tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post5982269816993630229..comments2024-01-12T00:20:22.174-12:00Comments on Machin Mania: Have De La Rue Mended The Errors Of Their Ways?Machin Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518381259926478157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-786287934766839132010-02-14T06:31:34.018-12:002010-02-14T06:31:34.018-12:00Douglas Myall reminded me of his story of this sta...Douglas Myall reminded me of his story of this stamp. It makes excellent reading <br /><br /><br />It was told in Deegam Report 74 in November 2007. Royal Mail tried to recover any offered for sale. Is not known if they succeeded in their quest.Machin Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518381259926478157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-78115520423684985592010-02-12T02:40:17.983-12:002010-02-12T02:40:17.983-12:00Well spotted, this has now been amended to £ sign....Well spotted, this has now been amended to £ sign.Machin Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518381259926478157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-14655901048565404462010-02-12T01:21:27.005-12:002010-02-12T01:21:27.005-12:00"The missing £1 sign on the £2.00 Machin valu..."The missing £1 sign on the £2.00 Machin value caused a stir and the story is well"<br /><br />Why would a £2 stamp have a £1 sign on it ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-69492020733960886872010-02-12T01:07:15.910-12:002010-02-12T01:07:15.910-12:00Ian,
My piece was meant to be light hearted, I al...Ian,<br /><br />My piece was meant to be light hearted, I also agree with you, this block should not have been on the market and the auctioneer (or myself)should not really class it as an error.<br /><br />As for printers waste,or proofs ( I wont call it stolen material as this has not been established in a Court of law). ESCAPEES IS A GOOD WORD , there must be tons of the stuff in private hands (not just Machins) <br /><br />Specialist catalogues list Wildings, special issues and many stamps from previous Reigns, which came via the bin.Machin Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518381259926478157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-7576934694457922262010-02-11T21:14:02.468-12:002010-02-11T21:14:02.468-12:00Roy,
I think it's erroneous (of you or of the...Roy,<br /><br />I think it's erroneous (of you or of the auctioneer) to describe the £5 brown as an <b>error</b>.<br /><br />The previous £5 was brown and RM wanted the replacement to be brown, but that really doesn't work as we can see in your picture. So these - like the 00 values and other so-called 'errors' - are more than likely escapees, or stolen printer's waste/archive material, which is why Royal Mail warned us that they were seeking to recover them and that they should not be on the market.<br />[Not that I know of anybody who has been approached by RM Security trying to get them back!]Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.com