ISLE OF MAN 1974 (VARIETY) 3½P PORT ST MARY WITH GREY-BROWN BORDER, MATT GUM
3½p Port St Mary, matt gum, with border in a grey-brown shade (rather than olive-brown). Fresh and fine. Mint never hinged. SG18a; SC18var; IMN49a
Note: the 3½p was originally issued 5 July 1973 with thick, shiny gum. It was reprinted 29 July 1974 with clear, matt gum
