IM-SG-7 - Revision history

PhantomSteve at 14:06, 3 October 2026

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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-7.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=4 September 1968		\|issue-date=4 September 1968
	\|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)		\|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
			\|quantity-sold=
			\|sold-out=
	\|year=1968		\|year=1968
	\|face-value=5d		\|face-value=5d
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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=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – 4d and 5d – 1968]]		\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – 4d and 5d – 1968\|Shield-cachet cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – 4d and 5d – GPO cover – 1968\|GPO 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 definitives – 4d and 5d – 1968\|shield-cachet first day cover]], bearing a Douglas first day of issue handstamp dated 4 September 1968.

	The stamp has two phosphor bands. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 4d olive-sepia stamp, [[IM-SG-5]], and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp has two phosphor bands. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 4d olive-sepia stamp, [[IM-SG-5]], and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.<ref name="SG2022" />

PhantomSteve at 23:18, 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=Royal blue		\|colour=Royal blue
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=
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	The stamp has two phosphor bands. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 4d olive-sepia stamp, [[IM-SG-5]], and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.<ref name="SG2022" />		The stamp has two phosphor bands. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 4d olive-sepia stamp, [[IM-SG-5]], and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.<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=7
|variant=Two [[wikipedia:en:Phosphor banded stamp|phosphor bands]]
|issue-title=Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark
|issue-date=4 September 1968
|withdrawn-date=1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
|year=1968
|face-value=5d
|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=Royal blue
|dimensions=
|perforation=15 × 14
|watermark=No watermark
|paper-gum=Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – 4d and 5d – 1968]]
|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.
}}

'''SG 7''' is the 5d royal blue Isle of Man [[wikipedia:en:Country definitives|regional definitive]] depicting [[wikipedia:en:Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], issued on 4 September 1968.<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=7
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

The stamp has two phosphor bands. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 4d olive-sepia stamp, [[IM-SG-5]], and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.<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 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-7a]]
* [[IM-SG-7Ey]]
* [[IM-SG-5]]

== References ==

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