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{{Stamp | {{Stamp | ||
|image= | |image=IM-SG-30.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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|stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp|Country pictorial]] | |stamp-subtype=[[wikipedia:en:Definitive stamp|Country pictorial]] | ||
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]] | |format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]] | ||
|designer=J. Nicholson | |designer=J. H. Nicholson, R.I. (information card); J. Nicholson (catalogue) | ||
|printer=Courvoisier | |printer=Courvoisier | ||
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]] | |printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]] | ||
|colour=Multicoloured | |colour=Multicoloured; five colours (information card) | ||
|dimensions= | |dimensions=25.7 × 41.1 mm including perforation, horizontal (as printed on the information card) | ||
|perforation=11½ | |perforation=11½ | ||
|watermark=No watermark | |watermark=No watermark | ||
|paper-gum=Granite paper; thick shiny gum | |paper-gum=Granite paper; thick shiny gum | ||
|other-catalogues= | |other-catalogues= | ||
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975]] | |fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Cotswold cover – 1975]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Mercury cover – 1975]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Stuart cover – 1975]] | ||
|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. The image is a cancelled detail from the owned official 29 October 1975 cover. | ||
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The design is credited to J. Nicholson. Courvoisier printed the stamp by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]] in multiple colours on granite paper without a watermark. Perforation is 11½, and sheets contain 50 stamps (5 × 10).<ref name="SG2022" /> | The design is credited to J. Nicholson. Courvoisier printed the stamp by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]] in multiple colours on granite paper without a watermark. Perforation is 11½, and sheets contain 50 stamps (5 × 10).<ref name="SG2022" /> | ||
== Information card and illustration == | |||
The information card held with the owned official cover credits the artwork to J. H. Nicholson, R.I. It records [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]] printing by Courvoisiers of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in five colours. The paper is described as white paper with coloured ink fibres and special gumming for tropical climates. Stamp size including perforation is printed as 25.7 × 41.1 mm, horizontal. Sheets contain 50 stamps, arranged as five stamps per row and ten rows.<ref name="Oct1975-information-sheet">{{Cite | |||
|title=NEW VALUE — ISLE OF MAN DEFINITIVE POSTAGE STAMPS | |||
|type=Information card | |||
|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office Authority | |||
|reference=[[:File:IM-Pictorial-Definitives-1975-11p-and-13p-information-sheet.jpg|Information card]] accompanying the collector’s [[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975]]. | |||
|notes=The card gives the issue date as 29 October 1975. The collector confirms that its reverse is blank. | |||
}}</ref> | |||
The card identifies the 13p subject as Derbyhaven, a natural harbour sheltered by the mainland and the Langness peninsula, north of Castletown.<ref name="Oct1975-information-sheet" /> | |||
The illustration is a cancelled stamp detail from the [[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975]]. | |||
== Catalogue printing == | == Catalogue printing == | ||
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The catalogue records general withdrawal of the issue on 31 December 1978. These are withdrawal-from-sale dates; the cited entry does not give a date of postal invalidation.<ref name="SG2022" /> | The catalogue records general withdrawal of the issue on 31 December 1978. These are withdrawal-from-sale dates; the cited entry does not give a date of postal invalidation.<ref name="SG2022" /> | ||
== Related stamps == | |||
* [[IM-SG-12]] — ½p — [[wikipedia:en:Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-13]] — 1p — [[wikipedia:en:Port Erin|Port Erin]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-14]] — 1½p — [[wikipedia:en:Snaefell|Snaefell]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-15]] — 2p — [[wikipedia:en:Laxey|Laxey]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-16]] — 2½p — [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-17]] — 3p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-17a]] — 3p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] — Olive-bistre border error | |||
