IM-SG-53
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-53 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 53 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Historical Anniversaries |
| Date of issue | 18 September 1974 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 17 September 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 425,305 |
| Face value | 10p |
| Subject or design | Bridge at Avignon and bishop’s mitre |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson, from ideas by G. Kneale |
| Printer | Questa |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 14 |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Historical Anniversaries – 1974 |
| Notes | Sheets of 50, comprising two panes of 25 (5 × 5). Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×4. Imprints in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin. |
IM-SG-53 is the 10p stamp from the Isle of Man’s Historical Anniversaries issue, released on 18 September 1974. The catalogue describes the design as a bridge at Avignon and a bishop’s mitre.[1]
Design and production
The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson from ideas by G. Kneale and printed by Questa using lithography. It is multicoloured and perforated 14.[1]
Sheets contained 50 stamps, comprising two panes of 25 arranged 5 × 5. The catalogue records plate numbers 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×4. Imprints appear in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
Stanley Gibbons records 425,305 stamps sold. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 17 September 1975.[1]
First day cover
A first day cover was issued for the set.[1] See Isle of Man – Historical Anniversaries – 1974 for the associated cover record.
Related stamps
- IM-SG-50 — 3½p; Rushen Abbey and arms
- IM-SG-51 — 4½p; Magnus Haraldson rows King Edgar on the Dee
- IM-SG-52 — 8p; King Magnus and Norse fleet