IM-SG-94
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| Identifier | IM-SG-94 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 94 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Silver Jubilee |
| Date of issue | 1 March 1977 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 28 February 1978 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 942,356 |
| Face value | 6p |
| Subject or design | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | A. Larkins |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Printing process | Lithography and recess printing |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 13 × 14 |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Official cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Cotswold cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Mercury cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Royal Commonwealth Society cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Stuart cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 21st anniversary cover – 1977 |
| Notes | Sheets of 50 (two panes of 5 × 5). Plate numbers: 1A (each × 6), 1A (each × 5)–2A; 1B (each × 6), 1B (each × 5)–2B; 1C (each × 6), 1C (each × 5)–2C; 1D (each × 6), 1D (each × 5)–2D. Imprint: right-hand corner of bottom margin. |
This 6p stamp depicts Queen Elizabeth II. It was issued on 1 March 1977 as part of the Isle of Man Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II issue.[1]
Production details
The design is by A. Larkins. The stamp was printed by De La Rue using lithography and recess printing, in multicolour, and is perforated 13 × 14. The stamps were printed in sheets of 50, in two panes of 5 × 5. The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin. The catalogue lists the following plate numbers for this value: 1A (each × 6), 1A (each × 5)–2A; 1B (each × 6), 1B (each × 5)–2B; 1C (each × 6), 1C (each × 5)–2C; 1D (each × 6), 1D (each × 5)–2D.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 942,356 sold of this stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 28 February 1978.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-95 — 7p, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
- IM-SG-96 — 25p, Queen Elizabeth II.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue.Stanley Gibbons.Section: Isle of Man.p. 202.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 94–96.Issue entry transcribed from the collector’s catalogue; edition and publication year not supplied. The 7p denomination for SG95 is also legible in the supplied cover photographs.