IM-SG-86
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-86 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 86 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Europa – Ceramic Art |
| Date of issue | 28 July 1976 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | Not specified |
| Quantity sold | 256,400 |
| Sold out | 20 November 1976 |
| Face value | 5p |
| Subject or design | Laxey Jug |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Thematic issue |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Official cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Mercury cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Stuart cover – 1976 |
| Notes | Sheets of nine (3 × 3), with designs se-tenant horizontally and vertically. Quantity sold applies to this individual design. |
This 5p stamp depicts the Laxey Jug. It is one of six designs in the Europa Ceramic Art issue of 28 July 1976.[1]
Production and sheet arrangement
The six stamps were issued on 28 July 1976 for Europa, with ceramic art as their subject. They were designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Courvoisier using photogravure, in multicolour on granite paper, perforated 11½. Each denomination was printed in sheets of nine (3 × 3). The three designs occur se-tenant both horizontally and vertically, with three examples of each design in a sheet.[1]
Sales information
The catalogue records 256,400 sold of this design. The 5p stamps sold out on 20 November 1976.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-84 — Barroose Beaker.
- IM-SG-84a — Strip of three: Barroose Beaker, souvenir teapot and Laxey Jug (SG84–86).
- IM-SG-85 — Souvenir teapot.
- IM-SG-87 — Cronk Aust Food Vessel.
- IM-SG-87a — Strip of three: Cronk Aust Food Vessel, Sansbury Bowl and Knox Urn (SG87–89).
- IM-SG-88 — Sansbury Bowl.
- IM-SG-89 — Knox Urn.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.p. 202.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 84–89, 84a and 87a.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Details transcribed from the catalogue by the collector.