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A pane from a postage stamp booklet showing two different stamps from the Wilding series.. The Wildings were a series of definitive postage and revenue stamps featuring the Dorothy Wilding photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that were in use from December 1952 (they were the first UK stamps issued during her reign) until decimalisation in 1971.
The 4d bright vermilion of 1969 replaced the dark-coloured 4d of the original 1967 issue.. The Machin series / ˈ m eɪ tʃ ɪ n / of postage stamps was the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom for most of the reign of Elizabeth II, from 1967 until her death in 2022.
All barcoded stamps are self-adhesive. Existing definitive stamps issued from 15 February 1971 to 31 January 2022 remain valid until 31 January 2023: since 31 March 2022, they can be indefinitely exchanged for the barcoded series. [18] The 2022 issue was the last release in the Machin series prior to the death of Elizabeth II.
Royal Mail in the United Kingdom has revealed images of four new portrait stamps in memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The images of the stamps include a second class stamp featuring a ...
The profile of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on one of the upper corners, and was based on Arnold Machin's sculpture that appears on the Machin series. The same castles were used as for the 1955 series: Carrickfergus on a £1 green stamp, Caernarfon on the £1.50 brown, Edinburgh on the £2 blue and Windsor on the £5 brown.
Elizabeth II’s image will appear on the set of special stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman.