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	* [[IM-SG-57\|20p]] — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas		* [[IM-SG-57\|20p]] — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas

	The four denominations total 36p. The sheet is inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”. The catalogue records that inscription separately from the issue date of 22 November 1974.<ref name="SG2022" />		The four denominations total 36p. The miniature sheet also bears a printed selling price of 36p. The sheet is inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”. The catalogue records that inscription separately from the issue date of 22 November 1974.<ref name="SG2022" />

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

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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=MS58
|variant=
|issue-title=Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill
|issue-date=22 November 1974
|withdrawn-date=21 November 1975 (withdrawn from sale)
|quantity-sold=362,089
|sold-out=
|year=1974
|face-value=36p total (3½p + 4½p + 8p + 20p)
|subject=[[wikipedia:en:Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]]; four designs from SG54–57
|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp|Commemorative stamp]]
|stamp-subtype=Anniversary
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Miniature sheet|Miniature sheet]]
|designer=G. Kneale
|printer=Courvoisier
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
|colour=Multicoloured
|dimensions=121 × 91 mm (whole miniature sheet)
|perforation=11½ (stamps)
|watermark=
|paper-gum=Granite paper; gum not specified
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official miniature sheet cover – 1974|Official miniature sheet cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Mercury miniature sheet cover – 1974|Mercury miniature sheet cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold miniature sheet cover – 1974|Cotswold miniature sheet cover]]
|notes=Contains the four designs catalogued as SG54–57. Inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”; issue date 22 November 1974.
}}

'''MS58''' is the miniature sheet from the Isle of Man's '''Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill''' issue, released on 22 November 1974. It contains the four stamps catalogued as [[IM-SG-54|SG54]] to [[IM-SG-57|SG57]].<ref name="SG2022">{{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=200
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=54–57, MS58
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
|notes=Place of publication: Ringwood.
}}</ref>

== Contents and inscription ==

The miniature sheet contains:

* [[IM-SG-54|3½p]] — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
* [[IM-SG-55|4½p]] — Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
* [[IM-SG-56|8p]] — Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
* [[IM-SG-57|20p]] — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas

The four denominations total 36p. The sheet is inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”. The catalogue records that inscription separately from the issue date of 22 November 1974.<ref name="SG2022" />

== Design and production ==

G. Kneale designed the issue, which Courvoisier printed by [[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|photogravure]] on granite paper. The miniature sheet measures 121 × 91 mm. Its stamps are multicoloured and perforated 11½.<ref name="SG2022" />

The catalogue's sheet format of 25 (5 × 5) describes the separately issued stamps;

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PhantomSteve at 23:52, 4 October 2026