Description
Machin UEB2 Single 1st Class NFCP 2002 Coil
Gold. First issued to celebrate the Royal Golden Wedding but later became the standard colour for the first class rate.
Issued 5th October 2002. (This date was from stock distributed to retail outlets, although originally planned for 15th October. The postponed Philatelic Bureau issue date was 21st January 2003).
Printed by Enschede in photogravure on non-fluorescent coated paper (NFCP) with PVA gum (bluish). There are two phosphor bands with dull blue fluorescence.
This example comes from a 500 vertical stamp reel costing £135.00 (in January 2003).
The Philatelic Bureau stock number is DC906 for a coil strip, (DC104 for the complete roll of 500).
Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Specialised Catalogue Volume 4 Part 2 catalogue number UEB2.
You are buying ONE coil stamp UEB2.
Machin UEB2 Single 1st Class NFCP 2002 Coil.
INFORMATION SOURCES:
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Machin UEB2 Single 1st Class NFCP 2002 Coil.
