Another New Machin

With all the hype and expectancy of new codes etc with the issue of the Jubilee Machins no one gave a thought to a new 2012 code on the second class Machin definitive stamps. That is except for one man.

Ian billings has posted a report on his blog. "The discovery 2nd class Machin with a code M12L - MTIL".

I am now keeping my eyes open for these and for new small and Large 2nd class 2012 Business sheet versions.

Thanks go to Ian, Richard P and JB.

Answers to Machin Quiz

I am afraid we did not have a brilliant turn out, but I guess eight contestants is better than seven:-) Well done to everyone and thank you for taking part. Here are the answers:

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1. 16p & 50p ("British Design Classics" Machin pane)
2. Newton
3. 1987
4. Stamp Show 2000 Miniature Sheet

5. Breaking Barriers Prestige Booklet
6. 480
7. 1/- mixed value coil
8. Garmelow Manor, Eccleshall
9. Port Vale ( I will also accept Stoke City)
10. Wormwood Scrubs
11. 2009
12. On the back cover of 10p London 1980 books

13. Direction Of Print
14. Modern British Philatelic Circle
15. Jeffrey Matthews
16. 18 in total (4p and 20p values) + 16 Scottish Regionals.
17. 1970 (decimal high values)
18. 20p regional (Wales) 19. A in both cases. ROYBL MBIL
20. Douglas GA Myall

And we have a winner, congratulations go to Robert Bostock who had a total of 20 points. Robert please email me your postal Address and I will forward your prize to you.

Machin News January 2012

Retail definitive book to be released on 6 February printed by Walsall 12 x 1st-class definitives will have a security code incorporated into the background print. I am reliably informed this will be at the rear of the queens head ie: DIAMTND

The definitive Diamond Jubilee Miniature sheet has the code DIAMMND. Stamps on this sheet-let have no phosphor bands, it seems the Royal Mail have reverted back to (AOP) All Over Phosphor for this issue.

Business sheet Walsall 100 x 1st-class Business sheet is expected to have the code DIAMBND.

Codes for forthcoming large definitves issues are not yet known. These are to be released on 27th March and consist of Counter sheet Walsall 1st-class Large. As these are to be in counter sheets no code is expected for this issue.

Business sheet (Walsall ) 50 x 1st-class Large, some sort of code is expected on stamps from this and the Retail book (Walsall) 4 x 1st-class Large.

This one will be interesting, to be issued on 31st May a Retail definitive booklet to be printed by Walsall. It will contain 4 x 1st-class Jubilee definitives + 2 x 1st-class Diamond Jubilee Commemoratives . It is expected to have a C code incorporated for customised, the code DIAMCND perhaps?

No news of the forthcoming April rate increase as yet, but you can be sure that there will definitaly be one in the pipe line and some new Machins + Regionals to boot.

The stamp quiz is well on the way, to date we have seven contestants that have sent in replies (we need more) so if you have not yet entered please do so without delay.

The Latest Deegam Report has now been published online it contains some interesting reading on Horizon Labels and their grouping. A must read if you collect this type of material.

Machin 2012 Quiz

Here are your questions for the Machin Quiz, and a chance for someone to win 2 x Waddington Cylinder blocks.

Please send in your answers by email to Roy within the next 7 days. The quiz will close at 6pm Spanish time on 23rd January. In the event of a tie a winner will be drawn out of a hat.

Remember if you do not enter you have no chance of winning.

David Alderfer, John Ball, Dave Feeney, Alan Pearson,Brian Mason and Derek K will all receive one extra point for sending in questions. Good luck!!

QI sent in by David Alderfer: What were the first Machin stamps printed by Cartor in France?

Q2 sent in by John Ball: What was the Maiden name of Arnold's wife Patricia

Q3 sent in by Dave Feeney: In which year was the first official straight edge Machins Issued.

Q4: sent in by Alan Pearson: Where would you find this Image?
Q5 sent in by Brian Mason: In which booklet was the 20p Regional Machins first issued?

Q6 sent in by Derick K: How many ½d stamps could one have purchased for £1.00

Q7 Swedish Lawnmower (APS) perfs were only used on one particular pre decimal issue, what was it?

Q8: Name The home where Machin spent the last years of his life

Q9; Which Football club did Arnold Machin support as a young man?

Q10: Where was Arnold Machin imprisoned for 12 months in 1940?

Q11: In what year was the first coded continuous "ROYAL MAIL" iridescent security stamp issued.


Q12: Where would you find this image (left)

QI3: In Machin terminology what do the initials DOP stand for

Q14: What do the initials MBPC represent?

Q15: Who designed the logo for the Machin Collectors Club

Q16 John Waddington printed how many Machin Values?

Q17 In which year was the first decimal Machins issued?

Q18: Identify this stamp (left)

Q19: B replaces WHAT LETTER in ROYAL MAIL - from business sheets (large 1st class and large 2nd class Machins)

Q20: Name this distinguished philatelist

A New Machin Quiz

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It has been quite sometime since we had a prize quiz or competition on site so I thought it may be fun to add another one in the near future. I have decided that this will be a quiz with a difference, and have it in mind that YOU as individual readers will set the questions (and supply me with the answers). I will then select what I think are the best of the bunch and list them here on site. Anyone who sends in a question, if it is selected they will get an extra point + the point for knowing the right answer to their own question, that is if they decide enter of course :-)

Hopefully we have enough readers to make this viable, if not we will have to make up a few questions of our own.

Please make them as easy or as hard as you like but just remember that it is only a bit of fun. I have decided on a prize of a couple of Waddington cylinder blocks for the winner, not worth a fortune I know , but nice blocks just the same.

Please email your questions for consideration to myself or Larry (or both) from today, when we have enough questions to set a quiz I will publish them here and give everyone a week or so to email the answers.