IM-SG-D3
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-D3 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | D3 |
| Variant | Standard listing; printings (a) and (b) |
| Issue title | Postage due stamps |
| Date of issue | 5 July 1973 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | Not specified |
| Sold out | Printing (a): between 13 August and 10 September 1973; printing (b): by May 1975 |
| Face value | 2p |
| Subject or design | |
| Stamp type | Special-purpose |
| Stamp subtype | Postage due |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | Questa |
| Printer | Questa |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Red, black and light apple-green |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 14½ × 13½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Postage due stamps – Official cover – 1973 Isle of Man – Postage due stamps – Mercury cover – 1973 Isle of Man – Postage due stamps – Cotswold cover – 1973 |
| Notes | Sheets of 100 (10 × 10). Plate numbers: 1A and 1B, each ×3. The positive offset of red printing on the back is listed separately as SG D3a. No first day cover is listed in the cited catalogue entry. |
SG D3 is the 2p red, black and light apple-green stamp in the first Isle of Man postage due series. The catalogue records two printings, beginning with printing (a) on 5 July 1973.[1]
Questa designed and printed the issue using lithography. Perforation is 14½ × 13½. Sheets contained 100 stamps (10 × 10), with imprints in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin. The plate numbers were 1A and 1B, each ×3.[1]
Catalogue printings
| Printing | Catalogue date | Identification |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | 5 July 1973 | No letter A added after 1973 at the foot of the stamp |
| (b) | 1 September 1973 | Letter A added after 1973 at the foot of the stamp |
The catalogue records examples of printing (b) used from mid-August 1973 onwards, earlier than its listed date of 1 September. The printing letters are catalogue reference codes, not suffixes to SG D3.[1]
Listed variety
The catalogue separately lists SG D3a, with a positive offset of the red printing on the back. Its suffix a identifies the listed variety and must not be confused with printing (a).[1]
Sold out
For printing (a), the catalogue gives a series-level sold-out range of 13 August to 10 September 1973, without a separate date for this denomination. Printing (b) of the 2p value had sold out by May 1975. These statements do not establish formal withdrawal from sale or invalidation for postage.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-D1 — ½p
- IM-SG-D2 — 1p
- IM-SG-D3a — 2p; positive offset of red printing on back
- IM-SG-D4 — 3p
- IM-SG-D5 — 4p
- IM-SG-D6 — 5p
- IM-SG-D7 — 10p
- IM-SG-D8 — 20p
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man — Postage due stamps.p. 373.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): D3, D3a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.