Queen's Head Stamp
The Queen's Head Stamp designed by Arnold Machin has been nominated as one of England's greatest icons - and not surprisingly with approximately 180 billion stamps printed to date.
Arnold Machin's name may not be known in every household, but his sculpted image of The Queen certainly is. In 1965 five artists were comissioned to come up with a new profile portrait of The Queen for use on definitive stamps, and Machin's design was selected.
The design was launched to the public in June of 1967 - and almost 40 years on, it is still going strong.
Look at the BPMA's Elizabeth: Queen & Icon online exhibition for more about philatelic portraits of Her Majesty The Queen, and the Machin design.
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The first issued 4d Machin stamp
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