One of the reasons for creating this website was to force myself to organize our Machins. The end result is a series of album pages catered to different levels of collecting. A checklist of features found in the four sets of album pages appears below.

This is just one way to organize your Machin collection. I am not saying that is the best way for you; it is just one method and it works for me. Many collectors will develop their own pages. Many may use stock books, which allows for the easy movement of stamps as new varieties are issued.

Every effort is made to have these album pages as complete and accurate as possible. Corrections and additions are made as necessary. I apologize for any errors that may still be lurking within the pages.

Note: If you are mounting mint self-adhesive Machins with the original backing paper, do *not* cut the backing paper to fit any album spaces; always cut your mount to fit the original sized Machin stamp with backing paper.

NO stamps are included with any of these album pages!

By purchasing and downloading these page you acknowledge you are using them for your own personal use.

The 'Basic' album features one example of every major value and colour Machin stamp. This set includes spaces for some 500+ different stamps. A collection of this type requires absolutely no tool of any kind (such as a perforation gauge, magnifying glass, or ultraviolet lamp). Each stamp can be easily identified at a quick glance.

For the more advanced collector or the collector of bulk used material, you could use these pages as a guide in the initial sorting of your accumulation. These pages are free for the downloading.

The 'Novice' album includes spaces for all of the major varieties that a collector of used stamps can identify with some basic stamp collecting tools (perforation gauge, magnifying glass, and ultraviolet lamp).

Varieties separated at this 'level' include self-adhesives, the EME-image, perforation differences, printing methods, and tagging (2-band, 1-band, colour of tagging).

There are spaces for about 1,150 different single stamps presented in the 'Novice' album pages.

Two sets of of album pages are available: organized by 'type' (that is, within each country, all '2-band' phosphors are grouped together, all 'center band' phosphors are grouped together, etc.) and by 'denomination'.

Type:

view 4-page PDF sample by 'type'

Denomination:

view 4-page PDF sample by 'denomination'

The 'Intermediate' album adds spaces for a few more varieties that can generally be easy to 'see': source of the stamp (i.e. coil, booklet pane, or sheet), Head and country symbol types, screened values, back prints.

This set gives spaces for over 1,400 different single stamps, sorted by denomination.

In addition, you can download a "no picture" set of these pages, at no extra charge (i.e. included). That is, a set of pages without the stamp images, in case you are concerned about hinging your used stamps to an image that may transfer from a printed page to the back of your stamp.

view 5-page PDF sample of Intermediate album

The 'Specialized' album is for the collector who enjoys a challenge. It features one example of nearly every regularly issued variety (errors, complete booklets and booklet panes excluded).

Included here are the different gum types, each booklet position (for straight and cut sides), perforation style, etc. Small images of all booklet panes are illustrated on the respective pages (see PDF sample).

This set of album pages are organized by denomination. All of the various varieties for a single denomination/colour are found on the same page (or, in some cases, several pages!).

Actually, there are 3 types of pages (you can download all for the one price of $60, if you wish):

• for mint collectors, includes gum types, 150/250 phosphor screens, and APS/Kampf perforation styles. Nearly 2,300 different single stamps are included in this set.

view 4-page PDF sample

• for mint collectors, with gum types but ignoring the 150/250 phosphor screens, and APS/Kampf perforation styles
• for used collectors (without pictures), excluding gum types and 150/250 phosphor screens and APS/Kampf perforation styles

Five separate PDF files for each type will be provided: Pre-decimal, Decimal, Anniversary, NVI, and Regionals.

The pages for the Horizon labels are very generic due to the number of different varieties that exist (but not yet fully known). You decide which page(s) to print. Click to download.