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== Related stamps == | == Related stamps == | ||
* [[IM-SG-18]] — | * [[IM-SG-12]] — ½p — [[wikipedia:en:Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]] | ||
* [[IM-SG-13]] — 1p — [[wikipedia:en:Port Erin|Port Erin]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-14]] — 1½p — [[wikipedia:en:Snaefell|Snaefell]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-15]] — 2p — [[wikipedia:en:Laxey|Laxey]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-16]] — 2½p — [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-17]] — 3p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-17a]] — 3p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] — Olive-bistre border error | |||
* [[IM-SG-18]] — 3½p — [[wikipedia:en:Port St Mary|Port St Mary]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-19]] — 4p — [[wikipedia:en:Fairy Bridge (Isle of Man)|Fairy Bridge]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-20]] — 4½p — [[wikipedia:en:Tynwald Hill|Tynwald Hill]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-21]] — 5p — [[wikipedia:en:Peel, Isle of Man|Peel]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-22]] — 5½p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Promenade]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-23]] — 6p — [[wikipedia:en:Cregneash|Cregneish]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-24]] — 7p — [[wikipedia:en:Laxey|Laxey]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-25]] — 7½p — [[wikipedia:en:Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-26]] — 8p — [[wikipedia:en:Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-27]] — 9p — [[wikipedia:en:Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas Bay]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-28]] — 10p — [[wikipedia:en:Manx cat|Manx cat]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-29]] — 11p — [[wikipedia:en:Rushen Abbey#Monks' Bridge|Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla]] | |||
* [[IM-SG-30]] — 13p — [[wikipedia:en:Derbyhaven|Derbyhaven]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 16 October 2026
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-18a |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 18a |
| Variant | Grey-brown border error |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives |
| Date of issue | |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal of the issue; see notes)
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| Face value | 3½p |
| Subject or design | Port St Mary |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured; grey-brown border error |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper; matt, almost invisible gum |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | |
| Notes | Catalogue-listed border-colour error associated with printing (d), dated 29 July 1974. A separate release date for the error has not been established. |
SG 18a is the 3½p Port St Mary definitive with a grey-brown border. It is a separately catalogued colour error.[1]
The error border resembles that of the 2p Laxey stamp, SG 15. The catalogue also records intermediate shades, but excludes those from its error listings.[1]
The relevant printing is (d), dated 29 July 1974. This is the printing date recorded by the catalogue; no separate first day of sale is given for the error. It belongs to a later printing than the stamps originally available for the 5 July 1973 first day cover.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (d) | 29 July 1974 | Matt, almost invisible gum | 1973 |
Withdrawal
The catalogue records general withdrawal of the issue on 31 December 1978. The 3½p value in booklets remained on sale until 15 May 1979. The 3½p value was retained for use on postal orders until its final withdrawal on 31 December 1985. Those later arrangements concern the denomination; the catalogue does not establish continued availability of this error in booklets or for postal orders. These are withdrawal-from-sale dates; the cited entry does not give a date of postal invalidation.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-12 — ½p — Castletown
- IM-SG-13 — 1p — Port Erin
- IM-SG-14 — 1½p — Snaefell
- IM-SG-15 — 2p — Laxey
- IM-SG-16 — 2½p — Tynwald Hill
- IM-SG-17 — 3p — Douglas Promenade
- IM-SG-17a — 3p — Douglas Promenade — Olive-bistre border error
- IM-SG-18 — 3½p — Port St Mary
- IM-SG-19 — 4p — Fairy Bridge
- IM-SG-20 — 4½p — Tynwald Hill
- IM-SG-21 — 5p — Peel
- IM-SG-22 — 5½p — Douglas Promenade
- IM-SG-23 — 6p — Cregneish
- IM-SG-24 — 7p — Laxey
- IM-SG-25 — 7½p — Ramsey Bay
- IM-SG-26 — 8p — Ramsey Bay
- IM-SG-27 — 9p — Douglas Bay
- IM-SG-28 — 10p — Manx cat
- IM-SG-29 — 11p — Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla
- IM-SG-30 — 13p — Derbyhaven
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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): 18a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.