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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-11.jpg
	\|country=Isle of Man		\|country=Isle of Man
	\|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man\|IM]]		\|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man\|IM]]
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	\|issue-date=7 July 1971		\|issue-date=7 July 1971
	\|withdrawn-date=5 July 1973 (invalidated in the Isle of Man, subject to transitional acceptance); 7 July 1973 (withdrawn locally); 4 July 1974 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters)		\|withdrawn-date=5 July 1973 (invalidated in the Isle of Man, subject to transitional acceptance); 7 July 1973 (withdrawn locally); 4 July 1974 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters)
			\|quantity-sold=
			\|sold-out=
	\|year=1971		\|year=1971
	\|face-value=7½p		\|face-value=7½p
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	\|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Country definitives\|Regional definitive]]		\|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Country definitives\|Regional definitive]]
	\|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp\|Stamp]]		\|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp\|Stamp]]
	\|designer=J Matthews; portrait after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin\|Arnold Machin]]		\|designer=[[wikipedia:en:Jeffery Matthews\|Jeffery Matthews]]; portrait after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin\|Arnold Machin]]
	\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]
	\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]
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	The design ~~is credited~~ to J Matthews, with the portrait after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin\|Arnold Machin]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the issue by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]] on chalk-surfaced paper. Perforation is 15 × 14, and sheets contain 200 stamps (10 × 20).<ref name="SG2022" />		The illustrated example is the stamp on the collection’s [[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – Decimal currency – 1971\|Post Office first day cover]], cancelled at Douglas on 7 July 1971.

			The catalogue credits the design to J Matthews. The accompanying Post Office information card gives his full name as [[wikipedia:en:Jeffery Matthews\|Jeffery Matthews]].<ref name="PO1971">{{Cite
			\|title=Isle of Man — Regional Decimal Definitive Issue
			\|type=Information card
			\|publisher=Post Office
			\|reference=[[:File:IM-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Regional-Definitives-Decimal-Currency-1971-information-card.jpg\|Scanned information card]]
			\|notes=Card headed “7th July 1971”, held with the owned cover.
			}}</ref> The portrait is after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin\|Arnold Machin]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the issue by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]] on chalk-surfaced paper. Perforation is 15 × 14, and sheets contain 200 stamps (10 × 20).<ref name="SG2022" />

	The stamp has two [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp\|phosphor bands]]. It was originally issued on cream paper. The catalogue lists printing cylinder 4 and phosphor cylinder 10, with dot and no-dot forms.<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp has two [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp\|phosphor bands]]. It was originally issued on cream paper. The catalogue lists printing cylinder 4 and phosphor cylinder 10, with dot and no-dot forms.<ref name="SG2022" />

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{{Stamp
|image=
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue|Stanley Gibbons]]
|catalogue-number=11
|variant=Two [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp|phosphor bands]]
|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – Decimal currency
|issue-date=7 July 1971
|withdrawn-date=5 July 1973 (invalidated in the Isle of Man, subject to transitional acceptance); 7 July 1973 (withdrawn locally); 4 July 1974 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters)
|year=1971
|face-value=7½p
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]; Isle of Man [[wikipedia:en:Country definitives|regional definitive]] design
|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp|Definitive]]
|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Country definitives|Regional definitive]]
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]]
|designer=J Matthews; portrait after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin|Arnold Machin]]
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]]
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
|colour=Chestnut
|dimensions=
|perforation=15 × 14
|watermark=
|paper-gum=Chalk-surfaced paper; originally cream; gum not specified
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – Decimal currency – 1971]]
|notes=Sheets of 200 (10 × 20). Printing cylinder 4; phosphor cylinder 10; dot and no-dot forms listed.
}}

'''SG 11''' is the 7½p chestnut Isle of Man [[wikipedia:en:Country definitives|regional definitive]] depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 7 July 1971 as part of the decimal-currency set.<ref name="SG2022">{{Cite Catalogue
|author=Stanley Gibbons
|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
|edition=31st combined edition
|publisher=Stanley Gibbons
|year=2022
|section=Isle of Man — Regional issues
|page=197
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=11
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

The design is credited to J Matthews, with the portrait after a plaster cast by [[wikipedia:en:Arnold Machin|Arnold Machin]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]] printed the issue by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]] on chalk-surfaced paper. Perforation is 15 × 14, and sheets contain 200 stamps (10 × 20).<ref name="SG2022" />

The stamp has two [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp|phosphor bands]]. It was originally issued on cream paper. The catalogue lists printing cylinder 4 and phosphor cylinder 10, with dot and no-dot forms.<ref name="SG2022" />

The catalogue records invalidation of SG 8–11 for use in the Isle of Man from 5 July 1973, with transitional acceptance for the prepayment of postage on letters from the island until 5 August 1973. It separately records withdrawal from local sale on 7 July 1973 and from British Philatelic Counters on 4 July 1974. The regional stamps remained valid for use in the rest of the United Kingdom at that time.<ref name="SG2022" />

== Related stamps ==

* [[IM-SG-8]] — 2½p bright magenta
* [[IM-SG-8y]] — 2½p bright magenta; phosphor omitted
* [[IM-SG-9]] — 3p ultramarine
* [[IM-SG-10]] — 5p reddish violet
* [[IM-SG-10y]] — 5p reddish violet; phosphor omitted

== References ==

<references />

IM-SG-11 - Revision history

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