Norvic Philatelics
New Machin definitive & Country stamps - 21 March 2017
Royal Mail announced its annual stamp
price rises in late February and they take effect from 27 March 2017.
Inland rates will be (previous rates in [brackets] ) - 1st class 65p
[64], 2nd class 56p [55], 1st Large
98p [96], 2nd Large 76p
[75].
The inland 'Royal Mail Signed For' fee remains £1.10 on letters but is
reduced to £1 on parcels. Special Delivery rates are
unchanged.
The Europe 20g and Worldwide 10g rate of £1.05 rises to £1.17
(an increase of 11.5%) which requires four country definitive stamps, as
well as a new Machin.
The Worldwide 20g rate
rises from £1.33 to £1.40 which
means a new stamp.
The Europe 100g rate of £1.52 rises to £1.57
(new stamp)
The World 100g rate of £2.25 rises to £2.27
(new stamp).
The Surface mail (rebranded last year as International Economy) 20g rate
rising from 90p to £1.02
(no
new stamp).
The Large Letter 100g rate for Europe rises from £2.45 to £2.55
so another new stamp.
The Large Letter rates for World Zone 1 and Zone 2 remain unchanged.
Pre-issue images
of the new stamps for 2017
Airmail: Europe Letter 20g - Worldwide Letter 20g - Europe
Letter 100g - Worldwide Letter 100g - Europe Large Letter 100g
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Official
colours of the new stamps:
£1.17 Sunset red
£1.40 Dark Green Pine
£1.57 Tarragon Green
£2.27 Harvest Gold
£2.55 - Garnet Red |
 
 
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Pre-issue
publicity images of the new £1.17 and £1.40 Country Definitives.
The typeface used for the values on these pictures is the same
as on the Machin definitives. This may happen, but the
current designs are:
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Technical information
The Machin definitive stamps
are self-adhesive, printed by De La Rue in gravure. (Details of sheet size
and cylinder set-up have not been provided.) They will have security cuts
and the irridescent overprint, which should have year code M17L.
We're told that these will be issued in sheets of 50, which would imply
gutters, although all stamps other than the 1st/2nd/Large NVIs are usually
in sheets of 25.
The Country definitives will be
litho printed on ordinary gummed paper by International Security Printers
in sheets of 25. They will have no security features. See note above
about typeface for the denomination.
Special postmarks available on the day of issue are in the Postmark
Bulletin, available on Royal Mail's website.
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This page created 9 March 2017