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silverfoxcc

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8,405 posts

174 months

Monday 8th February 2021
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Any GB collectors on here?

I have a query on the definitve Machin issues

TIA

andyxxx

1,420 posts

256 months

Monday 8th February 2021
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I shall watch this thread.

I used to collect in the 70s.

I have a number of first day issues – which were touted as investments at the time. I would be interested to know if my pocket money was well spent? – but I doubt it, cos nobody seems to do it anymore!

BT Summers

702 posts

90 months

Monday 8th February 2021
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silverfoxcc said:
Any GB collectors on here?

I have a query on the definitve Machin issues

TIA
I think I have a reference book somewhere, a SG Catalogue, if I can find it I will come back to you. Is your question answerable in a SG catalogue do you think?

SCEtoAUX

4,119 posts

110 months

Monday 8th February 2021
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"No, but it will take some licking"

"Five Francs, or ten if you want it licked"

silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

8,405 posts

174 months

Tuesday 9th February 2021
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BT Summers said:
I think I have a reference book somewhere, a SG Catalogue, if I can find it I will come back to you. Is your question answerable in a SG catalogue do you think?
BT a brief history Gave up smoking in Mar 79, decided to spend the ex fsag money on sometihng that would keep to hand on!! Have spent 10 times more than i would have on the fag outlay but i am still here and fit. Back to the stamps

The definitive Machins ( those with the queend Head and cost on them have many variations. I am not into the really heavy side of things but use the SG Windsor GB albums as my reference.
sometimes the Prestige Booklets have stamps that are only found iin them and not sold over the counter. The first Wedgwood Booklet was one, had a halfpenny 0.5p with a side band now to get one will set you back 60.00 pounds plus
What i want to know is are tyhere any other Prestige Booklets with 'one off' machins in before i use the stsamps

The Windsor Album nor the 'Collect British stamps' book gives this info, and as i have a few blank spaces, want to confirnm i might have them, before i go to a dealer yo fill the gaps.
There is a possibllity that the Stanley Gibbons Consice Britsh tamps Book may give this info, but i don't fancy shelling out 32.oo to find out it hasn't
It surprises me that tyhere are no Machin forums on the Web. and where there is you need to join. I am a collector but not a fanatic

If your book is the Concise vesion and not the Collect British stamp one ( which also has a lot of gaps in the Queen Victoria and Ed VII anfd GVI in the SG listings
I think there should be a specific thread on here, i csannot be the only one!!

BT Summers

702 posts

90 months

Tuesday 9th February 2021
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silverfoxcc said:
BT Summers said:
I think I have a reference book somewhere, a SG Catalogue, if I can find it I will come back to you. Is your question answerable in a SG catalogue do you think?
BT a brief history Gave up smoking in Mar 79, decided to spend the ex fsag money on sometihng that would keep to hand on!! Have spent 10 times more than i would have on the fag outlay but i am still here and fit. Back to the stamps

The definitive Machins ( those with the queend Head and cost on them have many variations. I am not into the really heavy side of things but use the SG Windsor GB albums as my reference.
sometimes the Prestige Booklets have stamps that are only found iin them and not sold over the counter. The first Wedgwood Booklet was one, had a halfpenny 0.5p with a side band now to get one will set you back 60.00 pounds plus
What i want to know is are tyhere any other Prestige Booklets with 'one off' machins in before i use the stsamps

The Windsor Album nor the 'Collect British stamps' book gives this info, and as i have a few blank spaces, want to confirnm i might have them, before i go to a dealer yo fill the gaps.
There is a possibllity that the Stanley Gibbons Consice Britsh tamps Book may give this info, but i don't fancy shelling out 32.oo to find out it hasn't
It surprises me that tyhere are no Machin forums on the Web. and where there is you need to join. I am a collector but not a fanatic

If your book is the Concise vesion and not the Collect British stamp one ( which also has a lot of gaps in the Queen Victoria and Ed VII anfd GVI in the SG listings
I think there should be a specific thread on here, i csannot be the only one!!
Hi

Sorry but my reference book is the Commonwealth edition, it doesn't go into anything like the deatil that you need.

I hope you find the answers.

BT

Uonlyhave2seats

64 posts

285 months

Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Machins are not my area of knowledge but someone here will know.

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