IM-SG-123
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| Identifier | IM-SG-123 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 123 |
| Variant | Perforation 14 |
| Issue title | Landmarks and Queen Elizabeth II definitives |
| Date of issue | 28 February 1978 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 30 June 1983 (withdrawn from sale)
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| Face value | 16p |
| Subject or design | Douglas Head Lighthouse |
| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S. |
| Printer | House of Questa |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured; 4 colours (information sheet) |
| Dimensions | 26 × 34 mm (information sheet; orientation varies) |
| Perforation | 14 |
| Watermark | Unwatermarked |
| Paper or gum | White security-coated paper, 102 g/m²; PVA gum |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – 13p–16p – Official cover – 1978 Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – 11p–16p – Mercury cover – 1978 Isle of Man – Landmarks definitives – 13p–16p – Mercury cover – 1978 |
| Notes | The image illustrates the denomination’s design, using the collector’s cancelled official-cover scan. Its perforation has not been measured; the filename does not identify the pictured copy as this particular perforation. Cover links indicate the associated design/denomination; the particular perforation on those covers remains unconfirmed. |
This 16p entry is part of the Landmarks and Queen Elizabeth II definitive series.[1]
The catalogue number and perforation are confirmed catalogue data. The shared photograph illustrates the stamp design; it does not certify that the illustrated copy has this perforation. No provisional or unverified catalogue-number prefix is required.[1]
Subject
The official sheet traces the development of the Douglas lights from the Red Pier light to the Douglas Head lighthouse. It describes the 1892 rebuilding and the light’s electrification in 1977. Its descriptions of the light and fog signal are contemporary with the 1978 leaflet.[2]
Production details
The official sheet credits J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S., and the House of Questa. It specifies lithography, four colours for each value, 26 × 34 mm stamps, and white unwatermarked security-coated paper with PVA gum, 102 g/m². Its perforation specification is 14 per 2 cm. The catalogue additionally lists perforation 14½ for twelve denominations.[2][1]
The official paper specification explicitly says unwatermarked. This describes the low/medium-value issue; the catalogue records both perforations as printed at the same time. The perforation value for this entry comes from the catalogue, not from measuring the shared photograph.[2][1]
The catalogue states that both perforations of the ½p–16p stamps were printed at the same time, but some were not recorded in use until later. It gives these earliest recorded uses: SG112a (1p), August 1979; SG114a (7p), August 1978; SG115a (8p), June 1980; SG117a (10p), August 1979; and SG119 (12p), September 1980. Those are earliest-use records, not exact issue dates.[1]
Sheets, plates and imprints
Sheets: 50 (5 × 10). Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 4). Imprint: Left-hand corner, top margin, and right-hand corner, bottom margin.[1]
Withdrawal
This stamp was withdrawn from sale on 30 June 1983. No quantity-sold or sold-out figures have been supplied.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-111 — ½p, Watch Tower, Langness (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-111a — ½p, Watch Tower, Langness (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-112 — 1p, Jurby Church (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-112a — 1p, Jurby Church (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-113 — 6p, Government Buildings, Douglas (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-114 — 7p, Tynwald Hill (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-114a — 7p, Tynwald Hill (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-115 — 8p, Milner’s Tower, Bradda Head (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-115a — 8p, Milner’s Tower, Bradda Head (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-116 — 9p, Laxey Wheel (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-116a — 9p, Laxey Wheel (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-117 — 10p, Castle Rushen (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-117a — 10p, Castle Rushen (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-118 — 11p, St Ninian’s Church (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-118a — 11p, St Ninian’s Church (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-119 — 12p, Tower of Refuge (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-119a — 12p, Tower of Refuge (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-120 — 13p, St German’s Cathedral, Peel Castle (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-120a — 13p, St German’s Cathedral, Peel Castle (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-121 — 14p, Point of Ayre Lighthouse (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-121a — 14p, Point of Ayre Lighthouse (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-122 — 15p, Corrin’s Tower (perforation 14).
- IM-SG-122a — 15p, Corrin’s Tower (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-123a — 16p, Douglas Head Lighthouse (perforation 14½).
- IM-SG-124 — 20p, Fuchsia.
- IM-SG-125 — 25p, Manx cat.
- IM-SG-126 — 50p, Red-billed chough (inscribed Chough).
- IM-SG-127 — £1, Viking warrior.
- IM-SG-128 — £2, Queen Elizabeth II.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.pp. 204–205.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 111–128, including the listed a perforation variants.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Transcribed by the collector, who also confirms that A1-1-1-1 and B1-1-1-1 apply to the £2 value and unspecified values have no plate numbers recorded.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1978 Definitive Issue — Landmarks — 13p to 16p(Information sheet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Sheet accompanying the collector’s owned official cover. Scans: front and reverse.
