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|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 2½p to 4p – 1973]] | |fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 2½p to 4p – 1973]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 3½p to 9p – Mercury 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 17:01, 3 October 2026
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-19 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 19 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives |
| Date of issue | 5 July 1973 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal from sale)
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| Face value | 4p |
| Subject or design | Fairy Bridge |
| 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 |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 2½p to 4p – 1973 Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 3½p to 9p – Mercury cover – 1973 |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, pages 197–198. Printing letters identify printings and are not catalogue-number suffixes. |
SG 19 is the 4p Fairy Bridge 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 printing
The catalogue records the following printing.[1]
| Catalogue printing | Date | Gum | Inscribed year |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 5 July 1973 | Thick shiny gum | 1973 |
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]
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): 19.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.