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I've always been obsessed with receiving fun things in the post - penpal letters, club newsletters, special offers we collected tokens for... Perhaps the frequency & happiness of such things combined to produce a subliminal fascination with that iconic Machin design postage stamp. I needed a project for my badge machine, and when I scooped a windfall of used Machin postage on Ebay, the rest fell into place very simply.
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The stamps shown on the badges above were designed by Arnold Machin in the 1960s, and his design has become something of an icon. I decided to make this series of badges to commemorate Machin's definitive GB postage stamp design.
Over the years the Machin definitive stamp has been issued in a rainbow of colours, and I have badges made from quite a lot of them. You will receive a single pin-back badge which may or may not be one of the exact badges shown above. When you check out, please note in 'Message to seller' if you have a preference for a particular colour family, from:
Reds/Pinks
Blues/Purples
Oranges/Browns
Greens
or Lucky Dip (could be any)
Each pin-back badge measures approx. 1” diameter, and has been upcycled from a genuine, salvaged piece of British ephemera (stamped envelopes that have travelled through the postal system). Each badge will also feature a fragment of postmark, which may be 'killer bars', date circle or a random message stamp from the post office. I have mounted each badge on a small presentation card which provides an extremely brief note on the history of the Machin definitive on the reverse.
Designed by Su Mwamba in Derby
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