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1st gold EME Image (page updated: Jul 4/21) 1st seen: Apr 21/97 Photogravure Lithography

Also exists: w/Security features self-adhesive self-adhesive w/Security features 1st black 1st flame 1st diamond blue 1st royal mail red Self-adhesive: 1st flame (horizontal) 1st flame (vertical) Large size: 1st embossed 1st engraved 1st typographed

1st gold Self-Adhesive 1st seen: Jun 5/02 Photogravure

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum
2-band (blue) phosphor
	OFNP	Questa	Jun 5/02	Booklet
	OFNP	Walsall [12mm gap between bars]	Jun 5/02	Booklet
	OFNP	Walsall [11.3mm gap between bars]	Mar 18/03	'Sheet' of 100
	OFNP	Enschedé	Jul 4/02	'Sheet' of 100
	OFNP	De La Rue	Apr 29/03	Booklet

1st gold Self-Adhesive, Security features 1st seen: Feb 17/09 Photogravure Security pattern lettering in background, semi-circular slits (click for pics)

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum	Security slits	Security code
2-band phosphor
	OFNP	De La Rue	Feb 17/09	Sheets of 50			Type 1	none
	OFNP	De La Rue	Mar 31/09 Feb 13/09	Business sheet of 100			Type 1 Type 2a	B
	OFNP	Walsall	Mar 10/09	Booklet of 4 Machin + 2 other			Type 2	C
	OFNP	Walsall	Mar 31/09	Book of 6			Type 2	S
	OFNP	Walsall	Mar 31/09	Book of 12			Type 2 Type 2a	T
	OFNP	De La Rue	Jul 16/09	Roll of 10,000			Type 2a	R
2010 code
	OFNP	Walsall	Jan 26/10	Booklet of 12			Type 2	10 + T
	OFNP	Walsall	Jun 15/10	Booklet of 4 Machin + 2 other			Type 2	10 + C
	OFNP	Walsall	Jun 26/10	Book of 6			Type 2	10 + S
	OFNP	Walsall	May 8/10	(George V accession centenary prestige booklet)			Type 2a Type 3	10 + P
	OFNP	De La Rue	Mar 13/10	Sheets of 50			Type 2a	10
	OFNP	De La Rue	Mar 2/10	Sheets of 50			Type 2a	10 + B
	OFNP	De La Rue	Jul /11	Roll of 10,000			Type 2a	10 + R
2011 code
	OFNP	Walsall	Apr /11	Booklet of 12			Type 2	11 + T
	OFNP	Walsall	Jan 11/11	Booklet of 4 Machin + 2 other			Type 2	11 + C
	OFNP	Walsall		Book of 6			Type 2	11 + S
	OFNP	De La Rue	Nov 16/10	Sheets of 50			Type 2a	11
	OFNP		Jan /11	Sheets of 50			Type 2a	11 + B
2012 code
	OFNP	Walsall	Apr 10/12	Booklet of 12			Type 2	12 + T
	OFNP	Enschede	2013	Roll of 10,000			Type 2	12 + R

 

Security slits:

1: no slits 2: cuts at top & bottom, wider than 2a 2a: cuts at top & bottom, narrower than 2 3: cut at bottom only

Security features:

Code: none Slits: Type 1	Code: B Slits: Type 1	Code: B Slits: Type 2a
Code: C Slits: Type 2	Code: S Slits: Type 2	Code: T Slits: Type 2	Code: R Slits: Type 2a
Code: T + 10 Slits: Type 2	Code: C + 10 Slits: Type 2	Code: S + 10 Slits: Type 2	Code: R + 10 Slits: Type 2a
Code: P + 10 Slits: Type 2a	Code: P + 10 Slits: Type 3	Code: 10 Slits: Type 2a	Code: B + 10 Slits: Type 2a
Code: T + 11 Slits: Type 2	Code: S + 11 Slits: Type 2	Code: 11 Slits: Type 2a	Code: C + 11 Slits: Type 2
Code: B + 11 Slits: Type 2a

1st gold Security features 1st seen: 2010 Photogravure, Lithography Security pattern lettering in background, NO semi-circular slits

	Paper	Other identification	Issue date	Source	Booklet singles	Gum	Security slits	Security code
2-band phosphor
2010 code
	OFNP	De La Rue	May 13/10	Roll of 10,000		PVA	None	10 + R
2011 code
	OFNP	Walsall	Sep 14/11	Miniature sheet		PVA	None	11 + M
2011 code, Lithography
	OFNP	Cartor	Sep 9/11	DP435 (Centenary of UK Aerial Post prestige booklet)		PVA	None	11 + P

Security features:

Code: R + 10 Slits: none
Code: P + 11 Slits: none	Code: M + 11 Slits: none