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There are many sub types of the Machin heads and a detailed explanation of these can be found in the Complete Deegam Machin handbook or the Machin Collectors Club Specialised Machin catalogue. |
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Definitive Heads |
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Head A1 (Photogravure) Harrison - Enschedé
Dark background. The base of the bust is flat
Two curved shadows in the hair.
One pearl in the necklace is missing. |
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Head A2 (Lithography) Questa - Walsall
As head A1 but the point of the bust is rounder and the pearls of the necklace are merged. |
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Head A3 (Lithography) Walsall
As head A2 but is a revised version for use on the first self adhesive issue printed in horizontal format. The point of the bust is sharper and the pearl missing on the necklace is more obvious. |
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Head B1 (Photogravure) Harrison - Enschedé
Dark background. The base of the bust is rounded. Two curved shadows in the hair. One pearl in the necklace is missing. The sixth screen dot from the left in the bottom frame line is missing. |
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Head B2 (Photogravure) Harrison - De La Rue
As head B1 but the missing screen dot has been repaired (See link above), the head is also set 0.2mm lower than B1. |
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Head B3 (Lithography) Waddington - Questa
As head B2 but the extension of the upper front dress fold is more prominent and the pearls of the necklace are indistinct. |
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Head B4 (Gravure) Harrison - De La Rue - Enschedé - Questa - Walsall
As head B1, but scanned in digital format for the electro mechanical engraving process. The image is much clearer and more defined. |
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De La Rue |
Walsall |
Questa |
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Head B5 (Gravure) De La Rue - Walsall - Questa Compare types
Introduced to mark the new millennium. There are three sub types of the B5 head: (B5 De La Rue), (B5 Questa) and (B5 Walsall). (See the Deegam Handbook for full details of the variations to this head). |
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Head C1 (Photogravure) Harrison
Light graduated background.
Single curved shadow in the hair.
The pearls of the necklace are complete. |
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Head C2 (Lithography) Waddington
As head C1 but the line of the upper front dress fold is indistinct. |
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Head D1 (Photogravure) Harrison
Light uniform background - otherwise as head C1. |
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Head D2 (Lithography) Waddington
As head D1 but there is a dotted outline around the portrait. |
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Head E2 (Lithography) Waddington - Questa
As regional head E1(r) but full size and prepared for lithographic printings. |
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Other definitive stamp heads |
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1840 Anniversary issue (Lithography - Photogravure) Harrison - Walsall - Questa
Introduced to commemorate the 150th anniversary of uniform penny postage. |
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Enschedé print
(Intaglio) |
De La Rue print
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Walsall print
(Embossing) |
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Large format Machin heads (Enschedé - De La Rue - Walsall)
First introduced in the 1999 Profile on Print Prestige booklet |
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Wilding decimal issue (Gravure) Walsall - Enschedé - De La Rue
First issued on 10th March 1998 in the Definitive Portrait Prestige book..
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