Machin series
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The Machin series is a long-running set of British definitive postage stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s profile, designed by sculptor Arnold Machin and first issued in 1967.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machin series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9091886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Machin series Context triple: [Arnold Machin, notableWork, Machin series]
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A.
Machin
Machin is a small township and municipality located in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Napier's bones
Napier's bones are a manually operated calculating device using numbered rods to simplify and speed up multiplication and division.
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C.
Stirling Lines
Stirling Lines is the primary military base in Herefordshire, England that serves as the headquarters and main garrison for the British Army’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) regiment.
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D.
Mathis
Mathis is a supporting character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, notably appearing as an ally in the novel "Casino Royale."
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E.
Dyson series
The Dyson series is a perturbative expansion in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered exponentials and scattering amplitudes as an infinite series of integrals, each term corresponding to a Feynman diagram.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Machin series Target entity description: The Machin series is a long-running set of British definitive postage stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s profile, designed by sculptor Arnold Machin and first issued in 1967.
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A.
Machin
Machin is a small township and municipality located in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Napier's bones
Napier's bones are a manually operated calculating device using numbered rods to simplify and speed up multiplication and division.
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C.
Stirling Lines
Stirling Lines is the primary military base in Herefordshire, England that serves as the headquarters and main garrison for the British Army’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) regiment.
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D.
Mathis
Mathis is a supporting character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, notably appearing as an ally in the novel "Casino Royale."
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E.
Dyson series
The Dyson series is a perturbative expansion in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered exponentials and scattering amplitudes as an infinite series of integrals, each term corresponding to a Feynman diagram.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | definitive postage stamp series ⓘ |
| authority | British Post Office ⓘ |
| continuedInUseDuring | decimalisation of British currency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| designer | Arnold Machin ⓘ |
| hasCollectingAspect |
phosphor varieties
ⓘ
printing and paper varieties ⓘ shade varieties ⓘ value and inscription varieties ⓘ |
| hasDenominationRange | low to high face values ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elliptical perforations on some issues
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multiple colour and value combinations ⓘ multiple printing methods over time ⓘ no country name, indicated by monarch’s head ⓘ phosphor bands for automatic mail sorting ⓘ security slits on some self-adhesive issues ⓘ silhouette portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right ⓘ solid coloured background ⓘ various perforation gauges ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the longest-running definitive stamp designs in the world ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
1st class
ⓘ
2nd class ⓘ airmail and other rate indicators ⓘ |
| hasType | definitive stamp ⓘ |
| hasUsagePeriod | late 1960s to early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
NVI (non-value indicator) Machins
ⓘ
decimal issues ⓘ pre-decimal issues ⓘ regional Machins ⓘ security overprint Machins ⓘ self-adhesive Machins ⓘ |
| isCollectedBy | philatelists worldwide ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | specialised philatelic catalogues ⓘ |
| issuer | Royal Mail ⓘ |
| language | English (inscriptions such as value and service indicators) ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arnold Machin ⓘ |
| portraitBasedOn | plaster cast by Arnold Machin ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Wilding series
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilding
|
| productionMethod | recess-engraved portrait with typographed or photogravure frames ⓘ |
| replacedBy | definitive stamps featuring King Charles III (planned and emerging issues) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday postal use ⓘ |
| usedIn | Great Britain postage system ⓘ |
| uses | profile of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machin series Description of subject: The Machin series is a long-running set of British definitive postage stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s profile, designed by sculptor Arnold Machin and first issued in 1967.
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