2001.01.29    United Kingdom Self-adhesive Machin

On January 29, 2001, Eight new self-adhesive booklets containing non-denominated (NVI) stamps revealed to public. The details are listed as below.
 

Contents Printer
6 x 1st plus Queen Victoria label Walsall
6 x 1st Walsall
6 x 2nd Walsall
10 x 1st Questa
10 x 2nd Questa
12 x 1st Walsall
12 x 1st Questa
12 x 2nd Questa

The new issues mark the massive transition of Royal Mail to self-adhesive machins. Although nowadays self-adhesive stamps are widely issued all over the world, Great Britain has released only a few trial issues since 1993. It is likely that all British definitives will be issued as self-adhesives this year, with the possible exception of the recess-printed high values.

Royal Mail's previous self-adhesive issues are listed in the table below.
 

Item Printer Issue Date Scott Catalogue Gibbons
Catalogue
Booklet of 20 1st stamps in horizontal format Walsall October 19, 1993 Pane MH243a
Booklet BK1251
1789
Booklet HE1
Rolls of 100 1st & 2nd stamps in horizontal format Enschedé March 18, 1997 MH300, MH305 1976,1977
Rolls of 200 1st & 2nd stamps in vertical format Enschedé April 6, 1998 MH292, MH297 2039,2040
Sheets of 100 1st & 2nd stamps in vertical format Walsall June 25, 1998 MH292, MH297 2039,2040
Pane of 4 x 1st in Profile on Print booklet Walsall February 16, 1999    
Sheets of 100 1st & 2nd stamps in vertical format Questa September 4, 2000    

original information from GBStamp.com