Friday, 20 October 2017

Embossed Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Embossed Stamps

United Kingdom 2017 Machin Definitive Anniversary 50 Years of a Design Icon Stamp Sheet


Issue date 5 June 2017 

The 50 Years of a Design Icon Stamp Sheet features six stamps at First Class values with essays, preliminary sketches and photographs from 1966.

January 1966 – One of the many preliminary sketches by Arnold Machin based on the Penny Black.

February 1966 – Preparatory work by Machin using a photograph of his coin mould. 

April/May 1966 – One of many essays with the ‘Coinage’ head surrounded by country symbols. 

October 1966 – Essay of the ‘Coinage’ head cropped and simplified, with only the denomination. 

August 1966 – Photograph by John Hedgecoe with HM The Queen wearing the diadem. 

October 1966 – Essay of the first plaster cast of the ‘Diadem’ head, without corsage.

Embossing is seen on the back of the sheet




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Embossed Stamps


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