12½p pastel green Machin

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12½p pastel green
(page updated: Apr 12/10)

1st seen: Jan 27/82
Photogravure

Also exists:

Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum

Centre band phosphor
	FCP	Kampf perf	Jan 27/82	Sheets		Dex
	FCP	APS perf	Apr 82	Sheets		Dex
	FCP	short at bottom [ Type 11: pic ]	May 19/82	Booklet	DP57 (Story of Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet)	Dex
	FCP	star on back [ Type 1: pic ]; short bands [ Type 5: pic ]	Nov 10/82	Booklet	DP59 cut at bottom cut at bottom and right	Dex
	FCP	star on back [ Type 2: pic ]	Nov 9/83	Booklet	DP67A cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex
	FCP	thicker elements	Feb 1/82	Coil, vert		Dex
	FCP	thicker elements	Feb 1/82	Booklet	cut at top [DP52/A] cut at top and right [DP52] cut at top and left [DP52A] cut at bottom [DP52/A] cut at bottom and right [DP52] cut at bottom and left [DP52A]	Dex
			Apr 5/83	Booklet	DP60 cut right	Dex
	FCP	thicker elements; star on back [ Type 2: pic ]	Nov 9/83	Booklet	DP67 cut top cut top and right cut bottom cut bottom and right	Dex

Right band (8mm) phosphor
	FCP		Feb 1/82	Booklet	DP51 cut left DP56 (Story of Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet)	Dex
	FCP	thicker elements	Feb 1/82	Booklet	cut bottom [DP53/A] cut bottom and right [DP53] cut bottom and left [DP53A]	Dex

Left band (8mm) phosphor
	FCP		Feb 1/82	Booklet	DP51A cut right DP56 (Story of Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet)	Dex
	FCP	thicker elements	Feb 1/82	Booklet	cut bottom [DP53/A]	Dex

2-band (8mm) phosphor [error in tagging application]
	FCP	left band short [ Type 10: pic ]	May 6/82	Booklet	DP53B cut bottom	Dex
	FCP	right band short [ Type 9: pic ]	May 6/82	Booklet	DP53B cut bottom	Dex

Right band (9.5mm) phosphor
	FCP		May 19/82	Booklet	DP57 (Story of Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet) DP63, DP64 (Story of the Royal Mint prestige booklet) cut bottom [DP61/A]	Dex

Left band (9.5mm) phosphor
	FCP		May 19/82	Booklet	DP57 (Story of Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet) DP63, DP64 (Story of the Royal Mint prestige booklet) cut bottom [DP61/A]	Dex

*Centre band phosphor and* PCP**
	PCP	error of paper	Dec 82	Sheets		Dex

12½p (15k) 12½p pastel green
Northern Ireland
1st seen: Feb 24/82
Lithography

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

Left band phosphor

FCP Questa, perf 13½ x 14 Feb 24/82 Sheets

FCP Questa, perf 15 x 14 Feb 28/84 Sheets

12½p (15k) 12½p pastel green
Scotland
1st seen: Feb 24/82
Lithography

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

Left band phosphor

FCP Waddington, perf 13½ x 14 Feb 24/82 Sheets

12½p (15k) 12½p pastel green
Wales
1st seen: Feb 24/82
Lithography

Paper Other identification Issue date Source Gum

Left band phosphor

FCP Questa, perf 13½ x 14 Feb 24/82 Sheets

FCP Questa, perf 15 x 14 Feb 28/84 Sheets

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