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Elliptical Perf Machins (page updated: Feb 18/19) Elliptical perfs began to appear in 1993. Some Machins exist with "regular" perfs and elliptical perfs while those new values/colours issued after 1993 exist only with elliptical perfs (any rare exceptions?). Issue dates shown reflect the first elliptical perf release of that value. See the specialized lists for additional varieties. Exists with and without elliptical perfs: 1p crimson (Jun 8/93) 2p dark green (Apr 11/95) 4p cobalt blue (Dec 14/93) 5p ash brown (red-brown) (Jun 8/93) 6p lime green (Apr 27/93) 10p light tan (Jun 8/93) 20p sea green (Dec 7/93) 25p salmon pink (Oct 26/93) 30p sage green (Jul 27/93) 35p old gold (Aug 17/93) 35p dark brown (Apr 1/04) 50p sand (Dec 14/93) 1st flame (Apr 6/93) 2nd light blue (Apr 6/93) Elliptical perf only: 7p light grey (Apr 20/99) 8p old gold (Apr 25/00) 9p orange (Apr 5/05) 12p dark turquoise (Aug 1/06) 14p salmon pink (Aug 1/06) 15p shocking pink (Apr 1/08) 16p pink (Mar 27/07) 17p olive (Mar 31/09) 19p olive green (Oct 26/93) 20p light green (Jun 25/96) 22p stone (Mar 31/09) 26p rust (Jun 25/96) 26p gold (Apr 21/97) 29p light grey (Oct 26/93) 31p purple (Jun 25/96) 33p slate blue (Apr 25/00) 34p lime green (May 6/03) 35p lime green (Apr 5/05) 36p ultramarine (Oct 26/93) 37p amethyst (Jun 25/96) 37p charcoal black (Jul 4/02) 37p olive green (Mar 28/06) 38p red (Oct 26/93) 38p ultramarine (Apr 20/99) 39p shocking pink (Jun 25/96) 39p light grey (Apr 1/04) 40p grey blue (Apr 25/00) 40p dark turquoise (Apr 1/04) 41p stone (Oct 26/93) 41p red (Apr 25/00) 42p sage green (Jul 4/02) sa 43p dark brown (Jun 25/96) 43p emerald green (Apr 1/04) 44p stone (Apr 20/99) 44p ultramarine (Mar 28/06) 45p amethyst (Apr 25/00) 46p old gold (Apr 5/05) 47p sea green (Jul 4/02) 48p amethyst (Mar 27/07) 49p rust (Mar 28/06) 50p light grey (Mar 27/07) 50p slate grey (Jan 3/13) 54p rust (Mar 27/07) 56p lime green (Apr 1/08) 60p slate blue (Aug 9/94) 62p red (Mar 31/09) 63p emerald (Jun 25/96) 64p sea green (Apr 20/99) 65p dark turquoise (Apr 25/00) 68p stone (Jul 4/02) sa 72p red (Mar 28/06) 78p emerald green (Mar 27/07) 81p sea green (Apr 1/08) 90p ultramarine (Mar 31/09) £1 mauve (Aug 22/95) £1 wood brown (Jan 3/13) £1.50 brownish red (Mar 9/99) £2 deep grey-blue (Mar 9/99) £3 dull purple (Mar 9/99) £5 brown (Mar 9/99) 1st gold (Apr 21/97) 1st Millennium (white) (Jan 6/00) E blue (Jan 19/99) 1st black Anniversary (Feb 15/00)