* [[IM-SG-18]] — 3½p — [[wikipedia:en:Port St Mary|Port St Mary]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-18a]] — 3½p — [[wikipedia:en:Port St Mary|Port St Mary]] — Grey-brown border error | |||
* [[IM-SG-19]] — 4p — [[wikipedia:en:Fairy Bridge (Isle of Man)|Fairy Bridge]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-20]] — 4½p — [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-21]] — 5p — [[wikipedia:en:Peel, Isle of Man|Peel]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-22]] — 5½p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-23]] — 6p — [[wikipedia:en:Cregneash|Cregneish]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-24]] — 7p — [[wikipedia:en:Laxey|Laxey]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-25]] — 7½p — [[wikipedia:en:Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-26]] — 8p — [[wikipedia:en:Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-27]] — 9p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-28]] — 10p — [[wikipedia:en:Manx cat|Manx cat]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-29]] — 11p — [[wikipedia:en:Rushen Abbey#Monks' Bridge|Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:16, 17 October 2026
| Stamp image | 
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-30 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 30 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives |
| Date of issue | 29 October 1975 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal from sale)
|
| Face value | 13p |
| Subject or design | Derbyhaven |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I. (information card); J. Nicholson (catalogue) |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured; five colours (information card) |
| Dimensions | 25.7 × 41.1 mm including perforation, horizontal (as printed on the information card) |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper; thick shiny gum |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Cotswold cover – 1975 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Mercury cover – 1975 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – Stuart cover – 1975 |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, pages 197–198. Printing letters identify printings and are not catalogue-number suffixes. The image is a cancelled detail from the owned official 29 October 1975 cover. |
SG 30 is the 13p Derbyhaven stamp in the Isle of Man pictorial definitive series, first issued on 29 October 1975.[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]
Information card and illustration
The information card held with the owned official cover credits the artwork to J. H. Nicholson, R.I. It records photogravure printing by Courvoisiers of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in five colours. The paper is described as white paper with coloured ink fibres and special gumming for tropical climates. Stamp size including perforation is printed as 25.7 × 41.1 mm, horizontal. Sheets contain 50 stamps, arranged as five stamps per row and ten rows.[2]
The card identifies the 13p subject as Derbyhaven, a natural harbour sheltered by the mainland and the Langness peninsula, north of Castletown.[2]
The illustration is a cancelled stamp detail from the Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975.
Catalogue printing
The catalogue records the following printing.[1]
| Catalogue printing | Date | Gum | Inscribed year |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | 29 October 1975 | Thick shiny gum | 1975 |
Withdrawal
The catalogue records general withdrawal of the issue on 31 December 1978. These are withdrawal-from-sale dates; the cited entry does not give a date of postal invalidation.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-12 — ½p — Castletown
- IM-SG-13 — 1p — Port Erin
- IM-SG-14 — 1½p — Snaefell
- IM-SG-15 — 2p — Laxey
- IM-SG-16 — 2½p — Tynwald Hill
- IM-SG-17 — 3p — Douglas Promenade
- IM-SG-17a — 3p — Douglas Promenade — Olive-bistre border error
- IM-SG-18 — 3½p — Port St Mary
- IM-SG-18a — 3½p — Port St Mary — Grey-brown border error
- IM-SG-19 — 4p — Fairy Bridge
- IM-SG-20 — 4½p — Tynwald Hill
- IM-SG-21 — 5p — Peel
- IM-SG-22 — 5½p — Douglas Promenade
- IM-SG-23 — 6p — Cregneish
- IM-SG-24 — 7p — Laxey
- IM-SG-25 — 7½p — Ramsey Bay
- IM-SG-26 — 8p — Ramsey Bay
- IM-SG-27 — 9p — Douglas Bay
- IM-SG-28 — 10p — Manx cat
- IM-SG-29 — 11p — Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla
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): 30.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NEW VALUE — ISLE OF MAN DEFINITIVE POSTAGE STAMPS(Information card).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Information card accompanying the collector’s Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975..The card gives the issue date as 29 October 1975. The collector confirms that its reverse is blank.
