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GB-SG-933

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Stamp details
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Identifier GB-SG-933
Country United Kingdom
Country code GB
Catalogue Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number 933
Variant Standard listing
Issue title British Paintings
Date of issue 4 July 1973
Withdrawal or invalidation date Not specified


Face value 7½p
Subject or design Nelly O'Brien, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Stamp type Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype Art
Format Stamp
Designer or artist Stuart Rose; painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Printer Harrison and Sons
Printing process Photogravure
Colour Multicoloured
Dimensions 31 × 40 mm
Perforation 15 × 14
Watermark
Paper or gum
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages Isle of Man – Last day of British Postal Services – 1973
Notes Sheets of 100. Catalogue number confirmed by the collector using GB Stamps Online.

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SG933 is the 7½p stamp depicting Nelly O'Brien, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the United Kingdom's British Paintings issue of 4 July 1973.[1]

The stamp design was prepared by Stuart Rose using Reynolds' painting.[2]

The Stanley Gibbons number has been confirmed by the collector using the GB Stamps Online listing.[3]

Associated cover

An example bearing this stamp with the other three values is illustrated on Isle of Man – Last day of British Postal Services – 1973. It was cancelled at Douglas on 4 July 1973, the stamp's first day and the last day of British postal administration on the island.

  • GB-SG-931 — 3p; self-portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds
  • GB-SG-932 — 5p; self-portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn
  • GB-SG-934 — 9p; Rev. R. Walker (The Skater) by Sir Henry Raeburn

References

  1. ↑ “British Painters (1973)”. Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  2. ↑ “Stamp History: British Painters — Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Henry Raeburn”. The Postal Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  3. ↑ “SG931–934 1973 British Paintings Stamp Set”. GB Stamps Online.