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== Catalogue abbreviations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Catalogue
! Identifier abbreviation
|-
| Stanley Gibbons
| <code>SG</code>
|-
| Michel
| <code>Mi</code>
|-
| Zumstein
| <code>Zum</code>
|-
| Scott
| <code>Scott</code>
|-
| Yvert et Tellier
| <code>YT</code>
|-
| Sakura
| <code>Sakura</code>
|-
| AFA
| <code>AFA</code>
|-
| Facit
| <code>Facit</code>
|-
| Minkus
| <code>Minkus</code>
|-
| Sassone
| <code>Sass</code>
|-
| Edifil
| <code>Edifil</code>
|-
| Unificato
| <code>Unif</code>
|-
| Philex
| <code>Philex</code>
|}

Revision as of 16:08, 16 September 2026

This section records individual postage stamps, stamp issues and first day covers in the collection.

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Collection summary

Record type Number of pages
First day covers 49
Owned first day covers 0
First day covers wanted 18
Individual stamps 129

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Isle of Man

Naming conventions

Individual stamp pages

Use the following page-title format:

CC-Catalogue-NumberVariant

Examples:

  • IM-SG-9999
  • IM-SG-9999a
  • DE-Mi-385

The parts are:

  • CC — two-letter country code
  • Catalogue — catalogue abbreviation, such as SG or Mi
  • Number — catalogue number
  • Variant — optional suffix, such as a, b or c

Use the same identifier for the principal image filename:

IM-SG-9999a.jpg

Additional images may use descriptive suffixes:

IM-SG-9999a-back.jpg
IM-SG-9999a-detail-1.jpg

First day cover pages

Use:

Country – Issue title – Year

Where several different covers exist for the same issue, include the producer or cover type:

Country – Issue title – Producer – Year

Catalogue abbreviations

Catalogue Identifier abbreviation
Stanley Gibbons SG
Michel Mi
Zumstein Zum
Scott Scott
Yvert et Tellier YT
Sakura Sakura
AFA AFA
Facit Facit
Minkus Minkus
Sassone Sass
Edifil Edifil
Unificato Unif
Philex Philex