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Friday, 14 December 2012

Royal Mail Red Machin definitives in Business Sheets - 3 January 2013 issue

More deliveries from Royal Mail allow me to post these pictures of the new business sheets which will be issued on 3 January.

The source and year codes are as expected, M12L MBIL on the small, and MA12 MBIL on the Large, in the same positions as before.  Detailed close-ups of all the stamps will be shown when my Machin elf has scanned them for me! The only new stamp still awaited is the MRIL coil of 10,000.






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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 December 2012 at 22:03

    is it at all possible to get hold of these stamps early?

    I really want to use one on something, but I need to post if for collection on the 30th or 31st.

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  2. Ian - Norvic22 December 2012 at 22:23

    No, even those of us who have them on pre-release for sending to customers on the day, or preparing first day covers, cannot use them before 3 January.

    You will have to use Christmas or Jubilee blue stamps.

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  3. Ian9 January 2013 at 19:40

    I have just received a First Day Cover of this issue with Windsor FDC postmark. This postmark is very noticeably produced with an inkjet printer (like most ordinary postmarks) rather than the traditional handstamp - I have not seen this before. Is this a new development, or is it just that I have only noticed now due to a poor quality application so the individual dots are clearly visible?

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    1. Ian - Norvic9 January 2013 at 19:49

      Without seeing it it is impossible to tell. If you can scan the postmark and send it to ian@norphil.co.uk I'll have a look.

      We had FDCs prepared with the Windsor permanent postmark which is still a rubber stamp.

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  4. marcooni26 February 2013 at 00:22

    The 10,000 rolls are printed by Enschéde will that be Gravure or Litho - anyone know?

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