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Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Shield cover – 1969

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First day cover details
FDC image Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive — 4d — shield cover
FDC reverse image N/A
Country Isle of Man
Country code IM
Issue title Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive — 4d — shield 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Withdrawal or invalidation date 14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)


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 Not specified
Cover reference
Limited edition No
Edition limit N/A
Copy number N/A
Cachet or cover design Black shield bearing the armoured Three Legs of Man, with the motto “QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT” on a scroll; red “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” and “Isle of Man” lettering.
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 shows the circular date stamp.
Postmark image

Main postmark for Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive — 4d — shield cover


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, corner wear and a brown mark near the cancellation.
Collection Comment Owned. Addressed in pencil to a stamp shop; 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.

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This owned first day cover bears the 4d bright vermillion Isle of Man regional definitive, IM-SG-6, issued on 26 February 1969.[1]

The cover has a black shield cachet depicting the armoured Three Legs of Man. A scroll bears the motto “QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT”, with red “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” and “Isle of Man” lettering. The cover producer has not been established.[2]

A Douglas machine cancellation dated 26 February 1969 consists of a circular date stamp and a wavy-line obliterator across the stamp. The cancellation date matches the stamp’s recorded issue date. The envelope is addressed in pencil to a stamp shop.[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

Image Identifier Face value Subject Format Other catalogues Notes


Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design IM-SG-6 4d Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design Stamp Bright vermillion; one centre phosphor band. The image shows the cancelled stamp on this cover.


References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive 4d — shield cover(First day cover).Reference: Front scan.Owned specimen in the collection.
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