IM-SG-7a
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| Identifier | IM-SG-7a |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 7a |
| Variant | Frame flaw; two phosphor bands |
| Issue title | Queen Elizabeth II regional definitives — no watermark |
| Date of issue | |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 1 March 1972 (invalidated for postage)
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| Face value | 5d |
| Subject or design | Queen Elizabeth II; Isle of Man regional definitive design |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Regional definitive |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | |
| Printer | |
| Printing process | |
| Colour | Royal blue |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | No watermark |
| Paper or gum | Chalk-surfaced paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | |
| Notes | Confirmed from the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, page 197. The catalogue does not give a separate issue date for this variety; the date and year fields are left blank. |
SG 7a is a listed variety of the 5d royal blue Isle of Man regional definitive depicting Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
This variety has a frame flaw at row 20, position 1, on cylinder 1 with no dot. It retains the two phosphor bands of the normal IM-SG-7. The underlying stamp was issued on 4 September 1968; the catalogue entry supplies no separate date for the variety.[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 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]