New for this edition

• New redrawn diagrams for all listed Machin decimal booklet panes, with the phosphor band layouts clearly depicted.

• Older legacy die diagrams upgraded or redrawn for better clarity.

• Security Machin, Post & Go and modern booklet tables all brought up to date by John M Deering.

• Further notes added or expanded throughout the catalogue to aid the collector.

• The 2021 edition has been extensively updated with all prices reviewed and revised in line with the current market.
• Priced listings of definitives, commemoratives, regionals, postage dues, departmental officials, postal fiscals, first day covers, miniature sheets, booklets, specimens and post office ‘Smiler’ sheets.
• Priced listings of watermark varieties, major plate varieties, missing colours, phosphor, embossing and imperforate errors.
• Priced listings of Post Office Telegraph stamps, including watermark varieties, major errors and specimens.
• Priced listings for all booklet panes, including single value panes and those with inverted watermarks up to 1967.

• Commemorative design index included.
• Listings are complete from May 1840 to the end of March 2021.
• Helpful introductory notes.
• PHQ card and presentation pack listings include Royal Mail reference codes for easy identification.
• The Machin definitives are amalgamated in an easy-to-find separate section and fully updated. The highly collectable source and date codes are individually priced.
• Post & Go stamps are brought right up to date, with clear notes describing stamps from different machines. Separate illustrated tables give details of those only available at exhibitions and museums.