IM-SG-6 - Revision history

PhantomSteve at 14:26, 3 October 2026

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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-6.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=26 February 1969		\|issue-date=26 February 1969
	\|withdrawn-date=14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)		\|withdrawn-date=14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
			\|quantity-sold=
			\|sold-out=
	\|year=1969		\|year=1969
	\|face-value=4d		\|face-value=4d
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	\|paper-gum=Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified		\|paper-gum=Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified
	\|other-catalogues=		\|other-catalogues=
	\|fdc-pages=		\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Shield cover – 1969\|Shield cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Philart cover – 1969\|Philart cover]]
	\|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.		\|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.
	}}		}}
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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 – 4d – Shield cover – 1969\|shield first day cover]], bearing the wavy-line obliterator of a Douglas machine cancellation dated 26 February 1969.

	The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.<ref name="SG2022" />
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	The catalogue records withdrawal of the 4d denomination 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.<ref name="SG2022" />		The catalogue records withdrawal of the 4d denomination 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.<ref name="SG2022" />

			== Related first day covers ==

			* [[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Shield cover – 1969]]
			* [[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Philart cover – 1969]]

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

PhantomSteve at 23:17, 22 September 2026

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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=		\|designer=John Hobson Nicholson; portrait by [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]
	\|printer=		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]
	\|printing-process=		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]
	\|colour=Bright vermillion		\|colour=Bright vermillion
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=
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	The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.<ref name="SG2022" />

			The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson, with the portrait credited to [[wikipedia:en:Dorothy Wilding\|Dorothy Wilding Ltd.]]. The stamps were printed by [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] using [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]].<ref name="SG2022" />

	The stamp is printed on chalk-surfaced paper without a watermark and is perforated 15 × 14. The sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20).<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp is printed on chalk-surfaced paper without a watermark and is perforated 15 × 14. The sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20).<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=6
|variant=One centre [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp|phosphor band]]
|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark
|issue-date=26 February 1969
|withdrawn-date=14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
|year=1969
|face-value=4d
|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=
|printer=
|printing-process=
|colour=Bright vermillion
|dimensions=
|perforation=15 × 14
|watermark=No watermark
|paper-gum=Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=
|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.
}}

'''SG 6''' is the 4d bright vermillion Isle of Man [[wikipedia:en:Country definitives|regional definitive]] depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 26 February 1969.<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=6
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.<ref name="SG2022" />

The stamp is printed on chalk-surfaced paper without a watermark and is perforated 15 × 14. The sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20).<ref name="SG2022" />

The catalogue records withdrawal of the 4d denomination 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.<ref name="SG2022" />

== Related stamps ==

* [[IM-SG-4]]
* [[IM-SG-5]]

== References ==

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