Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Machin

Headtype Ib (Two curved lines in the hair below the Diadem next to the front curl; dark background; flat base of the bust; irregular necklace pearls, front of the bust rounded, the side cross in the d.. Read more »iadem is closed at the top left).
PVA gum slightly yellowish
Phosphor stripes with fluorine addition. Light up blue violet.
Left phosphorus stripe narrow (does not go beyond the perforation).
Right right phosphorus stripe normal width (going over the perforation).
Value type: II (thick digits and P)
Basic position of 37: 1.10 mm from the left edge; 2.85 mm from the bottom edge
(Michel GB Special: 1640.35.1).
One elliptical hole in each vertical side.
Only issued in booklet SG GL1/2.
SG colour is "bright mauve".

Country:	United Kingdom
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Queen Elizabeth II - Decimal Machin - Syncopated Perfs
Nominal:	37 p
Year:	1996
Material:	non phosphorised (OFNP) with two phosphor stripes
Size:	21 x 24 mm
Perforation:	Syncopated 14¾ x 14¼