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The two events that inspired Royal Mail's gold Machin stamps
Linn’s Stamp News The security features added to Machins in 2009 can be seen in this photograph. The four notched U-shaped slits prevent the stamp from being removed from an envelope after use. The iridescent “ROYAL MAIL” overprint was intended to be hard to replicate. |
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