When Her Majesty Queen Elzabeth died I decided that I would not produce a similar volume to the Machin Security Checklist, for the stamps of King Charles III.
However, it seems remiss not to record new printings of the King Charles definitives on the blog, so as with Post and Go & SSKs, I have decided to have one post which will list all the news for the year, and then probably start another for next year.
The original stamps (2023)
No source code, from counter sheets 4 April 2023
2nd class green
1st class deep violet
2nd Large grey-green
1st Large greenish blue
With source code - business sheets (B)§ and booklets of 8 (E) or 4 (F) 4 April 2023
2nd class green - MEIL and MBIL
1st class deep violet MEIL MFIL and MBIL
2nd Large grey-green MEIL and MBIL
1st Large greenish blue MFIL
§ Business sheets were not available on the same date as the other products but those that had been printed were available during April 2023. The 1st Large business sheet was not printed in 2023.
Reprinted 2024 counter sheets
2nd class green - printed in January, March and November 2024
1st class deep violet - printed in January and March 2024
2nd Large grey-green - printed in March 2024
1st Large greenish blue - printed in March 2024
2nd class green - Booklet MEIL found in May 2024
1st class deep violet - Booklet MEIL found in October 2024
2nd class green - Booklet MBIL found in March 2024
1st class deep violet - Business Sheet MBIL found in October 2024
With new font on covers, first day of availability 30 January 2025 but with M24L year code, so the stamps are the same but for those who collect booklets and business sheet headers these are new.
2nd class green - MEIL and MBIL
1st class deep violet - MEIL and MBIL
NEW Reprinted 2025
20p bright green - printed March 2025
Make-up values
No source code, from counter sheets (29.8.2023)
1p blue
2p deep green
5p dull violet-blue
10p turquoise-green
20p bright green
50p slate
£1 grey-brown
£2 new blue
£5 emerald
Airmail values - counter sheets
£2.20 dark green (4.4.23)
£2.50 olive green (4.4.24)
£2.80 slate blue (7.10.24)
£3.20 spruce green (27.3.25)
£3.50 wood brown (27.3.25)
£4.30 bright blue (27.3.25)
From Prestige Stamp Books, all self-adhesive, with source code MPIL
2nd class - 21.9.23 Shirley Bassey PSB [M23L]
1st class - 21.9.23 Shirley Bassey PSB [M23L]
18.2.2025 AC/DC PSB [M24L]
2p
25.7.2024 Dungeons & Dragons PSB [M24L]
5p
18.2.2025 AC/DC PSB [M24L]
10p
21.9.23 Shirley Bassey PSB, 11.1.24 Spice Girls PSB [M23L]
20p
19.10.23 Harry Potter PSB, 11.1.24 Spice Girls PSB [M23L]
1.5.2025 Valour & Victory [M25L]
50p
19.10.23 Harry Potter PSB [M23L]
25.7.2024 Dungeons & Dragons PSB, 30.11.2024 Churchill PSB, 30.1.25 Royal Armouries PSB, 18.2.2025 AC/DC PSB [M24L]
1.5.2025 Valour & Victory [M25L]
£1
11.1.24 Spice Girls PSB, [M23L]25.7.2024 Dungeons & Dragons PSB, 30.11.2024 Churchill PSB, 30.1.25 Royal Armouries PSB[M24L] 18.2.2025 AC/DC PSB [M24L]
1.5.2025 Valour & Victory [M25L]
£2
11.1.24 Spice Girls PSB, 20.6.2024 Red Arrows PSB, 17.10.2024 The Who PSB [M24L]
£2.20 dark green - 19.10.23 Harry Potter PSB [M23L]
For those who collect business sheet headers, the 1st and 2nd MBIL M24L were also reprinted with the old font and crown.
ReplyDeleteThey are included above. As far as I know they were new for 24 irrespective of the headers?
DeleteMaybe I've misread what you'd written, but what I was trying to make clear was that the 1st and 2nd MBIL M24L exist with both the old and new header designs.
DeleteThank you I had forgotten, and have now added the earlier ones.
DeleteIsn't the 2025 20p re-print from the Valour & Victory prestige book? (I wasn't aware of a re-printed counter sheet)
ReplyDeleteNo, it's a counter sheet. It was this new printing which prompted me to write this post, and when I get to know of more new printings I shall add them to this post.
DeleteThe printing date is 12/03/2025.
Hiya yeah thanks for that, they starting appearing on eBay this afternoon after I wrote my original message (as usual if I'd learn to be more patient ha ha)
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