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The Deegam Priced Catalogue of
Elizabethan Coil Leaders 1954-94



This major work is now out of print but is included in the CD version of the Deegam Handbook,
where all Machin leaders issued to date are dealt with in Appendix 1. This 1994 edition lists 
all the Elizabethan coils from the start of Queen Elizabeth's reign to 1994.
It can be downloaded from this page for free. You do not need a PRN to do so,
just click on the green download button below.
The pdf file is 2.5 Mb. The contents include:
lllustrations of all text layouts on leaders

 All Wilding leaders issued during the experimental graphite and early phosphor periods are listed.

 Graphite and phosphor overprints illustrated

 Original research on the alphabets used on Wilding leaders

 How the Post Office stock code letters were allocated

 Unique catalogue system based on stock code letters

 Leader attributes include type and colour of paper and whether it is watermarked or gummed

 Separate sections for single value and multivalue rolls

 Commemorative leaders included

 An account of roll production on the Chambon press

 Coil join pairs explained and listed

 Coil vending machine test labels and their leaders

 How to fold and arrange leaders for display

 Packaging labels illustrated