IM-SG-34 - Revision history

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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-34.jpg
	\|country=Isle of Man		\|country=Isle of Man
	\|country-code=IM		\|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man\|IM]]
	\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons		\|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue\|Stanley Gibbons]]
	\|catalogue-number=34		\|catalogue-number=34
	\|variant=		\|variant=
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	\|face-value=15p		\|face-value=15p
	\|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Vikings\|Viking]] landing on Man, AD 938		\|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Vikings\|Viking]] landing on Man, AD 938
	\|stamp-type=Commemorative stamp		\|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp\|Commemorative stamp]]
	\|stamp-subtype=Historical event		\|stamp-subtype=Historical event
	\|format=Stamp		\|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp\|Stamp]]
	\|designer=J. Nicholson		\|designer=J. H. Nicholson, R.I.
	\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]
	\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]
	\|colour=~~Multicoloured~~		\|colour=Five colours; multicoloured
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=Approximately 34.1 mm wide × 40.6 mm high, including perforation
	\|perforation=14		\|perforation=14 (comb)
	\|watermark=		\|watermark=
	\|paper-gum=		\|paper-gum=White postage stamp paper with Harrison and Sons' very white matt coating; PVA gum
	\|other-catalogues=		\|other-catalogues=
	\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]]		\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]]
	\|notes=Issued in sheets of 50 (10 × 5). Cylinder numbers: 1A (×4). For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see [[IM-SG-256]].		\|notes=Issued in sheets of 50 (10 columns × 5 rows). Cylinder numbers: 1A (×4). Dimensions converted from the information leaflet's imperial measurements. For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see [[IM-SG-256]].
	}}		}}

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	The [[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man Post Office\|Isle of Man Post Office]] dates the ~~island’s~~ postal independence to 5 July 1973. Its fiftieth-anniversary history records that strong advance demand increased the planned quantity of the inaugural stamp from 250,000 to 350,000.<ref name="IOMPO-history">{{Cite web		The [[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man Post Office\|Isle of Man Post Office]] dates the island's postal independence to 5 July 1973. Its fiftieth-anniversary history records that strong advance demand increased the planned quantity of the inaugural stamp from 250,000 to 350,000.<ref name="IOMPO-history">{{Cite web
	\|title=50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Manx Museum		\|title=50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Manx Museum
	\|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office		\|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office
	\|url=https://www.iompost.com/50th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-manx-museum/		\|url=https://www.iompost.com/50th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-manx-museum/
	\|access-date=~~29 September~~ 2026		\|access-date=3 October 2026
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	== Design and production ==		== Design and production ==

	The ~~stamp was designed by~~ J. Nicholson and ~~printed by~~ [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] ~~using~~ photogravure. It is ~~multicoloured~~ and ~~perforated 14~~.<ref name="SG34" />		The issue information leaflet credits the design to J. H. Nicholson, R.I., and the printing to [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]] of High Wycombe. It records five colours, [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|photogravure]] printing and comb perforation 14. The paper has Harrison and Sons' very white matt coating and PVA gum.<ref name="Information-leaflet">{{Cite
			\|title=Inauguration of Postal Independence
			\|type=Information leaflet
			\|reference=[[:File:IM-Inauguration-of-Postal-Independence-1973-information-leaflet.jpg\|Scan of the information leaflet]]
			\|notes=Issue date printed as 5 July 1973. Historical explanation and technical details on the printed face. Original held with the first day cover in the collection.
			}}</ref>

			The leaflet gives the vertical stamp's size as 1.6 × 1.341 inches, including perforation. Converted to metric and expressed as width by height, this is approximately 34.1 × 40.6 mm.<ref name="Information-leaflet" />

			Sheets contained 50 stamps, arranged in ten columns and five rows. The leaflet confirms five rows of ten stamps, and the catalogue records the cylinder numbers as 1A (×4).<ref name="Information-leaflet" /><ref name="SG34" />

