IM-SG-2 - Revision history

PhantomSteve at 13:22, 3 October 2026

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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-2.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=18 August 1958		\|issue-date=18 August 1958
	\|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)		\|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
			\|quantity-sold=
			\|sold-out=
	\|year=1958		\|year=1958
	\|face-value=3d		\|face-value=3d
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	\|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.		\|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

			The illustrated example is the cancelled stamp on the collection's [[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 3d – 1958\|first day cover]], bearing a Douglas machine cancellation dated 18 August 1958.

	The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the stamps by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]]. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The stamp has the Multiple Crowns watermark, consisting of repeated images of St. Edward's Crown.<ref name="SG2022-watermark" />		The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the stamps by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]]. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The stamp has the Multiple Crowns watermark, consisting of repeated images of St. Edward's Crown.<ref name="SG2022-watermark" />

PhantomSteve at 18:26, 22 September 2026

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	\|dimensions=Not specified		\|dimensions=Not specified
	\|perforation=15 × 14		\|perforation=15 × 14
	\|watermark=~~As type 1b illustrated in the Guernsey section~~ of ~~the cited~~ catalogue		\|watermark=Multiple Crowns (St. Edward's Crowns)<ref name="SG2022-watermark">{{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
			\|page=3
			\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
			\|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
			\|notes=Watermark illustration: Multiple Crowns (St. Edward's Crowns). Place of publication: Ringwood.
			}}</ref>
	\|paper-gum=Not specified in the cited entry		\|paper-gum=Not specified in the cited entry
	\|other-catalogues=		\|other-catalogues=
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	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the stamps by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]]. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The watermark ~~is cross-referenced in the catalogue to the Guernsey type 1b illustration~~.<ref name="SG2022" />		The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] printed the stamps by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]]. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The stamp has the Multiple Crowns watermark, consisting of repeated images of St. Edward's Crown.<ref name="SG2022-watermark" />

	This is the ordinary 3d listing. The separately listed chalk-surfaced paper and phosphor-band versions are [[IM-SG-2a]] and [[IM-SG-2p]].<ref name="SG2022" />		This is the ordinary 3d listing. The separately listed chalk-surfaced paper and phosphor-band versions are [[IM-SG-2a]] and [[IM-SG-2p]].<ref name="SG2022" />

PhantomSteve at 14:34, 22 September 2026

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	\|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives		\|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives
	\|issue-date=18 August 1958		\|issue-date=18 August 1958
			\|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
	\|year=1958		\|year=1958
	\|face-value=3d		\|face-value=3d
	\|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II\|Queen Elizabeth II]]; Isle of Man regional definitive design		\|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-type=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp\|Definitive]]
	\|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Country definitives\|Regional definitive]]		\|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Country definitives\|Regional definitive]]
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	}}		}}

	'''SG 2''' is the 3d deep lilac Isle of Man regional definitive depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II\|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 18 August 1958.<ref name="SG2022">{{Cite Catalogue		'''SG 2''' is the 3d deep lilac Isle of Man [[wikipedia:en:Country definitives\|regional definitive]] depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II\|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 18 August 1958.<ref name="SG2022">{{Cite Catalogue
	\|author=Stanley Gibbons		\|author=Stanley Gibbons
	\|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue		\|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
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	This is the ordinary 3d listing. The separately listed chalk-surfaced paper and phosphor-band versions are [[IM-SG-2a]] and [[IM-SG-2p]].<ref name="SG2022" />		This is the ordinary 3d listing. The separately listed chalk-surfaced paper and phosphor-band versions are [[IM-SG-2a]] and [[IM-SG-2p]].<ref name="SG2022" />

	~~These~~ regional stamps were initially valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom. ~~Stanley Gibbons records the invalidation of~~ Isle of Man SG 1–7 ~~from 1 March 1972,~~ alongside other British pre-decimal stamps.<ref name="SG2022" />		Although issued as regional stamps, they were initially valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom. This stamp ceased to be valid for postage on 1 March 1972, when Isle of Man SG 1–7 were invalidated alongside other British pre-decimal stamps.<ref name="SG2022" />

	== Related stamps ==		== Related stamps ==

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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=2
|variant=Standard listing
|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives
|issue-date=18 August 1958
|year=1958
|face-value=3d
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]; Isle of Man 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=John Hobson Nicholson; portrait by [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]]
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
|colour=Deep lilac
|dimensions=Not specified
|perforation=15 × 14
|watermark=As type 1b illustrated in the Guernsey section of the cited catalogue
|paper-gum=Not specified in the cited entry
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 3d – 1958]]
|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.
}}

'''SG 2''' is the 3d deep lilac Isle of Man regional definitive depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 18 August 1958.<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=2
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]] printed the stamps by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]]. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The watermark is cross-referenced in the catalogue to the Guernsey type 1b illustration.<ref name="SG2022" />

This is the ordinary 3d listing. The separately listed chalk-surfaced paper and phosphor-band versions are [[IM-SG-2a]] and [[IM-SG-2p]].<ref name="SG2022" />

These regional stamps were initially valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom. Stanley Gibbons records the invalidation of Isle of Man SG 1–7 from 1 March 1972, alongside other British pre-decimal stamps.<ref name="SG2022" />

== Related stamps ==

* [[IM-SG-2a]] — chalk-surfaced paper; issued 17 May 1963
* [[IM-SG-2p]] — one centre phosphor band; issued 27 June 1968

== References ==

<references />