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Machin Head Definitive Series

United Kingdom

Designer: Arnold Machin, a British sculptor

First issued: June 5, 1967

Still in use today (in modified forms)

Subject: The profile of Queen Elizabeth II — a bas-relief portrait based on Machin’s sculpture.

The design has become a symbol of modern British postal history.

Pre Decimal Machin (1967-1971) is the 1/2 p stamp which I have.

But I know some other Machin are 1/6 p and  1/9 p Machin.

Even like weird 6 and 1/2p or 11 and 1/2 p.

Before the Machin you have the Wilding series.

I have those as well.

Wilding is from 1952.

Dorothy Wilding, a British photographer.

She took a series of official portraits of the young Queen in 1952.

One of these photos — showing the Queen in her tiara, facing left — became the basis for the stamp design.

…

D day.

6 June 1944.

D day landed on the beaches of Normandy.