Machin Definitives
Rare Queen Elizabeth II Machin Definitive stamps for sale. What are Machin stamps? The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series.
Designed by Arnold Machin, they consist simply of the sculpted profile of the Queen and a denomination, and are almost always in a single colour.
After four decades of service, the series has encompassed almost all changes and innovations in British stamp printing. This has been encouraging an abundant specialised philatelic collectors' market and associated literature. Therefore, despite this series of "commonly circulated" stamps appearing to the untrained eye to be rather plain, it actually contains a wealth of intricately different stamps for British stamp collectors who thrive on spotting the slightest fine detail, error or misprint which distinguishes a common stamp from a rare and collectable one. Blocks of imperfect Machin stamps can command high prices, as you can see below.
Arnold Machin's 1964 effigy of the Queen was replaced on British coins in 1984 by an older-looking effigy by Raphael Maklouf, and then replaced again in 1998. However, the effigy on British stamps has never been updated, and the last proposals to these ends were rejected by the Queen herself.
Buy rare Machin definitive stamps here at Rare British Stamps. See below for our latest rare sales and auctions for philatelists.
Machin Definitives for sale
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 Hong Kong 1996 Definitive stamp QEII Full S S 21 Machin $599.00 Time Remaining: 14d 12h 16m Buy It Now for only: $599.00 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1996 Definitive stamp QEII Full S S 18 Machin $299.00 Time Remaining: 14d 12h 14m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1992 QEII Machin Definitive Coil 17v MNH Rare $237.30 Time Remaining: 15d 11h 34m Buy It Now for only: $237.30 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1992 QEII Definitive stamp High Value Machin 10 20 50 $180.00 Time Remaining: 13d 10h 18m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 Buy It Now |
 1987 Machin Definitive Presentation Pack No 13 $166.11 Time Remaining: 17d 12h 1m Buy It Now for only: $166.11 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1996 Definitive stamp Full 13 S S QEII Machin $139.90 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 43m Buy It Now for only: $139.90 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1993 QEII Machin Definitive 16v Pack MNH $60.00 Time Remaining: 13d 8h 37m Buy It Now for only: $60.00 Buy It Now |
 CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH JOHN HEDGECOE MACHIN DEFINITIVE FDC $47.46 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 4m Buy It Now for only: $47.46 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1992 QEII Machin Definitive Coil 17v MNH $48.00 Time Remaining: 26d 10h 36m Buy It Now for only: $48.00 Buy It Now |
 1999 HIGH VALUE MACHIN DEFINITIVE PRES PACK no 43 $45.88 Time Remaining: 6d 14h 26m Buy It Now for only: $45.88 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1996 Definitive stamp QEII Full S S 5 Machin $45.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 11m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1996 Definitive stamps QEII 26 S S Machin $39.99 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 29m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 Buy It Now |
 1995 Machin Definitive Presentation Pack No 34 $37.97 Time Remaining: 17d 12h 1m Buy It Now for only: $37.97 Buy It Now |
 1995 1p to 1 definitive Machin Presentation Pack 34 $39.47 Time Remaining: 26d 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $39.47 Buy It Now |
 6099D GB QEII EARLY DEFINITIVE FIRST DAY COVERS STAMPS MACHINS GREAT BRITAIN LOT $15.82 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 35m |
 1999 Machin Definitive Presentation Pack No 43 $35.60 Time Remaining: 17d 10h 18m Buy It Now for only: $35.60 Buy It Now |
 GB SUPERB UM MNH COLLECTION OF NORTHERN IRELAND MACHIN DEFINITIVE STAMPS $36.37 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 59m |
 2002 Machin Definitive Stamp Presentation Pack No 43a $34.80 Time Remaining: 25d 8h 2m Buy It Now for only: $34.80 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1996 QEII Machin Definitive 16v Pack MNH $40.00 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 4m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1987 QEII Machin Definitive PBGPO FDC B $39.99 Time Remaining: 24d 5h 46m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 Buy It Now |
 Hong Kong 1987 QEII Machin Definitive PBGPO FDC A $39.99 Time Remaining: 24d 5h 48m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 Buy It Now |
