Description: This stunning pair showcases the historic 4-penny olive-sepia definitive stamp, representing the foundational low-value series of the legendary Machin definitive issues. Conceived to replace the heavily detailed Wilding designs, the artwork presents a clean, unadorned profile of Queen Elizabeth II. The image was directly developed from a sculpted plaster bas-relief created by the celebrated English artist and sculptor Arnold Machin. Positioned simply in the lower-left corner is the "4d" pre-decimal denomination. The stamps were expertly manufactured in a continuous sheet arrangement via a high-definition photogravure printing technique by the security firm Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Circa: 1967
Condition: Mint strip of 2
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