Family
Machin and his wife Patricia had a son, Francis (1949-2007) who was an artist too and an architect. After Francis died, the possessions of Arnold Machin in his house in rural Staffordshire were sold in auction on September and October 2008 by Cuttlestones. The possessions included the fourth of the final plasters known made to create the Machin stamp series, the three others are kept in the Royal Mail archives.
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