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{{Stamp
|image=IM-SG-119.jpg
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue|Stanley Gibbons]]
|catalogue-number=119
|variant=Perforation 14
|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|withdrawn-date=30 June 1983 (withdrawn from sale)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=12p
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Tower of Refuge|Tower of Refuge]]
|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=14
|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 – 11p–16p – Mercury 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 12p 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 September 1980 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 describes the Tower of Refuge on Conister Rock in Douglas Bay, built in 1832 as a shelter for shipwrecked mariners. It associates the project with Sir William Hillary and credits its design and construction to John Welch.<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-117a]] — 10p, [[wikipedia:en:Castle Rushen|Castle Rushen]] (perforation 14½).
* [[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-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-119 - Revision history