Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – 1966
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| FDC reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive — 4d |
| Date of issue | 7 February 1966 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
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| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Regional definitive |
| Theme or subject | Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional postage stamps |
| Text credit | |
| Designer or artist | John Hobson Nicholson; portrait by Dorothy Wilding Ltd. |
| Printer | Harrison and Sons |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colours | Ultramarine |
| Paper and gum | Not specified |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Stamp dimensions | Not specified |
| Issue format | Sheets of 240 (12 × 20) |
| Number of stamps | 1 |
| Cover type | First day cover |
| Cover producer | Not specified |
| Cover reference | |
| Limited edition | Not specified |
| Edition limit | |
| Copy number | |
| Cachet or cover design | Not specified |
| Addressed | Not specified |
| Postmark type | Not specified |
| Postmark location | Not specified |
| Postmark date | |
| Postmark inscription | |
| Postmark notes | The catalogue lists a first day cover dated 7 February 1966. No specimen has been examined; cancellation details are not recorded. |
| Postmark image |
No postmark image uploaded
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| Signed | Not specified |
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| Signature details | |
| Information sheet included | Not specified |
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| Information sheet image | No image uploaded |
| Information sheet reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| Information sheet notes | |
| Certificate of authenticity included | Not specified |
| Certificate of authenticity image | No image uploaded |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| FDC owned | No |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Collection Comment | Wanted. Catalogue-based record; no cover specimen or cover scan is held in the collection. |
Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover dated 7 February 1966 for the 4d ultramarine Isle of Man regional definitive, catalogue number 3. This page records that catalogue-listed cover as a wanted item; no particular envelope, cachet or producer has been identified.[1]
The stamp depicts Queen Elizabeth II. The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson, with the portrait credited to Dorothy Wilding Ltd.. It was printed by Harrison and Sons using photogravure, perforated 15 × 14 and issued in sheets of 240 (12 × 20). The catalogue describes the watermark by reference to type 1b in its Guernsey section.[1]
No image is currently supplied for this stamp or cover.
Although issued as regional stamps, these stamps were initially valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom. The stamp on this cover ceased to be valid for postage on 1 March 1972, when Isle of Man SG 1–7 were invalidated alongside other British pre-decimal stamps.[1]
Stamps on this cover
| Image | Identifier | Face value | Subject | Format | Other catalogues | Notes
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| No image | IM-SG-3 | 4d | Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design | Stamp | Ultramarine; SG 3. No image supplied.
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- 1964 2½d — unattributed cover
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