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{{Stamp
|image=IM-SG-117.jpg
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue|Stanley Gibbons]]
|catalogue-number=117a
|variant=Perforation 14½
|issue-title=Landmarks and Queen Elizabeth II definitives
|issue-date=
|withdrawn-date=30 June 1983 (withdrawn from sale)
|quantity-sold=
|sold-out=
|year=
|face-value=10p
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Castle Rushen|Castle Rushen]]
|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp|Definitive]]
|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp|Country pictorial]]
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]]
|designer=J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S.
|printer=House of Questa
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography|Lithography]]
|colour=Multicoloured; 4 colours (information sheet)
|dimensions=26 × 34 mm (information sheet; orientation varies)
|perforation=14½
|watermark=Unwatermarked
|paper-gum=White security-coated paper, 102 g/m²; PVA gum
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – 9p–12p – Official cover – 1978]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – 9p–12p – Mercury cover – 1978]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – ½p–10p – Stuart cover – 1978]]
|notes=The image illustrates the denomination’s design, using the collector’s cancelled official-cover scan. Its perforation has not been measured; the filename does not identify the pictured copy as this particular perforation. Cover links indicate the associated design/denomination; the particular perforation on those covers remains unconfirmed.
}}

This 10p entry is part of the Landmarks and Queen Elizabeth II definitive series.<ref name="SG2022-204-205">{{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
|pages=204–205
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=111–128, including the listed a perforation variants
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood. Transcribed by the collector, who also confirms that A1-1-1-1 and B1-1-1-1 apply to the £2 value and unspecified values have no plate numbers recorded.
}}</ref>

The denomination’s parent issue dates from 28 February 1978. For this particular perforation, the catalogue gives August 1979 as its earliest recorded use; an exact release date is not established. The issue-date and year fields are left blank rather than convert that observation into an invented issue date or year.<ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

The catalogue number and perforation are confirmed catalogue data. The shared photograph illustrates the stamp design; it does not certify that the illustrated copy has this perforation. No provisional or unverified catalogue-number prefix is required.<ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

== Subject ==

The sheet identifies the view as the barbican and main gateway of Castle Rushen, with the keep behind. It also identifies the adjoining former police station, known as the Pepper Pot, and credits its design to Baillie Scott.<ref name="sheet-B">{{Cite
|title=1978 Definitive Issue — Landmarks — 9p to 12p
|type=Information sheet
|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office Authority
|notes=Sheet accompanying the collector’s owned official cover. Scans: [[:File:IM-Landmarks-1978-9p-to-12p-information-sheet.jpg|front]] and [[:File:IM-Landmarks-1978-9p-to-12p-information-sheet-back.jpg|reverse]].
}}</ref>

== Production details ==

The official sheet credits J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S., and the House of Questa. It specifies lithography, four colours for each value, 26 × 34 mm stamps, and white unwatermarked security-coated paper with PVA gum, 102 g/m². Its perforation specification is 14 per 2 cm. The catalogue additionally lists perforation 14½ for twelve denominations.<ref name="sheet-B" /><ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

The official paper specification explicitly says unwatermarked. This describes the low/medium-value issue; the catalogue records both perforations as printed at the same time. The perforation value for this entry comes from the catalogue, not from measuring the shared photograph.<ref name="sheet-B" /><ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

The catalogue states that both perforations of the ½p–16p stamps were printed at the same time, but some were not recorded in use until later. It gives these earliest recorded uses: SG112a (1p), August 1979; SG114a (7p), August 1978; SG115a (8p), June 1980; SG117a (10p), August 1979; and SG119 (12p), September 1980. Those are earliest-use records, not exact issue dates.<ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

== Sheets, plates and imprints ==

Sheets: 50 (5 × 10). Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 4). Imprint: Left-hand corner, top margin, and right-hand corner, bottom margin.<ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

== Withdrawal ==

This stamp was withdrawn from sale on 30 June 1983. No quantity-sold or sold-out figures have been supplied.<ref name="SG2022-204-205" />

== Related stamps ==

* [[IM-SG-111]] — ½p, Watch Tower, [[wikipedia:en:Langness|Langness]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-111a]] — ½p, Watch Tower, [[wikipedia:en:Langness|Langness]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-112]] — 1p, Jurby Church (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-112a]] — 1p, Jurby Church (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-113]] — 6p, Government Buildings, Douglas (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-114]] — 7p, [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-114a]] — 7p, [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-115]] — 8p, Milner’s Tower, [[wikipedia:en:Bradda Head|Bradda Head]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-115a]] — 8p, Milner’s Tower, [[wikipedia:en:Bradda Head|Bradda Head]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-116]] — 9p, [[wikipedia:en:Laxey Wheel|Laxey Wheel]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-116a]] — 9p, [[wikipedia:en:Laxey Wheel|Laxey Wheel]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-117]] — 10p, [[wikipedia:en:Castle Rushen|Castle Rushen]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-118]] — 11p, [[wikipedia:en:St Ninian's Church, Douglas|St Ninian’s Church]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-118a]] — 11p, [[wikipedia:en:St Ninian's Church, Douglas|St Ninian’s Church]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-119]] — 12p, [[wikipedia:en:Tower of Refuge|Tower of Refuge]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-119a]] — 12p, [[wikipedia:en:Tower of Refuge|Tower of Refuge]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-120]] — 13p, St German’s Cathedral, [[wikipedia:en:Peel Castle|Peel Castle]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-120a]] — 13p, St German’s Cathedral, [[wikipedia:en:Peel Castle|Peel Castle]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-121]] — 14p, [[wikipedia:en:Point of Ayre Lighthouse|Point of Ayre Lighthouse]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-121a]] — 14p, [[wikipedia:en:Point of Ayre Lighthouse|Point of Ayre Lighthouse]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-122]] — 15p, Corrin’s Tower (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-122a]] — 15p, Corrin’s Tower (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-123]] — 16p, [[wikipedia:en:Douglas Head Lighthouse|Douglas Head Lighthouse]] (perforation 14).
* [[IM-SG-123a]] — 16p, [[wikipedia:en:Douglas Head Lighthouse|Douglas Head Lighthouse]] (perforation 14½).
* [[IM-SG-124]] — 20p, [[wikipedia:en:Fuchsia|Fuchsia]].
* [[IM-SG-125]] — 25p, [[wikipedia:en:Manx cat|Manx cat]].
* [[IM-SG-126]] — 50p, [[wikipedia:en:Red-billed chough|Red-billed chough]] (inscribed Chough).
* [[IM-SG-127]] — £1, Viking warrior.
* [[IM-SG-128]] — £2, [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]].

== References ==

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IM-SG-117a - Revision history