View source for Isle of Man - HM Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne - ABC91 - 2022

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{{FDC issue
|fdc-image=IM-H M Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne-2022-ABC91-FDC.jpg
|fdc-back-image=IM-H M Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne-2022-FDC-back.jpg
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=IM
|issue-title=HM Queen Elizabeth II — 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne
|issue-date=6 February 2022
|year=2022
|stamp-type=Commemorative
|stamp-subtype=Royal anniversary
|theme=Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II; monarchy; national anthem
|text-credit=Lady Colin Campbell
|designer=EJC Design
|printer=bpost
|printing-process=Offset lithography
|colours=Four-colour
|paper-gum=110 gsm paper; PVA gum
|perforation=13 per 2 cm
|stamp-dimensions=40 × 40 mm
|issue-format=Sheets of ten
|cover-type=Official first day cover
|cover-producer=Isle of Man Post Office
|cover-reference=ABC91
|limited-edition=Yes
|edition-limit=4000
|copy-number=
|cachet=Platinum Jubilee emblem and the words “God save our gracious Queen”
|addressed=No
|postmark-type=First-day-of-issue postmark
|postmark-location=Douglas, Isle of Man
|postmark-date=6 February 2022
|postmark-inscription=First Day of Issue · 06.02.2022 · Douglas · Isle of Man · God save our gracious Queen
|postmark-notes=Silver-coloured postmark
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|postmark-additional-image-2=
|signed=No
|signed-by=
|signature-details=
|information-sheet=Yes
|information-materials=Double-sided information sheet containing commentary by Lady Colin Campbell, information about royal photographer Paul Ratcliffe and the issue’s technical specifications
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|information-sheet-notes=The information sheet contains commentary on the eight stamp designs and acknowledgements to Lady Colin Campbell and Paul Ratcliffe.
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The issue commemorates the Platinum Jubilee and the 70th anniversary of the accession of [[wikipedia:Elizabeth II|HM Queen Elizabeth II]]. The eight stamps draw inspiration from phrases in the national anthem, ''God Save the Queen'', and show different aspects of the Queen’s reign and public duties.<ref name="APS">{{Cite web
|author=Isle of Man Post Office
|url=https://stamps.org/news/news-archives/c/news/cat/news/post/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-70th-anniversary-of-the-accession-to-the-throne
|title=Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II — 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne
|website=American Philatelic Society
|publisher=American Philatelic Society
|date=16 January 2022
|access-date=19 September 2026
}}</ref>

The issue text was written by royal author Lady Colin Campbell and the stamps were designed by EJC Design. They were printed by bpost using four-colour offset lithography on 110 gsm PVA-gummed paper. Each stamp measures 40 × 40 mm, is perforated 13 per 2 cm and was issued in sheets of ten.<ref name="APS" />

Two stamps were issued at each of the 67p, £1.02, £1.26 and £1.71 denominations. Two of the photographs were supplied by royal photographer Paul Ratcliffe, while the £1.71 “May she defend our laws” stamp shows the Queen presiding as Lord of Mann at the Tynwald Ceremony in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news
|author=Paul Hardman
|title=Queen’s Jubilee is marked by special stamps
|url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/queens-jubilee-is-marked-by-special-stamps-514505
|work=Isle of Man Today
|date=10 February 2022
|access-date=19 September 2026
}}</ref>

The official first day cover was produced as a limited edition of 4,000 and carries all eight PVA-gummed stamps. They are cancelled with a silver-coloured first-day-of-issue postmark dated 6 February 2022.

== Stamps in this issue ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Image
! Identifier
! Face value
! Subject
! Format
! Other catalogues
! Notes
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2729.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2729
|face-value=67p
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem and the blue riband of the Order of the Garter
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “God save our gracious Queen”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2730.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2730
|face-value=67p
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown in the Gold State Coach on her way to the Coronation in 1953
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “Long live our noble Queen”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2731.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2731
|face-value=£1.02
|subject=A young HM Queen Elizabeth II portrayed as a countrywoman
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “God save the Queen”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2732.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2732
|face-value=£1.02
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese side-saddle during Trooping the Colour
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “Send her victorious”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2733.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2733
|face-value=£1.26
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II smiling and carrying a bouquet decorated with a Union flag
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “Happy and glorious”; photograph supplied by Paul Ratcliffe; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2734.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2734
|face-value=£1.26
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II honouring the Fallen at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “Long to reign over us”; photograph supplied by Paul Ratcliffe; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2735.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2735
|face-value=£1.71
|subject=HM Queen Elizabeth II presiding as Lord of Mann at the Tynwald Ceremony in 2003
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “May she defend our laws”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
{{FDC stamp row
|image=IM-SG-P2736.jpg
|identifier=IM-SG-P2736
|face-value=£1.71
|subject=Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing a magenta hat and coat
|format=Stamp
|other-catalogues=
|notes=Inscribed “God save the Queen”; provisional PhantomWiki catalogue number
}}
|}

== Other first day covers for this issue ==

* [[Isle of Man - HM Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne - ABC94 self-adhesive - 2022|ABC94 — self-adhesive first day cover]]
* [[Isle of Man - HM Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne - ABC95 signed - 2022|ABC95 — Lady Colin Campbell signed cover]]

== References ==

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