IM-SG-98
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| Identifier | IM-SG-98 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 98 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Europa – Landscapes |
| Date of issue | 26 May 1977 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 25 May 1978 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 843,525 |
| Face value | 10p |
| Subject or design | Looking south from Mooragh Park, Ramsey |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Thematic issue |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S. |
| Printer | The House of Questa |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured; five colours according to the information sheet |
| Dimensions | 24.13 × 60.96 mm (information sheet) |
| Perforation | 13½ × 14 (catalogue); information sheet states 14 per 2 cm |
| Watermark | Unwatermarked |
| Paper or gum | P.V.A. gum |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Official cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Fleetwood cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Mercury cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Stuart cover – 1977 |
| Notes | Sheets of 40 (two panes of 4 × 5). Imprints: right-hand corner of bottom margin and left-hand corner of top margin. Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 5); 2A–1A–1A–2A–1A; 2B–1B–1B–2B–1B; 2C–1C–1C–2C–1C; 2D–1D–1D–2D–1D. The illustration is a cancelled stamp from the collector’s official cover. |
This 10p stamp was issued on 26 May 1977 as part of the Isle of Man Europa Landscapes issue.[1]
Subject
The information sheet identifies the 10p scene more precisely as looking south from Mooragh Park, Ramsey. Its description places North Barrule behind the Mooragh Lake and identifies the Albert Tower on the skyline. It also recounts the diversion of the Sulby River and the development of the former northern outlet as a lake and park.[2]
Production details
The accompanying information sheet credits J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S., as designer and The House of Questa as printer, using lithography. It gives a stamp size of 24.13 × 60.96 mm, five colours for each value and P.V.A. gum.[2]
The catalogue gives perforation 13½ × 14.[1] The information sheet gives the less detailed wording “14 per 2 cm”.[2]
The stamps were printed in sheets of 40, in two panes of 4 × 5. Imprints occur in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin. The plate numbers listed for this value are 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 5); 2A–1A–1A–2A–1A; 2B–1B–1B–2B–1B; 2C–1C–1C–2C–1C; 2D–1D–1D–2D–1D.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 843,525 sold of this stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 25 May 1978.[1]
Related stamps
- IM-SG-97 — 6p, Carrick Bay from 'Tom-the-Dipper'.
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. 203.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 97–98.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Details transcribed from the catalogue by the collector.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 EUROPA '77 — Theme: Landscapes(Information sheet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Two-sided information sheet accompanying the collector's owned official cover. Scans: front and reverse.
