Norvic
Philatelics
New Machin definitive
& Country stamps - 30 March 2010
Postage rate changes which take
effect from 6 April - some over 7% - will require several new
stamps. The basic inland
rates will rise, 1st from 39p to 41p
& 2nd class from 30p to 32p.
There will be no 41p or 32p stamps as these rates are satisfied by the
existing 1st
class gold and 2nd class blue. The 'balancing' 9p in orange continues
in use.
Click
here
for Royal Mail's Tariff Changes pages (for a pdf file).
These
images of the actual 60p - £1.46 and airmail stamps confirm
that they are
without security features,
despite those features being present on the lower value 50p and
£1 stamps!
Images
of actual valued Machin definitives.
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20gr
airmail
stamps
The actual stamps (marked 20gr) show that although the colour of
the
Worldwide stamp is quite close to that of the 67p, the Europe
stamp is
quite unlike the 60p, and matches the colour of the booklet cover
(see
below).
This is in marked contrast to the publicity images (marked
40gr).
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The
Country Definitive 60p
& 97p values.
These images are of the actual stamps, and therefore show the
stamps in
the colours with which we are familiar! |
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Machin
Presentation
pack 2010.
A new Presentation Pack will be issued 30 March containing the
five
new normal Machins, the two 20gr airmail stamps, and the two
Recorded Signed For stamps issued last November. (This
is, of course, a
mock-up)
NOTE:
the 20gr stamps included in the pack are on plain white card and
are
not die-cut from booklets. We are told that at present there are
no
plans in Royal Mail for these to be sold separately as the 40gr
and
postcard stamps were.
Another pack will contain the 8 new Country Stamps.
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Airmail
20 gram booklets, showing the position of the cylinder numbers.
The phosphor cylinder number (also W1) is in the white space
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The
basic rates for Large
Letters increase from 61p to 66p
(1st class) and from 47p to 51p
(2nd class) - satisfied by the existing NVIs.
The difference between the 1st
class and 1st class Large rates will be 25p (66p-41p) -
satisfied by the existing 20p & 5p stamps.
The difference between the 2nd class and 2nd class Large rates will be
19p (51p-32p) - satisfied by the existing 10p & 9p*
stamps.
The difference between the 2nd class Large and 1st class Large
rates will be 15p (66p-15p) - satisfied by the existing 10p &
5p stamps.
(* However
the 9p stamp is only being sold until exhaustion. When it is
sold out, 4 stamps will be required to make up the difference!)
The
Recorded Delivery fee is reduced from 75p to 74p, which means that the
(small) letter stamp will rise to £1.15 (from
£1.14) and the Large letter to £1.40 (from
£1.36).
International
rates also rise at this time:
Basic
Europe rate 20gr and postcards:
+4p to 60p
emerald
green and
country
stamps, and new 20gr airmail NVI.
Earlier 'E' rate stamps
still valid, now twice their original value!
Europe 40gr rate
increases from 81p to 88p - new 88p
shocking pink
and 20gr
NVI airmail NVI stamp.
Basic
Worldwide rate 10gr
and postcards: +5p to 67p
- new stamp 67p 'amethyst'.
Worldwide
20gr rate: +7p to 97p,
new 97p mauve and
country stamps, and new 20gr airmail NVI.
Worldwide
40gr rate: £1.46
up by 9p. New £1.46 dark
turquoise.
The Surface mail 20gr
rate is increased from 54p to 58p,
no new stamp has been created.
New
Country Stamps
valued 60p and 97p will be issued for England,
Scotland,
Northern
Ireland and Wales in existing
designs.
Technical
information
All the new Machin definitive and country stamps will be printed by De
La Rue in gravure, in sheets of 200.
The 20gr airmail booklets are
printed by Walsall Security Printers Ltd.
Special
postmarks available on the day of issue will be shown here.
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Ref
FD1013 -
official pictorial FDI Tallents House postmark
Ref FD1014 -
official pictorial FDI Windsor postmark
Ref FD1015 -
official pictorial FDI London postmark
Ref FD1018 -
official pictorial FDI Belfast postmark
Ref FD1016 -
official pictorial FDI Edinburgh postmark
Ref FD1017 -
official pictorial FDI Cardiff postmark
And co-located non-pictorial postmarks for all except Tallents House
Edinburgh |
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Belfast
operational cds postmark |
Ref W6038 -
Cardiff
operational cds postmark |
Ref S6040 -
Edinburgh
operational cds postmark |
Ref S6041 -
Glasgow 2
operational cds postmark |
Ref S6042 -
Glasgow 10
operational cds postmark |
Ref
M11686
Queen Elizabeth Road, Birmingha, |
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Additionally,
any postmarks available on this date may also be applied
to FDCs
- see Permanent
postmarks and Other
one-day
postmarks |
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| Ref W5097 -
Cardiff
permanent handstamp. |
Ref S4653 -
Edinburgh
permanent handstamp. |
Ref S4641 -
Belfast
permanent handstamp. |
Ref E4680 -
Windsor
Castle, Royal Mail permanent handstamp |
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This
page updated 23 March 2010