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|paper-gum=Granite paper; thick shiny gum on printing (a); matt, almost invisible gum on later listed printing | |paper-gum=Granite paper; thick shiny gum on printing (a); matt, almost invisible gum on later listed printing | ||
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|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 2p – 1973]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Mercury cover – 1973]] | |fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 2p – 1973]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Mercury cover – 1973]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Cotswold cover – 1973]] | ||
|notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, pages 197–198. Printing letters identify printings and are not catalogue-number suffixes. | |notes=Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, pages 197–198. Printing letters identify printings and are not catalogue-number suffixes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 7 October 2026
| Stamp image | 
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-15 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 15 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives |
| Date of issue | 5 July 1973 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal from sale); 30 June 1983 (final withdrawal after retention for postal orders)
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| Face value | 2p |
| Subject or design | Laxey |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper; thick shiny gum on printing (a); matt, almost invisible gum on later listed printing |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 2p – 1973 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Mercury cover – 1973 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – ½p to 3p – Cotswold cover – 1973 |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, pages 197–198. Printing letters identify printings and are not catalogue-number suffixes. |
SG 15 is the 2p Laxey stamp in the Isle of Man pictorial definitive series, first issued on 5 July 1973.[1]
The design is credited to J. Nicholson. Courvoisier printed the stamp by photogravure in multiple colours on granite paper without a watermark. Perforation is 11½, and sheets contain 50 stamps (5 × 10).[1]
Catalogue printings
The catalogue records the following printings.[1]
| Catalogue printing | Date | Gum | Inscribed year |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 5 July 1973 | Thick shiny gum | 1973 |
| (j) | 1 December 1975 | Matt, almost invisible gum | 1973 |
These printing letters are reference codes within the catalogue. They do not create additional SG-numbered variants. The inscribed year is not necessarily the year of printing.
Withdrawal
The catalogue records general withdrawal of the issue on 31 December 1978. The 2p value was retained for use on postal orders until its final withdrawal on 30 June 1983. These are withdrawal-from-sale dates; the cited entry does not give a date of postal invalidation.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-24 — 7p Laxey
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man — Independent postal administration.pp. 197–198.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 15.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.