Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Royal Commonwealth Society cover – 1977
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| FDC reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Silver Jubilee – Royal Commonwealth Society cover |
| Date of issue | 1 March 1977 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 28 February 1978 (stamps withdrawn from sale)
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| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Theme or subject | Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II; royalty |
| Text credit | |
| Designer or artist | A. Larkins |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Printing process | Lithography and recess printing |
| Colours | Multicoloured |
| Paper and gum | |
| Perforation | 6p: 13 × 14; 7p: 14 × 13; 25p: 13 × 14 |
| Stamp dimensions | |
| Issue format | Sheets of 50 (two panes of 5 × 5) |
| Number of stamps | 3 |
| Cover type | Official or sponsored cover |
| Cover producer | Royal Commonwealth Society (named on the cover) |
| Cover reference | |
| Limited edition | No |
| Edition limit | N/A |
| Copy number | N/A |
| Cachet or cover design | Large red Manx three-legs shield with Quocunque Jeceris Stabit motto, and wording identifying the cover as an Official Commemorative of the Royal Commonwealth Society. |
| Addressed | |
| Postmark type | Special handstamp |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 1 March 1977 |
| Postmark inscription | SILVER JUBILEE / 1st MARCH 1977 / DOUGLAS / I.O.M / FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |
| Postmark notes | Pictorial Silver Jubilee handstamp with a crown, EIIR cypher and ornamental horizontal decoration. |
| Postmark image |
No postmark image uploaded
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| Signed | No |
| Signed by | N/A |
| Signature details | N/A |
| Information sheet included | Yes |
| Information materials | |
| Information sheet title | |
| Information sheet image | No image uploaded |
| Information sheet reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| Information sheet notes | |
| Certificate of authenticity included | No |
| Certificate of authenticity image | N/A |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | N/A |
| FDC owned | No |
| Condition | |
| Collection Comment | Wanted cover; the supplied photograph is a private reference illustration rather than an owned collection scan. |
The three stamps were issued on 1 March 1977 for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The 6p and 25p designs show Queen Elizabeth II; the 7p shows the Queen with Prince Philip. They were designed by A. Larkins and printed by De La Rue using lithography and recess printing, in multicolour. The 7p is perforated 14 × 13 and the other two values 13 × 14.[1]
This cover is wanted for the collection. The photographed example has the 7p at upper left of the stamp group, the 6p at upper right and the 25p below the 6p. The design names the Royal Commonwealth Society; it is distinct from the Post Office Authority's official envelope. The envelope manufacturer has not been established.[2]
Production and sales details
The stamps were printed in sheets of 50, in two panes of 5 × 5. The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin. For the 6p and 7p values, the catalogue lists: 1A (each × 6), 1A (each × 5)–2A; 1B (each × 6), 1B (each × 5)–2B; 1C (each × 6), 1C (each × 5)–2C; 1D (each × 6), 1D (each × 5)–2D. For the 25p, it lists 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D (each × 6).[1]
Catalogue quantities sold were 942,356 of the 6p, 911,191 of the 7p and 651,101 of the 25p. These are sales of the individual stamps, not quantities of covers. The stamps were withdrawn from sale on 28 February 1978.[1]
Related covers
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Official cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Cotswold cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Mercury cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Stuart cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Westminster Collectors Society cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 21st anniversary cover – 1977
- Isle of Man – Silver Jubilee – Manx coat of arms cover (Ramsey postmark) – 1977
Stamps on this cover
| Image | Identifier | Face value | Subject | Format | Other catalogues | Notes
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| No image | IM-SG-95 | 7p | Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip | Stamp |
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| No image | IM-SG-94 | 6p | Queen Elizabeth II | Stamp |
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| No image | IM-SG-96 | 25p | Queen Elizabeth II | Stamp |
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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): 94–96.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Details transcribed from the catalogue by the collector. The 7p denomination for SG95 is also legible in the supplied cover photographs.
- ↑ Silver Jubilee — Royal Commonwealth Society cover — 1977(Reference photograph).Photograph supplied by the collector to illustrate a wanted cover, not an owned collection scan.