{"id":189,"date":"2016-01-23T20:20:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T01:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2016-02-08T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T16:03:02","slug":"art-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/exhibit\/art\/art-5\/","title":{"rendered":"..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>United Kingdom, 1967-1969<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Arnold Machin (1911-1999)<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Postage stamps mounted on collector\u2019s album page<\/span><br \/>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George S. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champlin<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Memorial Stamp Collection<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnold_Machin\">Arnold Machin<\/a> in 1966, these monochromatic effigies of Queen Elizabeth II have remained the design for the definitive postage stamp series of the Royal Mail in the United Kingdom for nearly 50 years. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/exhibit\/communication\/communication-1\/\">Penny Black<\/a> until present day, British stamps have featured a silhouette or portrait of the monarch. Known colloquially as \u201cMachin Heads\u201d, these stamps project the image of the monarchy across the globe through a design that has been compared to Wedgwood porcelain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-354 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md.jpg\" alt=\"StampEx018md\" width=\"800\" height=\"1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md.jpg 1942w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-100x127.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-150x190.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-200x254.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-300x381.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-450x571.jpg 450w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-600x762.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx018md-900x1142.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Kingdom, 1967-1969 Arnold Machin (1911-1999) Postage stamps mounted on collector\u2019s album page George S. Champlin Memorial Stamp Collection Created by Arnold Machin in 1966, these monochromatic effigies of Queen Elizabeth II have remained the design for the definitive postage stamp series of the Royal Mail in the United Kingdom for nearly 50 years. 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