IM-SG-5
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| Identifier | IM-SG-5 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 5 |
| Variant | One centre phosphor band |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark |
| Date of issue | 4 September 1968 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 14 March 1971 (withdrawn from sale locally); 25 November 1971 (withdrawn from British Philatelic Counters); 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)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 | |
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| Printing process | |
| Colour | Olive-sepia |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives – 4d and 5d – 1968 |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197. |
SG 5 is the 4d olive-sepia Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II, issued on 4 September 1968.[1]
The stamp has one centre phosphor band. Cylinder number 1 is recorded. It was issued on the same date as the 5d royal blue stamp, IM-SG-7, and the catalogue lists a first day cover containing both denominations.[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]