IM-SG-43
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-43 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 43 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Date of issue | 4 March 1974 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 3 March 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 849,990 |
| Face value | 3½p |
| Subject or design | Wreck of the St George, 1830 |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974 |
| Notes | Issued in sheets of 100 stamps (10 × 10). |
IM-SG-43 is the 3½p stamp from the Isle of Man's 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution issue, released on 4 March 1974. The design depicts the wreck of the St George, 1830.[1]
Design
The stamp adapts an oil painting in the Manx Museum showing the Royal Mail steam packet St George wrecked at Conister Rocks, Douglas Bay, on 20 November 1830.[2]
Sir William Hillary participated in the rescue of all 22 people aboard the vessel.[3]
Production details
The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Courvoisier using photogravure. It is multicoloured, printed on granite paper, with perforation 11½. Sheets contained 100 stamps, arranged in 10 columns and 10 rows.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 849,990 sold for this 3½p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 3 March 1975.[1]
First day cover
A first day cover was issued.[1] See Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974 for the associated cover record.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.p. 199.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 43.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.
- ↑ “Lifeboat Stamps”. The Lifeboat. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Vol. 43. Issue 450. Autumn 1974. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
- ↑ “Douglas's station history”. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Retrieved 2 October 2026.