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1) "DISCOUNT" UNDERPRINTS

In the early 1980's the Post Office issued some books of stamps and one sheet at a discount rate. In order to identify such discounted stamps the Post Office underprinted the stamps with one of four different symbols. Three symbols took the form of stars, indicating they came from Christmas booklets. The fourth symbol was a letter 'D' presumably simply indicating a discount.

Some of these underprints were also used on Christmas commemorative stamps.

Underprint Type 1 - 1982
12.5p type 1 [6K]   15p type 1 [6K]

Underprint Type 2 - 1983 & 1986
13p Type 2 [6K]   12.5p Type 2 [6K]

Underprint Type 3 - 1983 & 1985
12p Type 3 [7K]   17p Type 3 [17p]

Underprint Type 4 - 1985
17p Type 4 [6K]   16p Type 4 [6K]

LIST OF ISSUES

Table 1 : List Of Machin Discount Overprints"
STAMP PHOSPHOR
BANDS		 ISSUED UNDERPRINT
TYPE		 SOURCE
12p Bright Emerald Center band 29th Oct 1985 Type 4 Sheet
12½p Light Emerald Short center band 10th Nov 1982 Type 1 Booklet
12½p Light Emerald Center band 9th Nov 1983 Type 2 Booklet
13p Pale Chestnut Center band 2th Dec 1986 Type 2 Booklet
15½p Pale Violet Two short bands 10th Nov 1982 Type 1 Booklet
16p Olive-Drab None 10th Aug 1983 Type 3 Booklet
17p Grey-Blue None 5th Mar 1985 Type 3 Booklet
17p Grey-Blue Two bands 4th Nov 1985 Type 4 Booklet

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