tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post2643222560972652160..comments2024-01-12T00:20:22.174-12:00Comments on Machin Mania: Hidden Codes on Security MachinsMachin Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09518381259926478157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-45059671285577546982009-05-27T22:20:48.064-12:002009-05-27T22:20:48.064-12:00June's Philatelic Bulletin includes a new excuse f...June's Philatelic Bulletin includes a new excuse for these from Royal Mail:<br /><br />"Identifying a stamp's original format will help RM to correct any production issues which may arise, for example, problems reading the phosphor signal on the stamps."<br /><br />Nice to know there's a genuine reason, then.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-44146645167833125712009-04-21T03:42:00.000-12:002009-04-21T03:42:00.000-12:00Thanks to all the Machin experts for researching a...Thanks to all the Machin experts for researching and reporting on this. While I have a Machin collection, I typically don't run out and just buy the new issues, but these changes are so interesting that I just ordered from RM the other day the full set of high value and each of the Security booklets. This will mean hours of fun peering into a 10x ...<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-18531199968754639432009-04-19T11:48:00.000-12:002009-04-19T11:48:00.000-12:00Thanks to eagle-eyed Douglas Myall for catching my...Thanks to eagle-eyed Douglas Myall for catching my errors in describing the two B codes. These are now fixed.<br /><br />--LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-64337535415078716572009-04-17T08:34:00.000-12:002009-04-17T08:34:00.000-12:00Ian,
The first thing I did when I saw the Deegam ...Ian,<br /><br />The first thing I did when I saw the Deegam report was to look to see if it was dated April 1. Really. FOYAL MAIL?<br /><br />Then I, too, realized that Doug wasn't kidding.<br /><br />--LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322543472485475876.post-7482926632723645842009-04-16T21:02:00.000-12:002009-04-16T21:02:00.000-12:00I thought for one terrible moment that Doug was do...I thought for one terrible moment that Doug was doing an April Fool trick on us, but no, chekcing this morning's post I find one DLR (Counter Sheet) stamp, and one Walsall 1st class, the latter identified as coming from a book of 12, by the T in MTIL at the top right corner. Oh wonderful! (NOT)Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.com