Isle of Man - Chinese Year of the Tiger - 2022
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| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Chinese Year of the Tiger |
| Date of issue | 13 January 2022 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | Not specified
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| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Commemorative stamps |
| Theme or subject | Chinese New Year; Year of the Tiger; Chinese zodiac |
| Text credit | Isle of Man Post Office |
| Designer or artist | Ana Jaks |
| Printer | bpost |
| Printing process | Offset lithography |
| Colours | Six-colour |
| Paper and gum | 413 True White Litho FSC 110 paper |
| Perforation | 11.5 per 2 cm |
| Stamp dimensions | 35 × 26.70 mm |
| Issue format | Sheets of twenty |
| Number of stamps | 4 |
| Cover type | Official first day cover |
| Cover producer | Isle of Man Post Office |
| Cover reference | ABB91 |
| Limited edition | Yes |
| Edition limit | 2250 |
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| Cachet or cover design | Two stylised white tigers with interlocking tails, accompanied by a crescent moon, clouds, stars and bamboo |
| Addressed | No |
| Postmark type | First-day-of-issue postmark |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 13 January 2022 |
| Postmark inscription | First Day of Issue · 13.01.2022 · Douglas · Isle of Man |
| Postmark notes | Black circular postmark with the Chinese character 虎, meaning “tiger”, in the centre |
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| Signed | No |
| Signed by | N/A |
| Signature details | N/A |
| Information sheet included | Yes |
| Information materials | Double-sided information card describing the Chinese Year of the Tiger, Tiger mythology, the stamp designs and designer Ana Jaks |
| Information sheet title | Chinese Year of the Tiger information card |
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| Information sheet notes | Double-sided information card supplied with the official first day cover |
| 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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The issue celebrates the Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. In the Chinese zodiac, the Tiger is the third animal in the twelve-year cycle and is associated with qualities including courage, adventure, passion and leadership. Tigers are also traditionally regarded as guardians of children.[1]
The four stamps were designed by Manx illustrator and artist Ana Jaks. The designs combine different aspects of Tiger mythology with traditional Chinese pottery forms and gold metallic ink. This was Jaks’s first stamp collection.[1]
The stamps were printed by bpost using six-colour offset lithography on 413 True White Litho FSC 110 paper. Each stamp measures 35 × 26.70 mm, is perforated 11.5 per 2 cm and was issued in sheets of twenty.
The official first day cover, reference ABB91, contains all four stamps cancelled with a black circular first-day-of-issue postmark from Douglas dated 13 January 2022. The postmark incorporates the Chinese character 虎, meaning “tiger”. The cover was produced as a limited edition of 2,250 and was supplied with a double-sided information card. The corresponding presentation pack was produced as a separate limited edition of 1,750.[1]
As this issue was released after the final listing in the Stanley Gibbons Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue, PhantomWiki uses the provisional identifiers P2725–P2728 for collection organisation. These are locally assigned working numbers and are not confirmed Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers.
Stamps in this issue
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IM-SG-P2725 | 67p | The Tiger’s courage, represented by a stylised tiger’s head incorporated into a traditional Chinese pottery form | Stamp | Uses gold metallic ink; provisional Stanley Gibbons number assigned by PhantomWiki
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IM-SG-P2726 | £1.71 | The Tiger’s cosmological association with the element of water, represented by two tigers within a circular Chinese pottery design | Stamp | Uses gold metallic ink; provisional Stanley Gibbons number assigned by PhantomWiki
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IM-SG-P2727 | £2.32 | The Tiger’s compatibility with the Horse, represented by a horse and tiger within a circular Chinese pottery design | Stamp | Uses gold metallic ink; provisional Stanley Gibbons number assigned by PhantomWiki
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IM-SG-P2728 | £3.89 | The Tiger’s auspicious association with plum blossom, represented by a tiger surrounded by flowering branches | Stamp | Uses gold metallic ink; provisional Stanley Gibbons number assigned by PhantomWiki
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Isle of Man Post Office.“Isle of Man Post Office Announces “Roar-some” Stamp Collection for Chinese Year of the Tiger”. Isle of Man Post Office. Isle of Man Post Office. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2026.