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|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=Olive-sepia | |colour=Olive-sepia | ||
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This is the phosphor-omitted error of [[IM-SG-5]], whose normal form has one centre phosphor band. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the error.<ref name="SG2022" /> | This is the phosphor-omitted error of [[IM-SG-5]], whose normal form has one centre phosphor band. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the error.<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" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:17, 23 September 2026
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-5Ey |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 5Ey |
| Variant | Phosphor omitted |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark |
| Date of issue | |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
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| Face value | 4d |
| Subject or design | Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Regional definitive |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | John Hobson Nicholson; portrait by Dorothy Wilding Ltd. |
| Printer | Harrison and Sons |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Olive-sepia |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197. The catalogue does not give a separate issue date for this error; the date and year fields are left blank. |
SG 5Ey is a listed error of the 4d olive-sepia Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
This is the phosphor-omitted error of IM-SG-5, whose normal form has one centre phosphor band. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the error.[1]
The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson, with the portrait credited to Dorothy Wilding Ltd.. The stamps were printed by Harrison and Sons using photogravure.[1]
The stamp is printed on chalk-surfaced paper without a watermark and is perforated 15 × 14. The sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20).[1]
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.[1]
Related stamps
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 — Regional issues.p. 197.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 5Ey.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.