Isle of Man - Animals by Eileen Schaer - 2022
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| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Animals by Eileen Schaer |
| Date of issue | 12 April 2022 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | Not specified
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| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Art and animals |
| Theme or subject | Eileen Schaer; animals; painting; Manx art |
| Text credit | Isle of Man Post Office |
| Designer or artist | IOM Advertising & PR |
| Printer | Cartor |
| Printing process | Offset lithography |
| Colours | Four-colour |
| Paper and gum | 110 gsm paper; PVA gum |
| Perforation | 13 per 2 cm |
| Stamp dimensions | 42 × 28 mm |
| Issue format | Sheets of 15 |
| Number of stamps | 6 |
| Cover type | Official first day cover |
| Cover producer | Isle of Man Post Office |
| Cover reference | ABF91 |
| Limited edition | Yes |
| Edition limit | 1500 |
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| Cachet or cover design | Reproduction of Eileen Schaer’s gouache Lady Reclining on a Crocodile, with the issue title “Animals” |
| Addressed | No |
| Postmark type | First-day-of-issue postmark |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 12 April 2022 |
| Postmark inscription | Animals · Isle of Man · Douglas · 12.04.2022 · First Day of Issue · Eileen Schaer |
| Postmark notes | Black circular pictorial postmark incorporating a lion’s head based on Eileen Schaer’s artwork |
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| Signed | No |
| Signed by | N/A |
| Signature details | N/A |
| Information sheet included | Yes |
| Information materials | Double-sided information sheet describing Eileen Schaer’s artistic career, her relationship with animals and the technical details of the issue |
| Information sheet title | Animals by Eileen Schaer information sheet |
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| Information sheet notes | The information sheet reproduces examples of Schaer’s paintings and linocuts and includes a portrait of the artist by Patricia Griffiths |
| Certificate of authenticity included | No |
| Certificate of authenticity image | N/A |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | N/A |
| FDC owned | Yes |
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This issue presents six animal paintings by Manx visual artist Eileen Schaer. The animals appear either alone or alongside human figures in imaginative, dreamlike settings characteristic of Schaer’s distinctive artistic style.[1]
Schaer was born in Liverpool in 1948, began painting in 1970 and moved to the Isle of Man in 1975. She is self-taught and has worked in media including gouache, oil, acrylic, painted sculpture and linocut. She and her late husband, artist and teacher David Fletcher, supported and encouraged generations of young Manx artists and students.[2]
The six stamp designs reproduce acrylic paintings on board, with parts of the imagery extending over the raised frame of each original work. The paintings combine animals, people, vegetation and imaginary landscapes. Schaer has described animals as loyal companions and guardians and has said that her work is intended to be uplifting and joyful.[1]
Schaer’s work has been described as having both a sophisticated and a childlike primitive quality. Her dreamlike compositions frequently depict animals and people coexisting peacefully in scenes which may be interpreted in different ways.[3]
The stamps were designed by IOM Advertising & PR and printed by Cartor using four-colour offset lithography. They measure 42 × 28 mm, are perforated 13 per 2 cm and were printed on 110 gsm PVA-gummed paper in sheets of 15. The official first day cover was limited to 1,500 copies.
The reverse of the cover contains a biography of Eileen Schaer and a portrait of the artist by Patricia Griffiths. The cover cachet reproduces Schaer’s gouache Lady Reclining on a Crocodile.
The identifiers P2751–P2756 are provisional PhantomWiki numbers. They preserve the expected Stanley Gibbons sequence but have not been published or confirmed by Stanley Gibbons.
Stamps in this issue
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IM-SG-P2751 | 73p | Lady Dreaming of a Tiger | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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IM-SG-P2752 | £1.38 | Birdsong | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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IM-SG-P2753 | £1.54 | Moonlight | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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IM-SG-P2754 | £1.75 | Lady with Birds | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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IM-SG-P2755 | £1.91 | Just Friends | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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IM-SG-P2756 | £2.12 | Lady Kneeling | Stamp | Artwork by Eileen Schaer; provisional PhantomWiki number
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Isle of Man Post Office.“Isle of Man Post Office presents the magical paintings of visual artist Eileen Schaer in six animal stamps”. Isle of Man Post Office. Isle of Man Post Office. 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ ITV News.“Stamps lovingly made by Isle of Man artist issued by Island’s Post Office”. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ “Enter a dreamlike world at Eileen’s new exhibition”. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2026.