Description
Machin UDB3 1st De La Rue 2003 Coil Strip of 4.
Gold. First issued to celebrate the Royal Golden Wedding. Later this became the standard colour for the first class rate.
Issued 28th May 2003.
Printed by De La Rue from computer engraved cylinders. Printed in photogravure, the paper was also non-fluorescent coated paper (NFCP) with PVA gum (bluish). There are two phosphor bands with blue fluorescence (bright).
This example comes from a 500 vertical stamp reel costing £140.00 (in May 2003).
The Philatelic Bureau stock number is DC909 for a coil strip. DC107 was also the number for the complete roll of 500.
Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Specialised Catalogue Volume 4 Part 2 catalogue number UDB3.
You are buying ONE strip of 4 coil stamp UDB3.
Machin UDB3 1st De La Rue 2003 Coil Strip of 4.
INFORMATION SOURCES:
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We mention Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers where it is possible. These numbers are either from the “Concise Stamp Catalogue” or from the “Specialised Stamp Catalogue Volume 4 Part 1”. We will try to mention any other numbering that we may use if not covered by the above. Sometimes particular stamps, Smilers sheets, booklets, miniature sheets, or cylinder blocks are not recognized anywhere. Hence, in this case, we would use our own expertise to describe and value that item.
In conclusion, all of our stamps are unmounted mint and also in an excellent condition. We will mention any variation to this statement.
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