IM-SG-2a

Stamp details
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Identifier	IM-SG-2a
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	2a
Variant	Chalk-surfaced paper
Issue title	Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives
Date of issue	17 May 1963
Withdrawal or invalidation date	1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
Face value	3d
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	Deep lilac
Dimensions	Not specified
Perforation	15 × 14
Watermark	Multiple Crowns (St. Edward's Crowns)^[1]
Paper or gum	Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified in the cited entry
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages
Notes	Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197.

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SG 2a is the 3d deep lilac Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II, issued on 17 May 1963. Its distinguishing feature is chalk-surfaced paper.^[2]

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).^[2] TThe stamp has the Multiple Crowns watermark, consisting of repeated images of St. Edward's Crown.^[1]

The catalogue identifies 17 May 1963 as the date of issue in Douglas and states that release in London followed later. It records 1,080,000 stamps sold on chalk-surfaced paper, included within the combined ordinary 3d sales total.^[2]

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.^[2]

Related stamps

IM-SG-2 — standard listing; issued 18 August 1958
IM-SG-2p — one centre phosphor band; issued 27 June 1968

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.p. 3.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Watermark illustration: Multiple Crowns (St. Edward's Crowns). Place of publication: Ringwood.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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): 2a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.

[SG2022-watermark-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.p. 3.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Watermark illustration: Multiple Crowns (St. Edward's Crowns). Place of publication: Ringwood.

[SG2022-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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): 2a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.

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