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Question? Circles & Squares Printed Onto GB Stamps

 
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Posted 10/19/2015   4:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Stampalotapus to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
While sorting through a pile of Great Britain I began to notice that numerous issues seems to have odd "circles" and "squares" seemingly imprinted upon the face of the stamps themselves.

See the below Machin as an example of what I mean...



Mind you these are note solely found on Machins, but on various issues.

Can anyone here at this fine Forum enlighten me on this curiosity?

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Posted 10/19/2015   5:37 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add amccleaf1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Ooh, this is a good question. I have several examples of these myself. I always assumed they were part of some sort of experimental cancellation, but I would love to know for sure!
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Thank you KGB for the link to the thread.

And thank you as well scotzm, for showing what the machine that makes these now not-so-mysterious dots & squares.

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