Machin 40th Miniature Sheet, signed John Hedgecoe

Machin definitives 40th anniversary miniature sheet cover featuring the plaster image of Her Majesty the Queen used on the iconic Machin stamp. London SW1 special postmark 05.06.07.

Signed by John Hedgecoe. Hedgecoe's profile photograph of the Queen, taken in June 1967, was used by Arnold Machin to create a plaster version which Hedgecoe then photographed. This photo was used on the Machin series of definitives, issued from 1967 to 2022. It is one of the most reproduced images of all time, with over 200 billion copies sold.