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{{Stamp
|image=
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue|Stanley Gibbons]]
|catalogue-number=52
|variant=
|issue-title=Historical Anniversaries
|issue-date=18 September 1974
|withdrawn-date=17 September 1975 (withdrawn from sale)
|quantity-sold=450,418
|sold-out=
|year=1974
|face-value=8p
|subject=King Magnus and Norse fleet
|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp|Commemorative stamp]]
|stamp-subtype=Anniversary
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]]
|designer=J. Nicholson, from ideas by G. Kneale
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons|John Waddington]]
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography|Lithography]]
|colour=Multicoloured
|dimensions=
|perforation=14
|watermark=
|paper-gum=
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Historical Anniversaries – 1974]]
|notes=Sheets of 50, comprising two panes of 25 (5 × 5). Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×4. Imprints in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin.
}}

'''IM-SG-52''' is the 8p stamp from the Isle of Man’s '''Historical Anniversaries''' issue, released on 18 September 1974. The catalogue describes the design as King Magnus and a Norse fleet.<ref name="SG2022-anniversaries">{{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
|page=199
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=52
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

== Design and production ==

The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson from ideas by G. Kneale and printed by [[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons|John Waddington]] using [[wikipedia:en:Lithography|lithography]]. It is multicoloured and perforated 14.<ref name="SG2022-anniversaries" />

Sheets contained 50 stamps, comprising two panes of 25 arranged 5 × 5. The catalogue records plate numbers 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×4. Imprints appear in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin.<ref name="SG2022-anniversaries" />

== Sales and withdrawal ==

Stanley Gibbons records 450,418 stamps sold. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 17 September 1975.<ref name="SG2022-anniversaries" />

== First day cover ==

A first day cover was issued for the set.<ref name="SG2022-anniversaries" /> See [[Isle of Man – Historical Anniversaries – 1974]] for the associated cover record.

== Related stamps ==

* [[IM-SG-50]] — 3½p; Rushen Abbey and arms
* [[IM-SG-51]] — 4½p; Magnus Haraldson rows King Edgar on the Dee
* [[IM-SG-53]] — 10p; bridge at Avignon and bishop’s mitre

== References ==

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IM-SG-52 - Revision history