Post and Go Index
When the Post and Go machines first came into use life was simple. There were two types, and one design and 5 values for the stamps. Generally the stamps with the Machin head were known as Faststamps, and the labels for immediate posting were labels. The first stamps, both in Stanley Gibbons' catalogue and in our listings had the number FS01.
I believe Gibbons made a big mistake by allocating individual catalogue numbers to each value, rather than one number to a design with sub-numbers to each value. This became more obvious with the pictorial (Birds) stamps. Gibbons lists these by value - showing only one design - and simply records in a footnote that there were six different birds. That would not be too bad, but when Birds II was issued, these same values were allocated new numbers - with another footnote to say that there were six different birds.
There are many other ways they could have been listed, although with changes to the number of 'values' available even a simple system of numbering each set would have been difficult, especially with the uncertain status of some of the new values on old stamp designs.
Our numbering system has had to evolve, but I have avoided changing any numbers wherever possible. Thus the brown Machin is FS01, the birds FS02-05, and so on. Single-design rolls take the next new number, thus the Robin stamp issues for Christmas is FS10, after FS09 the Union Flag.
It has been impossible to be totally consistent as changes have taken place in the values which exist, the different make-up of Collectors Strips, and the new machines. Fortunately Stuart Leigh has compiled a very comprehensive illustrated catalogue of Post and Go stamps which you can find here. Unfortunately, apart from numbering each design set, the individual variations have no number otherwise I would provide at least a cross-reference here.
The list below covers many - but by no means all - types of Post an Go stamps that we have handled, including a few varieties.
I hope you find it useful.
Machin
FS001 Original large text type
FS01 Wincor Norwich
FS01.3 Wincor with 40g Late 2011 MA13
FS01-60 Wincor 60gr 3/14
FS01.3-60 Wincor 60gr 3/14 MA13
FS01-97 Wincor E20/W10 Faringdon
FS01.3-97 Wincor E20/W10 Kidderminster MA13
FS01b Hytec trial Stampex 2011
FS01h ditto, difference?
FS01h.3 RM1 York Fair & Stampex MA13
FS01m.3 RM2 machine M011 MA13 MOD Abbey Wood Feb 2017
FS01n Wincor with 40gr added 2011
FS01n.3 NCR Ludgate Circ, Lt Buzzard MA13
FS01n-97 NCR with Euro20/W10 6/14
FS01n.3-60 NCR including 60gr 4/14 MA13
FS01n.3-97 NCR with Euro20/W10 6/14 MA13
FS01p Hytec 2 Camden pop-up incl 40g
FS01s RM2 at Sailsbury fair
FS01s.3 ditto MA13
FS01t RM2 York Fair 7/14 E20/W10,60g but W10g not bold
FS01u RM2 Stampex 9/14 new font also 2/15
FS01u.3 ditto MA13 also 2/15
FS01z NCR on 2nd class stock at Wood Green
FS01.3z ditto
FS01.6 NCR Norwich MA16
Pictorials
FS02 Birds I W2
FS03 Birds II W2
FS04 Birds III W2
FS04h H at 9/11 Stampex
FS05 Birds IV W2
FS05sf H at 9/11 Stampex
FS05-60 W2 60g
FS06 Sheep W2
FS06h H at 2/12 Stampex
FS06-60 W2 60g
FS06-97 W2 E20/W10 Macclesfield
FS07 Pigs W2
FS07h H2 at 9/12 Stampex
FS07-60 W2 60g
FS07-97 W2 E20/W10 Macclesfield
FS08 Cattle W2
FS08h H2 at 9/12 Stampex
FS08-60 W2 60g
FS-97 W2 E20/W10 Macclesfield
Union Flag
FS09 Flag H Bureau
FS09b 9/14 RM2 Bureau reprint
FS09h H2 9/12 Stampex & Midpex
FS09h.3 RM1 7/13 York MA13
FS09.3 W2 11/13 Ludgate
FS09h.3b RM2 2/14 Stampex
FS09.3j RM2 ditto Jersey machine
FS09s RM2 3/14 Salisbury
FS09s.3 RM2 ditto MA13
FS09-60 W2 60gr undated
FS09.3-60 W2 60gr MA13
FS09t RM2 7/14 York E20/W10,60g but W10g not bold
FS09u RM2 9/14 Stampex (inc JE) new font
FS09ua Spring Stampex Feb 15 RM2 2/15 Stampex (inc GU machine)
FS09u no overprint RM2 Europhilex 5/15 & Stampex 9/15 GI & GU m/c only
FS09-97 E20/W10 W2 Leeds
FS09m M011 RM2 MOD Abbey Wood Feb 2017
Christmas Robin
FS10 W2 Norwich
FS10x H2x2 11/12 Camden pop-up
FS10h.3 H2 11/13 Stafford
FS10.3 W2 Norwich, Traf Sq
FS10-60 W2 3/14 60g
FS10.3-60 W2 3/14 60g MA13
FS10n.3-97 NCR 6/14 E20/W10
Machin 2nd class
FS11 Bureau H2
FS11h H2 2/13 Stampex
FS11h.3 H2 11/13 Pop-up-shop
FS11n NCR Harpenden MA12
FS11n.3 NCR L Buzzard MA13 3/14
FS11.4 NCR 9/14
FS11.5 NCR
FS11.6 NCR
More pictorials
FS12 Freshwater Ponds W2
FS12h H2 Stampex
FS12-60 60gr W2 3/14
FS13 Freshwater Lakes W2
FS13h H2 Midpex 7/13
FS13-60 60gr W2 3/14
FS13-97 E20/W10 W2 10/14
FS14 Freshwater Rivers W2
FS14h H2 11/13 Stafford
RM2 2/14 Stampex
FS14-60 60gr W2 3/14
FS15 Spring Blooms W2
FS15b Bureau Pack RM1 2/14
FS16b RM2 2015 reprint
FS15h RM2 2/14 Stampex
FS15-60 60gr W2 3/14
FS15n NCR
FS15n-97 E20/W10 NCR 6/14
FS15-97 W2 10/14 Chester-l-S
FS16 Symbolic Flowers W2
FS16n NCR
FS16c RM2 9/14 Stampex
FS17 Poppy W2 ? Does it exist
FS17a NCR 10/14
FS17.5 NCR 10/15 MA15
FS18b Winter Greenery RM2 11/14 Bureau pack
FS18w W2 11/14 Kidderminster, Farringdon, Perth
FS18n NCR 11/14
FS18ww W2 11/14 Welsh language receipt Carmarthen
FS19 Working Sail RM2 2/15 Stampex (& bureau pack)
FS19n NCR
FS20 Heraldic Beasts RM2 5/15 Europhilex (& bureau pack)
FS20d Heralid Lion solo RM2 9/15 Stampex Digital
FS21 Sea Travel RM2 9/15 Stampex (& bureau pack)
FS21c NCR
FS22 Fur & Feathers NCR 11/15
FS22b RM2 11/15 Bureau pack.
FS23 Heritage Transport RM2 2/16 Stampex (and bureau pack)
FS23n NCR
FS23d PH Locomotive solo RM2 2/16 Stampex (also 2/17 Stampex)
FS24 Ladybirds RM2 9/16 Stampex (also bureau pack)
FS25 Hibernating Animals NCR 11/16
FS25b RM2 11/16 Bureau pack.
FS26 Mail by Rail RM2 2/17 Stampex (also bureau pack)