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== Country codes ==
Stamp identifiers use the two-letter ISO country code of the issuing country or postal authority.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country or postal authority
! Code
! Example identifier
|-
| Germany
| <code>DE</code>
| <code>DE-Mi-385</code>
|-
| Isle of Man
| <code>IM</code>
| <code>IM-SG-9999a</code>
|-
| Kyrgyzstan
| <code>KG</code>
| <code>KG-Mi-123</code>
|-
| Liechtenstein
| <code>LI</code>
| <code>LI-Mi-123</code>
|-
| Switzerland
| <code>CH</code>
| <code>CH-Zum-123</code>
|-
| Ukraine
| <code>UA</code>
| <code>UA-Mi-123</code>
|-
| United Kingdom
| <code>GB</code>
| <code>GB-SG-1234</code>
|}
|}

Revision as of 16:12, 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

Country codes

Stamp identifiers use the two-letter ISO country code of the issuing country or postal authority.

Country or postal authority Code Example identifier
Germany DE DE-Mi-385
Isle of Man IM IM-SG-9999a
Kyrgyzstan KG KG-Mi-123
Liechtenstein LI LI-Mi-123
Switzerland CH CH-Zum-123
Ukraine UA UA-Mi-123
United Kingdom GB GB-SG-1234