow bands, blue bands, react to longwave uv
31p dark lilac	(02)
31p ultramarine	(0)	perf 14 litho imperfs,
31p purple elliptic	(20)	EME
32p prussian blue	(0)
33p emerald green	(02)	litho, perf 14, imperfs, blue bands, yellow bands
33p blue green ellipt	(2)
34p yellow brown	(02)	litho
34p slate blue	(0)
34p purple	(0)
34p olive green ellipt	(2)

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35p dark brown	(0)
35p dark brown elliptic	(2)	shades
35p gold bistre	(0)
35p gold bistre elliptic	(20)	litho, head varieties
36p ultramarine elliptic	(2)
37p red	(0)
37p purple lilac elliptic	(2)	litho, EME
37p black elliptic	(2)
38p red elliptical perfs	(2)	yellow bands, blue bands
38p ultramarine elliptic	(2)	EME, perf 14
39p purple lilac	(02)	litho, perf 14, imperfs, head varieties, violet bands, yellow bands
39p red magenta elliptic	(20)	EME
39p gray elliptic	(2)
40p gray blue elliptic	(2)
40p dark turquoise blue elliptic	(2)
41p green olive elliptic	(20)	litho, head varieties, major shades, yellow bands, blue bands. React to longwave uv.
41p red elliptic	(2)
42p olive gray elliptic	(2)
43p brown elliptic	(2)	EME, perf 14, head varieties, wide value, narrow value
43p emerald green elliptic	(2)
44p green olive elliptic	(2)
45p red magenta elliptic	(2)
47p dark turquoise elliptic	(2)

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50p light brown	(20)	narrow value, wide value
50p ocher	(02)	shades
50p ocher elliptic	(2)	EME, yellow bands, blue bands
60p slate blue elliptic	(2)	yellow bands, blue bands
63p emerald green elliptic	(2)	EME, litho, head varieties
64p dark turquoise elliptic	(20)
65p dark blue elliptic	(2)
68p green olive elliptic	(2)
75p black wide value	(0)	perf 14
75p black narrow value	(0)	litho
£1 metallic purple elliptic	(20)	EME. Iriodin ink, appears metallic.
£1.50 brownish red engraved	(-)
£1.50 brownish red photo.	(2)	Iriodin ink, appears metallic.
£2.00 slate blue engraved	(-)
£2.00 slate blue photo.	(2)	Iriodin ink, appears metallic.
£3.00 purple engraved	(-)
£3.00 purple photo.	(2)	Iriodin ink, appears metallic.
£5.00 brown engraved	(-)
£5.00 blue photo.	(2)	Iriodin ink, appears metallic.

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Large Size

10p carmine large size 1 0b (27x31mm) 20p olive large size 1 0b (27x31mm) 50p ultramarine large size 1 0b (27x31mm) £1 bluish black no loop 1 0b (27x31mm) £1 olive & yellow long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £1.30 slate blue & blue green long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £1.33 black & lilac long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £1.41 indigo & blue green long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £1.50 black & pinkish long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £1.60 indigo & blue green long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £2 brown & greenish long size 1 0b (27x38 mm) £5 blue & pinkish long size 1 0b (27x38 mm)

Machin Heads Large Size  12 major varieties  12 total first & second varieties

Anniversary

15p bright blue 6 cb cbit cbib lb rb cbli 15p bright blue perf 14 litho 4 cb cbit cbib cbir 20p black and cream 5 0b 0bil 0bir 0bit 2b 20p black and cream perf 14 litho 4 0b 0bit 0bib 0bir 20p black 1 0bli 29p purple 2 0b 2b 34p blue green 1 0b 37p red 1 0b 1st black perf. 14 elliptical 1 0b

