Great Britain 1988 14p deep blue (FCP/PVAD, 1 centre band), SGX903a.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, horizontal imperforate pair.
Scarce.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: U228a.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £325.
The Machin portrait, first introduced in 1967, became the longest-running definitive stamp design in British postal history and is widely regarded as one of the most successful stamp designs ever created.
What began as a replacement for the Wildings in 1967 became the longest running and most collected definitive series in British philatelic history.
Remarkably simple, instantly recognisable and arguably the most successful stamp design ever created.
A masterpiece of minimalist design by sculptor Arnold Machin.
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