Deegam Publications
Here you can access everything you wish to know about the
definitive stamps of the United Kingdom with the head of Queen Elizabeth
based on a sculpture by Arnold Machin OBE RA
The Complete Deegam® Machin Handbook
- Published as linked Adobe PDF files
- Almost 500 Mb of data and images
- In colour and printable
- Constantly updated (five times a year)
- Suitable for Windows PC and Mac
- Online Payment (scroll down to the bottom of this page)
Since it was first published in 1993 the Deegam® Machin Handbook has become known as ‘The Machin Encyclopedia’. It explains in depth every aspect of design, development and production of Machin and country pictorial definitives. It includes unique methods designed to enable unknown Machins to be identified. Fourteen chapters and fourteen appendixes culminate in a catalogue of Machin stamps. This is divided into three levels to suit beginners, intermediate collectors and specialists. Each level forms part of the unique numbering system which never changes no matter what new values or variations are issued. Every value has its own section, making it very easy to find the stamp you are looking for.
A free professional writing up service is provided with the Handbook by more than 15,000 Deegam® Profiles. All the files are illustrated in colour and are printable. They are in Adobe Acrobat PDF (portable document file) format and can be viewed with Adobe Reader. The Handbook, all of which is contained in the deegam folder, should be saved direct to the main drive (usually ‘C’), making browsing the Handbook content faster and ensuring that the cross-file links work correctly. Full details of how to get the best out of the PDF files are explained and illustrated in the Tutorial file. The Handbook is updated every 2-3 months with Deegam® Reports which are free to registered owners for a period of five years from initial purchase or subsequent renewal. Every Handbook is created to order so yours is always the latest version when you buy it.
Since the Handbook was first published in this format, testimonials have been received from respected philatelic publications. These include the British Philatelic Bulletin (ease of identification and the navigation system are its strengths); GBCC Chronicle (reader-friendly: the lead in electronic publishing); Stamp Magazine (the digital version just raises the bar); Linns Stamp News (For Machins, this is the place to start and the place to end).
The current fifth edition, HB5, builds on these strengths and extends them further.
Click HERE to see some sample pages of The Complete Deegam® Machin Handbook (HB5)
The Deegam® Handbook of British Barcoded Stamps
- Published as linked Adobe PDF files
- Almost 100 Mb of data and images
- In colour and printable
- Constantly updated (five times a year)
- Suitable for Windows PC and Mac
- Online Payment (scroll down to the bottom of this page)
2022 was a remarkable year for British philately! Two ‘radical’ changes took place at almost the same time – firstly the replacement of non-barcoded definitive stamps by barcoded ones accompanied by a swap scheme and the invalidation of non-barcoded definitive stamps from 31 July 2023; and secondly the change of the Monarch from HM Queen Elizabeth II to HM King Charles III. Both changes triggered different reactions among the collectors. One group declared that they will stop to add future new issues from Royal Mail to their collection and another one who sees the changes as a new starting point in their collecting interests, as these barcoded stamps present a further milestone in the development of the postal service.
Therefore, it has been decided to create a separate publication for these barcoded stamps – The Deegam® Handbook of British Barcoded Stamps (or, in short, HBBS). The term ‘barcoded stamps’ includes not only barcoded National and Country definitive stamps with images of the Monarch King Charles III or Queen Elizabeth II, but also barcoded Christmas stamps. In fact, Christmas stamps have the same format and similar features to the definitive stamps and are used like them during the festive season, especially to give a celebratory look to letters and cards. In other words, the new publication will contain all GB barcoded stamps.
The same structure and navigation as that used in the Machin Handbook HB5 are used for this Handbook although the text is presented in one column rather than two. There is an ‘Introduction’ that is structured similarly to the Chapters of Handbook HB5 – so that in the future this Introduction can easily be divided into Chapters (if necessary). It contains a catalogue of barcoded stamps. This is divided into three levels to suit beginners, intermediate collectors and specialists. Each level forms part of the unique numbering system which never changes no matter what new values or variations are issued. Every value has its own section, making it very easy to find the stamp you are looking for.
The Handbook is updated every 2-3 months with Deegam® Reports which are free to registered owners for a period of five years from initial purchase or subsequent renewal. Every Handbook is created to order so yours is always the latest version when you buy it.
The DGR Archive
2018 marked the 25th anniversary of The Complete Deegam® Machin Handbook and of the Deegam® Reports. To celebrate that Silver Jubilee, a DGR Archive containing all Reports from DGR1 to DGR125 was compiled. It was offered as a free gift to all those who became new subscribers and to existing subscribers who updated their Handbook during that Jubilee year of 2018.The issue of the DGR Archive proved so popular that it was decided to continue to update it each year and to offer it to subscribers, new or old, for a modest cost of £12 (the DGR Archive is not available separately). The 2024 edition contains all Reports from No. 1 to No. 155.
Purchase of Deegam Publications
The following Adobe PDF files are available via file transfer (WeTransfer):
- The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook (HB5) for new clients for £49.00 [code MN]
- The Deegam Handbook of British Barcoded Stamps (HBBS) for new clients for £29.00 [code BN]
- The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook (HB5) renewal for £27.00 [code MR]
- The Deegam Handbook of British Barcoded Stamps (HBBS) renewal for £20.00 [code BR]
or a combination of both Handbooks as follows:
- HB5 and HBBS for new clients for £63.00 [code N]
or in combination with the DGR Archive as follows:
- HB5 + DGR Archive for new clients for £61.00 [code MNA]
- HBBS + DGR Archive for new clients for £41.00 [code BNA]
- HB5 + HBBS + DGR Archive for new clients for £75.00 [code NA]
- HB5 + DGR Archive renewal for £39.00 [code MRA]
- HBBS + DGR Archive renewal for £32.00 [code BRA]
[please enter the appropriate code in the ‘Payment for’ box below]
A discounted renewal is available for up to five years from the original purchase or later renewal date. To take advantage of it, you need to quote your Personal Reference Number (PRN) [and return any previously issued Handbook CD or confirm by email that you will undertake to destroy it].
In exceptional cases only, a USB stick can be sent with all additional costs for shipping to be pre-paid by the recipient. Please contact me via deegampub@gmail.com before ordering and arranging payment.
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