	~~Sheets contained 50 stamps, arranged in ten columns~~ and ~~five rows~~. The ~~catalogue records~~ the ~~cylinder numbers as 1A (×4)~~.<ref name="~~SG34~~" />		The leaflet connects the design with the tradition of King Orry and explains that AD 938 was the date adopted for the stamp. The inscription on the stamp reads “Viking landing on Man 938 A.D.”.<ref name="Information-leaflet" /><ref name="Stamp-scan">{{Cite
			\|title=Isle of Man SG 34 — 15p inaugural stamp
			\|type=Stamp
			\|reference=[[:File:IM-SG-34.jpg\|Scan of the stamp]]
			\|notes=Detail scan from the owned first day cover.
			}}</ref>

	== Sales ==		== Sales ==

	Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 350,000 stamps and states that stocks sold out soon after issue.<ref name="SG34" />		Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 350,000 stamps and states that stocks sold out soon after issue. These figures describe the stamp, rather than the quantity of first day covers.<ref name="SG34" />

	== First day cover ==		== First day cover ==

	Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for this issue. See [[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]].<ref name="~~SG34~~" />		Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for this issue.<ref name="SG34" /> The collection holds an unaddressed official cover with a Viking longship cachet, a Douglas first-day cancellation dated 5 July 1973 and an accompanying information leaflet. See [[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]].<ref name="Owned-cover">{{Cite
			\|title=Inauguration of the Isle of Man Post Office — official first day cover
			\|type=First day cover
			\|reference=[[:File:IM-Inauguration-of-Postal-Independence-1973-FDC.jpg\|Scan of the cover]]
			\|notes=Copy held in the collection.
			}}</ref>

	== Related stamp ==		== Related stamp ==

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	\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons\|Harrison and Sons]]
	\|printing-process=Photogravure		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure\|Photogravure]]
	\|colour=Multicoloured		\|colour=Multicoloured
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=

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{{Stamp
|image=
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=IM
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=34
|variant=
|issue-title=Inauguration of Postal Independence
|issue-date=5 July 1973
|withdrawn-date=
|quantity-sold=350,000
|sold-out=Soon after issue.
|year=1973
|face-value=15p
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Vikings|Viking]] landing on Man, AD 938
|stamp-type=Commemorative stamp
|stamp-subtype=Historical event
|format=Stamp
|designer=J. Nicholson
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]]
|printing-process=Photogravure
|colour=Multicoloured
|dimensions=
|perforation=14
|watermark=
|paper-gum=
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]]
|notes=Issued in sheets of 50 (10 × 5). Cylinder numbers: 1A (×4). For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see [[IM-SG-256]].
}}

'''IM-SG-34''' is the 15p [[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp|commemorative stamp]] issued by the Isle of Man on 5 July 1973 to mark the inauguration of postal independence. Its design depicts a [[wikipedia:en:Vikings|Viking]] landing on Man in AD 938.<ref name="SG34">{{Cite Catalogue
|author=Stanley Gibbons
|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
|edition=31st combined edition
|publisher=Stanley Gibbons
|year=2022
|section=Isle of Man
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=34
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Inauguration of Postal Independence issue; includes a first day cover listing and a cross-reference to SG256.
}}</ref>

The [[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man Post Office|Isle of Man Post Office]] dates the island’s postal independence to 5 July 1973. Its fiftieth-anniversary history records that strong advance demand increased the planned quantity of the inaugural stamp from 250,000 to 350,000.<ref name="IOMPO-history">{{Cite web
|title=50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Manx Museum
|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office
|url=https://www.iompost.com/50th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-manx-museum/
|access-date=29 September 2026
}}</ref>

== Design and production ==

The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by [[wikipedia:en:Harrison and Sons|Harrison and Sons]] using photogravure. It is multicoloured and perforated 14.<ref name="SG34" />

Sheets contained 50 stamps, arranged in ten columns and five rows. The catalogue records the cylinder numbers as 1A (×4).<ref name="SG34" />

== Sales ==

Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 350,000 stamps and states that stocks sold out soon after issue.<ref name="SG34" />

== First day cover ==

Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for this issue. See [[Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973]].<ref name="SG34" />

== Related stamp ==

For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see [[IM-SG-256]].<ref name="SG34" />

== References ==

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