Machin Heads Anniversary  9 major varieties  25 total first & second varieties

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NVI

1st black 4 0bit 0bib 0bir 2b 1st black perf. 14 4 2b 2bit 2bib 2bir 1st red orange 4 0b 0bit 0bib 2bli 1st red orange perf. 14 3 0b 0bit 0bib 1st red orange perf. 13 3 0b 0bit 0bib 1st red orange elliptical perf 3 0b 2b 2bli 2bsa 1st red orange ellipt. EME 1 2b 1st metallic gold ellipt. EME 2 2b 2bsa 1st White Millenium 2 2b 0b 1st White Millenium perf 14 1 2b 1st red orange horizontal elliptic. perf 1 2bli 1st red orange horizontal ellipt. EME 1 2b 1st dark blue 4 cb cbit cbib likv 1st dark blue perf 14 litho 3 cb cbit cbib 2nd light blue 8 cb cbit cbib cbir cbli rb rbli lbli 2nd light blue perf 14 4 cb cbit cbib cbir 2nd light blue elliptical perf 3 cb cbli cbhc 2nd light blue ellipt. EME 4 cb lb rb cbsa 2nd light blue horizontal elliptical perfs 1 cb E blue 2 2b 2bsa europe blue & red 1 2bsa worldwide red & blue 1 2bsa postcard black red & blue 1 2bsa

Machin Heads No Value Indicated (NVI)  23 major varieties  61 total first & second varieties           No Value Indicated (NVI)

Isle of Man

2½p pink 1 cb 3p ultramarine 1 2b 5p dark lilac 1 2b 7½p chestnut 1 2b

Machin Heads Isle of Man 4 major varieties, 4 varieties total

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Northern Ireland

2½p pink 1 cb 3p ultramarine 2 2b cb 3½p gray green 2 2b cb 4½p bluish gray 1 2b 5p dark lilac 2 2b 0b 5p dark lilac perf 14 1 0b 5½p dark violet 2 2b cb 6½p turquoise blue 1 cb 7p red brown 1 cb 7½p light chestnut 1 2b 8p red 1 2b 8½p yellowish green 1 2b 9p blue violet 1 2b 10p pale orange 2 2b cb 10½p gray blue 1 2b 11p light red 1 2b 11½p brown olive perf. 14 1 lb 12p yellow green 1 0b 12p green 1 lb 12½p light emerald green 1 lb 12½p light emerald green perf 14 1 lb 13p light brown litho shades 2 lbs1 lbs2 13½p red brown 1 0b 14p gray blue perf 14 1 0b 14p dark blue 1 cb 15p ultramarine 1 0b 15p light blue 1 cb 15½p lilac perf 14 1 0b 16p brown gray 1 li0b 16p brown gray perf 14 1 li0b 17p gray blue litho 2 0bs2 0bs3 17p dark blue litho 1 cb 18p violet blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 18p gray green litho 1 0b 18p bright yellow green litho 2 cb lb 18p bright yellow green perf 14 litho 1 cb 19p red orange 1 0b 19p olive green elliptical perf. 3 licb lirb licb 19p olive green ellipt. EME 1 cb 19½p olive gray perf 14 litho 1 0b 20p black litho 1 0b 20p bright yellow green elliptic. perfs 1 cb 20p bright yellow green ellipt. EME 1 cb 20p bright yellow green perf 14 ellipt. EME 1 rb 20½p ultramarine perf 14 1 0b 22p dark blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 22p moss green litho 1 0b 22p red orange litho 1 0b 23p bright yellow green litho 1 0b 24p brown red litho 1 0b 24p brown litho 2 0b 2b 25p salmon red litho 1 2b 26p red perf 14 litho 1 0b 26p red narrow value perf 15x14 1 0b 26p gray olive litho 1 0b 26p brown elliptic. perfs 1 2b 26p brown ellipt. EME 1 2b 26p brown perf 14 ellipt. EME 1 2b 28p violet blue litho 1 0b 28p violet blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 28p slate blue litho 1 0b 30p olive green elliptical perf litho 1 2b 31p dark lilac litho 2 0bs1 0bs2 32p prussian blue litho 1 0b 34p slate blue litho 1 0b 37p red litho 1 0b 37p purple lilac elliptical perfs 1 li2b 37p purple lilac ellipt. EME 1 2b 38p ultramarine ellipt. EME 1 2b 39p purple lilac litho 2 0bs2 0bs3 40p gray blue ellipt. EME 1 0b 41p green olive elliptical perf 1 2b 63p emerald green elliptical perfs 1 li2b 63p emerald green ellipt. EME 1 2b 64p dark turquoise ellipt. EME 1 2b 65p dark blue ellipt. EME 1 2b 1st red orange ellipt. EME 1 2b

