IM-SG-3
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| Identifier | IM-SG-3 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 3 |
| Variant | Standard listing |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives |
| Date of issue | 7 February 1966 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 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 | Ultramarine |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | As type 1b illustrated in the Guernsey section of the cited catalogue |
| Paper or gum | Not specified in the cited entry |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitive – 4d – 1966 |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197. |
SG 3 is the 4d ultramarine Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II, issued on 7 February 1966.[1]
The design is credited to John Hobson Nicholson and the portrait to Dorothy Wilding Ltd.. Harrison and Sons printed the stamps by photogravure. Perforation is 15 × 14, and the sheet format is 240 stamps (12 × 20). The watermark is cross-referenced in the catalogue to the Guernsey type 1b illustration.[1]
Stanley Gibbons records 4,353,840 ordinary stamps sold. The separately listed version with two phosphor bands is IM-SG-3p.[1]
Although issued as regional stamps, they were initially valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom. This stamp ceased to be valid for postage on 1 March 1972, when Isle of Man SG 1–7 were invalidated alongside other British pre-decimal stamps.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-3p — two phosphor bands; issued 5 July 1967