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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=Royal blue | |colour=Royal blue | ||
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This variety has a frame flaw at row 20, position 1, on cylinder 1 with no dot. It retains the two phosphor bands of the normal [[IM-SG-7]]. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the variety.<ref name="SG2022" /> | This variety has a frame flaw at row 20, position 1, on cylinder 1 with no dot. It retains the two phosphor bands of the normal [[IM-SG-7]]. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the variety.<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 | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-7a |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 7a |
| Variant | Frame flaw; two phosphor bands |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark |
| Date of issue | |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
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| Face value | 5d |
| 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 | Royal blue |
| 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 variety; the date and year fields are left blank. |
SG 7a is a listed variety of the 5d royal blue Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
This variety has a frame flaw at row 20, position 1, on cylinder 1 with no dot. It retains the two phosphor bands of the normal IM-SG-7. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the variety.[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 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): 7a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.