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{{Stamp | {{Stamp | ||
|image= | |image=IM-SG-41.jpg | ||
|country=Isle of Man | |country=Isle of Man | ||
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]] | |country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]] | ||
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|stamp-subtype=Wedding | |stamp-subtype=Wedding | ||
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]] | |format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]] | ||
|designer=A. Larkins | |designer=A. S. Larkins | ||
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:De La Rue|De La Rue]] | |printer=[[wikipedia:en:De La Rue|Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd.]], Basingstoke, Hampshire | ||
|printing-process=Lithography | |printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography|Lithography]] (catalogue description) | ||
|colour=Multicoloured | |colour=Multicoloured; three colours | ||
|dimensions= | |dimensions=52 × 36 mm, perforation to perforation | ||
|perforation=13½ | |perforation=13½ | ||
|watermark= | |watermark= | ||
|paper-gum= | |paper-gum=White paper; gum not specified | ||
|other-catalogues= | |other-catalogues= | ||
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Royal Wedding – 1973]] | |fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Royal Wedding – 1973]] | ||
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|url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/princess-anne-daughter-of-elizabeth-ii | |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/princess-anne-daughter-of-elizabeth-ii | ||
|access-date=2 October 2026 | |access-date=2 October 2026 | ||
}}</ref> | |||
According to the accompanying information card, the portraits are based on engagement photographs taken at Buckingham Palace on 30 May 1973. The portrait frames use a key-fret design associated with tenth-century Norse crosses, including the Olaf Liotulfson cross at Ballaugh. The interlaced ornaments beside the portraits draw on a late tenth-century crucifixion cross at Michael, Isle of Man.<ref name="wedding-card">{{Cite | |||
|title=Royal Wedding stamp issue information card | |||
|type=Information card | |||
|notes=Owned single-sided card, illustrated at [[:File:IM-Royal-Wedding-1973-information-card-front.jpg|information card scan]]. The card gives the stamp issue date as 14 November 1973; a separate publication date is not stated. | |||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
== Production details == | == Production details == | ||
The | The catalogue credits the design to A. Larkins and identifies the printer as [[wikipedia:en:De La Rue|De La Rue]], using [[wikipedia:en:Lithography|lithography]]. It describes the stamp as multicoloured, with perforation 13½.<ref name="SG2022-wedding" /> | ||
The information card names A. S. Larkins as the engraver and Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, as the printer. It gives a stamp size of 52 × 36 mm, measured perforation to perforation, three colours and white paper. Gum is not specified. Its printing-process description is “Delacryl with one colour by the direct plate engraved process”.<ref name="wedding-card" /> | |||
The catalogue records sheets of | The catalogue records sheets of 50 stamps. Plate numbers are 1A and 1B (each × 4). The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin.<ref name="SG2022-wedding" /> | ||
== Sales and withdrawal == | == Sales and withdrawal == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:50, 3 October 2026
| Stamp image | 
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-41 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 41 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Royal Wedding |
| Date of issue | 14 November 1973 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 13 November 1974 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 400,813 |
| Face value | 25p |
| Subject or design | Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Wedding |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | A. S. Larkins |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Printing process | Lithography (catalogue description) |
| Colour | Multicoloured; three colours |
| Dimensions | 52 × 36 mm, perforation to perforation |
| Perforation | 13½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | White paper; gum not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Royal Wedding – 1973 |
| Notes | The catalogue records sheets of 50 stamps. Plate numbers: 1A and 1B (each × 4). Imprint in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin. |
IM-SG-41 is the 25p stamp from the Isle of Man's Royal Wedding issue, released on 14 November 1973. The design depicts Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.[1]
Subject
The stamp commemorates the wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, which took place at Westminster Abbey on 14 November 1973, the same date as the stamp issue.[2]
According to the accompanying information card, the portraits are based on engagement photographs taken at Buckingham Palace on 30 May 1973. The portrait frames use a key-fret design associated with tenth-century Norse crosses, including the Olaf Liotulfson cross at Ballaugh. The interlaced ornaments beside the portraits draw on a late tenth-century crucifixion cross at Michael, Isle of Man.[3]
Production details
The catalogue credits the design to A. Larkins and identifies the printer as De La Rue, using lithography. It describes the stamp as multicoloured, with perforation 13½.[1]
The information card names A. S. Larkins as the engraver and Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, as the printer. It gives a stamp size of 52 × 36 mm, measured perforation to perforation, three colours and white paper. Gum is not specified. Its printing-process description is “Delacryl with one colour by the direct plate engraved process”.[3]
The catalogue records sheets of 50 stamps. Plate numbers are 1A and 1B (each × 4). The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 400,813 sold for this 25p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 13 November 1974.[1]
First day cover
A first day cover was issued.[1] See Isle of Man – Royal Wedding – 1973 for the associated cover record.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.p. 199.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 41.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.
- ↑ “Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II”. Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Royal Wedding stamp issue information card(Information card).Owned single-sided card, illustrated at information card scan. The card gives the stamp issue date as 14 November 1973; a separate publication date is not stated.
