IM-SG-75
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| Identifier | IM-SG-75 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 75 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration |
| Date of issue | 12 March 1976 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 11 March 1977 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 487310 |
| Face value | 5½p |
| Subject or design | William Christian listening to Patrick Henry |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | Waddingtons Studio (information sheet); John Waddington (catalogue) |
| Printer | John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd. (information sheet); John Waddington (catalogue) |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured; four colours (information sheet) |
| Dimensions | Approximately 27.94 × 44.45 mm, including perforations (information sheet; printed order) |
| Perforation | 13½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | Coated paper, 102 g/m² (information sheet); gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Official miniature sheet cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Official stamp set cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Cotswold stamp set cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Mercury miniature sheet cover – 1976 |
| Notes | Cancelled ordinary stamp detail from the owned official stamp-set cover. The same SG design also occurs in MS79, whose constituent stamps are perforated 14. |
SG75 is the 5½p stamp in this Isle of Man issue, released on 12 March 1976.[1]
The information sheet identifies the scene as Christian listening to Patrick Henry’s speech at St John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia.[2]
The image is a cancelled ordinary stamp detail from the collector’s Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Official stamp set cover – 1976. It is not a scan of a miniature-sheet constituent stamp. The miniature sheet repeats the design with perforation 14, whereas the ordinary stamp is perforated 13½.
Design and production
The catalogue credits John Waddington with design and lithographic printing. The information sheet supplies the fuller credits Waddingtons Studio and John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd. It specifies four colours and coated paper weighing 102 g/m². No gum specification is supplied.[1][2]
The ordinary stamps are perforated 13½; the information sheet states 13½ × 13½. The miniature sheet is perforated 14, stated as 14 × 14 on the sheet. The stated stamp size is 1.1 × 1.75 inches including perforations, approximately 27.94 × 44.45 mm in the printed order.[1][2]
Ordinary sheets contain 50 stamps in two panes of 25, each 5 × 5, with a gutter between panes. The catalogue lists plate numbers 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×4. These are production records, not plate markings identified on these individual examples.[1][2]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 487,310 stamps sold for this denomination. Withdrawal from sale is recorded as 11 March 1977. No separate sold-out date or postal-invalidation date is supplied.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-76 — 7p; conveying the Fincastle Resolutions
- IM-SG-77 — 13p; Patrick Henry and William Christian
- IM-SG-77a — 13p; black face value and inscriptions printed double
- IM-SG-78 — 20p; Christian as an Indian fighter
- IM-SG-MS79 — Miniature sheet containing SG75–78; perforation 14
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.p. 201.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 75.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Details transcribed from the catalogue by the collector.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 American Revolution Bicentennial 1776–1976 — Commemorating Col. William Christian(Information sheet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Front and reverse of the sheet held with the collector’s Isle of Man – Bicentenary of American Revolution and Colonel William Christian Commemoration – Official stamp set cover – 1976..The sheet gives 12 March 1976 as the issue date. The front provides a biography; the reverse describes the designs and technical details.
