IM-SG-6
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-6 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 6 |
| Variant | One centre phosphor band |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark |
| Date of issue | 26 February 1969 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
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| Face value | 4d |
| 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 | Bright vermillion |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Shield cover Philart cover |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197. |
SG 6 is the 4d bright vermillion Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II, issued on 26 February 1969.[1]
The illustrated example is the cancelled stamp on the collection’s shield first day cover, bearing the wavy-line obliterator of a Douglas machine cancellation dated 26 February 1969.
The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It is a later 4d colour in the 1968–69 unwatermarked regional series.[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 catalogue records withdrawal of the 4d denomination locally on 14 March 1971 and at British Philatelic Counters on 25 November 1971. 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 first day covers
- Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Shield cover – 1969
- Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – Philart cover – 1969
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): 6.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.