Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Philart cover – 1969
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| FDC reverse image | N/A |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive — 4d — Philart cover |
| Date of issue | 26 February 1969 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)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 | Bright vermillion |
| Paper and gum | Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Stamp dimensions | |
| Issue format | Sheets of 240 (12 × 20) |
| Number of stamps | 1 |
| Cover type | First day cover |
| Cover producer | Philart |
| Cover reference | |
| Limited edition | No |
| Edition limit | N/A |
| Copy number | N/A |
| Cachet or cover design | Red and turquoise design showing the Three Legs of Man in a shield above Castle Rushen and Castletown harbour; “ISLE OF MAN”, “REGIONAL DEFINITIVES 1969” and “FIRST DAY COVER” lettering, with a Philart logo below. |
| Addressed | Yes |
| Postmark type | Machine cancellation |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 26 February 1969 |
| Postmark inscription | DOUGLAS; 26 FEB 1969; ISLE-OF-MAN; B |
| Postmark notes | Circular Douglas date stamp with a wavy-line obliterator cancelling the stamp. The separate postmark scan is taken from the shield cover in the collection and illustrates the same date-stamp design and date. |
| Postmark image |
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| Signed | No |
| Signed by | N/A |
| Signature details | N/A |
| Information sheet included | No |
| Information materials | N/A |
| Information sheet title | N/A |
| Information sheet image | N/A |
| Information sheet reverse image | N/A |
| Information sheet notes | N/A |
| Certificate of authenticity included | No |
| Certificate of authenticity image | N/A |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | N/A |
| FDC owned | Yes |
| Condition | Visible creasing and some surface marks. |
| Collection Comment | Owned. Addressed to Philart at its business premises; the business address remains visible in the published scan. No printed information leaflet is present in this copy; whether one was originally supplied is unknown. |
This owned Philart first day cover bears the 4d bright vermillion Isle of Man regional definitive, IM-SG-6, issued on 26 February 1969.[1]
The red and turquoise cachet shows the Three Legs of Man in a shield above Castle Rushen and the harbour at Castletown. It bears “ISLE OF MAN”, “REGIONAL DEFINITIVES 1969” and “FIRST DAY COVER” lettering, with the Philart logo below.[2]
The cover is addressed to Philart at its London business premises. A Douglas machine cancellation dated 26 February 1969 has a circular date stamp and a wavy-line obliterator across the stamp. The cancellation date matches the stamp’s recorded issue date.[2]
The supplied catalogue entry does not explicitly list a first day cover for SG 6. The cover’s appearance and cancellation are documented from the owned specimen.
No printed information leaflet is present in this copy. Whether one was originally supplied has not been established.
The stamp depicts Queen Elizabeth II. Its design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson, with the portrait credited to Dorothy Wilding Ltd.. It was printed by Harrison and Sons using photogravure, on chalk-surfaced paper, perforated 15 × 14 and issued in sheets of 240 (12 × 20). The catalogue records one centre phosphor band and cylinder number 1.[1]
The 4d denomination was withdrawn from sale locally on 14 March 1971 and at British Philatelic Counters on 25 November 1971. The stamp ceased to be valid for postage on 1 March 1972, under the catalogue’s invalidation statement for Isle of Man SG 1–7.[1]
Stamps on this cover
The detail image below is taken from the separate shield cover in the collection and illustrates the same stamp listing.
| Image | Identifier | Face value | Subject | Format | Other catalogues | Notes
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IM-SG-6 | 4d | Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design | Stamp | Bright vermillion; one centre phosphor band. Detail image from the shield cover.
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Related first day covers
- 1958 3d — standard GPO cover
- 1958 3d — coloured GPO cover
- 1958 3d — owned heraldic-cachet cover
- 1958 3d — boxed-cachet cover
- 1958 3d — First Manx Stamp shield cover
- 1958 3d — outline-map cover
- 1958 3d — shield-and-flowers cover
- 1964 2½d — Castle Rushen cover
- 1964 2½d — map and Manx cat cover
- 1964 2½d — Peel Castle cover
- 1964 2½d — triskelion emblem cover
- 1966 4d — unattributed cover
- 1966 4d — Manx Philatelic Society cover
- 1968 4d and 5d — GPO cover
- 1968 4d and 5d — Philart cover
- 1968 4d and 5d — Wessex cover
- 1968 4d and 5d — shield-cachet cover
- 1969 4d — GPO cover
- 1969 4d — Regional Issue cover
- 1969 4d — shield cover
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man — Regional issues.p. 197.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 6.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive 4d — Philart cover(First day cover).Philart.Reference: Front scan.Owned specimen in the collection.