Machin Heads  Northern Ireland  77 major varieties  90 first & second level                   Northern Ireland         Northern Ireland           Northern Ireland                 Northern Ireland

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Scotland

2½p pink 1 cb 3p ultramarine 2 2b cb 3½p gray green 2 2b cb 4½p bluish gray 1 2b 5p dark lilac 2 2b 0b 5½p dark violet 2 2b cb 6½p turquoise blue 1 cb 7p red brown 1 cb 7½p light chestnut 1 2b 8p red 1 2b 8½p yellowish green 1 2b 9p blue violet 1 2b 10p pale orange 2 2b cb 10½p gray blue 1 2b 11p light red 1 2b 11½p brown olive perf. 14 1 lb 12p yellow green 1 0b 12p green 1 lb 12½p light emerald green perf 14 1 lb 13p light brown litho shades 1 lbs2 13p light brown perf 14 litho shades 2 lbs1 lbs2 13½p red brown 1 0b 14p gray blue perf 14 1 0b 14p dark blue 2 cb lb 15p ultramarine 1 0b 15p light blue 1 cb 15½p lilac perf 14 1 0b 16p brown gray 1 li0b 16p brown gray perf 14 1 li0b 17p gray blue litho 1 0b 17p gray blue perf 14 litho 2 0bs1 0bs2 17p dark blue litho 1 cb 18p violet blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 18p gray green litho 1 0b 18p bright yellow green litho 2 cb lb 18p bright yellow green perf 14 litho 1 cb 19p red orange 2 0b 2b 19p olive green elliptical perf. 2 licb lirb 19½p olive gray perf 14 litho 1 0b 20p black litho 1 0b 20p bright yellow green elliptic. perfs 1 cb 20p bright yellow green ellipt. EME 1 cb 20p bright yellow green perf 14 ellipt. EME 1 rb 20½p ultramarine perf 14 1 0b 22p dark blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 22p moss green litho 1 0bs2 22p moss green perf 14 litho 2 0bs1 0bs2 22p red orange litho 1 0b 23p bright yellow green litho 2 0b 2b 24p brown red litho 1 0b 24p brown litho 2 0b 2b 24p brown perf 14 litho 1 0b 25p salmon red litho 1 2b 26p red perf 14 litho 1 0b 26p red narrow value perf 15x14 1 0b 26p gray olive litho 1 0b 26p brown elliptic. perfs 1 2b 26p brown ellipt. EME 1 2b 26p brown perf 14 ellipt. EME 1 2b 28p violet blue litho 1 0b 28p violet blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 28p slate blue litho 1 0b 28p slate blue perf 14 litho 1 0b 30p olive green elliptical perf litho 1 2b 31p dark lilac litho 1 0bs2 31p dark lilac perf 14 litho 2 0bs1 0bs2 32p prussian blue litho 1 0b 34p slate blue litho 1 0b 37p red litho 1 0b 37p purple lilac elliptical perfs 1 li2b 37p purple lilac ellipt. EME 1 2b 39p purple lilac litho 1 0b 39p purple lilac perf 14 litho 1 0b 41p green olive elliptical perf 1 2b 63p emerald green elliptical perfs 1 li2b 63p emerald green ellipt. EME 1 2b 1st red orange ellipt. EME 1 2b

Machin Heads Scotland   77 major varieties   92 total first & second varieties               Scotland                 Scotland                 Scotland     Scotland

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