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Article 18: The United Kingdom 1997 Enschede Castle High Value Definitives These specimens are from the 1992 printing. Below each image is a link to a page with examples of postmarks on piece, and some covers. Included are pages with specimens of the 1 pound, 1.50 pounds, 2 pounds, 3 pounds, and 5 pounds.
Article 90: U.K. Horticultural Society Issue These are striking commemoratives. They are sure to stand out in the bunch.
Article 111: United Kingdom Regions-Wales The legacy of great modern commemoratives lives on thanks to Royal Mail. Here is a small group of commemoratives with views of Wales. In a separate image I show an image of the presentation pack.
Article 121: United Kingdom Regions-Northern Ireland The legacy of great modern commemoratives lives on thanks to Royal Mail. Here is a small group of commemoratives with views of Northern Ireland. In a separate page I show an image of the presentation pack.
Article 140: UK The 1840 Penny Black Here are two specimens of the first stamp, issued in 1840 by England (now U.K.). The penny black, along with the two pence blue stamp, was issued May 8, 1840, although there is an instance of postal use on May 6. The use of stamps became such an important innovation for England that, within 20 years, most countries had adopted the use of stamps (for example: Brazil in 1843, the United States in 1847, France in 1849, Spain in 1850). Quick links: main page / FB specimen / KL specimen / attempt at plating / design highlights
Article 173: United Kingdom Regions South-West England The legacy of great modern commemoratives lives on thanks to Royal Mail. Here is a small group of commemoratives with views of South-West England.
Article 177: U.K. Regionals Scotland I show here another installment in the U.K. regionals series.
Article 252: England Issue of 1841 This is the second line engraved issue. I have previously shown two specimens of the penny black. Quick links: main page / first 1d specimen / second 1d specimen / 1d specimen on cover / a 2d specimen
Article 275: Selected United Kingdom Machine Definitives from Kiloware The Machin definitives have the largest number of issues and varieties of any definitive series, ever. Here I show a small selection from the 1995-2002 time range. Quick links: main page / low values (24p, 28p, 29p) / 30p / 31p / more low values (33p. 35p. 36p. 38p)
Article 286: Selected United Kingdom Machine Definitives from Kiloware These are two first class mail rate Machins: the 38p and the 41p, both from the early 2000s.
Article 291: Selected United Kingdom Machine Definitives from Kiloware Here is another installment of this ever-popular definitive series. Quick links: main page / 39p ( first page / second page ) / 50p, mostly in combined usages / mid values ( first page / second page )
Article 307: United Kingdom High Value Castle Definitives This installment is dedicated to the high value castles. It continues the series on articles on machin definitives used in combination with these high values. Quick links: main page / one pound castle / one and a half pound castle
Article 332: United Kingdom Christmas Stamps Here is a multi-ethnic take on the Madonna and Child theme.
Article 344: United Kingdom High Values Here are the high values found with Machin definitives, including the beautiful 10 pounds stamp. Quick links: Main / Two pounds ( first page / second page ) / Three pounds ( first page / second page ) / Five pounds
Article 363: United Kingdom World Heritage combined issue with Australia Each pair of stamps in this issue depicts a site in England side-by-side with a site in Australia.
Article 385: United Kingdom End of World War II Commemorative Souvenir Sheet Here is a seldom seen combination: a definitve combined with a commemorative on a souvenir sheet. Nice!
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