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|paper-gum=White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 105 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates | |paper-gum=White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 105 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates | ||
|other-catalogues= | |other-catalogues= | ||
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official miniature sheet cover – 1974 | |fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official miniature sheet cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official stamp set cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Mercury miniature sheet cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Mercury stamp set cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold miniature sheet cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold stamp set cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Fleetwood SG57 cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Manx coat of arms stamp set cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Photographic stamp set cover – 1974]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Strasbourg miniature sheet cover – 1974]] | ||
|notes=Issued in sheets of 25 (5 × 5). The design is also included in miniature sheet MS58. The image is a detail of a cancelled stamp within the intact miniature sheet on the owned official cover. | |notes=Issued in sheets of 25 (5 × 5). The design is also included in miniature sheet MS58. The image is a detail of a cancelled stamp within the intact miniature sheet on the owned official cover. | ||
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* [[IM-SG-56]] — 8p; Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew | * [[IM-SG-56]] — 8p; Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew | ||
* [[IM-SG-MS58]] — miniature sheet containing all four designs | * [[IM-SG-MS58]] — miniature sheet containing all four designs | ||
The information leaflet accompanying the [[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official miniature sheet cover – 1974|owned official miniature sheet cover]] gives the designer’s full credit as G. V. H. Kneale and names the printer as Helio Courvoisier. It specifies photogravure, an individual stamp size of 29 × 48.2 mm including perforations, and white paper with coloured silk fibres and special gumming for tropical climates. The separately issued stamps use 105 g/m² paper: four colours for the 3½p and 4½p values, and three for the 8p and 20p values. The miniature sheet uses 120 g/m² paper and seven colours, with dimensions of 120.5 × 91 mm.<ref name="Churchill-leaflet">{{Cite | |||
|title=Centenary of the Birth of Winston Spencer Churchill | |||
|type=Information leaflet | |||
|publisher=Isle of Man Post Office Authority | |||
|reference=[[:File:IM-Birth-Centenary-of-Sir-Winston-Churchill-1974-information-sheet-front.jpg|Front scan]]; [[:File:IM-Birth-Centenary-of-Sir-Winston-Churchill-1974-information-sheet-back.jpg|reverse scan]] | |||
|notes=Leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover. Its issue date is 22 November 1974; a separate publication date is not stated. This source does not establish which other cover copies have accompanying leaflets. | |||
}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 16 October 2026
SG57 is the 20p stamp from the Isle of Man's Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill issue, released on 22 November 1974. It depicts Churchill as Freeman of Douglas.[1]
Design and production
G. Kneale designed the stamp. Courvoisier printed it by photogravure on granite paper. It is multicoloured and perforated 11½. Sheets contain 25 stamps, arranged in five columns and five rows.[1]
The design also appears in IM-SG-MS58, the four-stamp miniature sheet issued with the set.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 429,586 for the 20p stamp and withdrawal from sale on 21 November 1975. The miniature sheet has a separate catalogue sales figure.[1]
First day covers
A first day cover is listed in the catalogue. The associated cover records include Official, Mercury and Cotswold covers bearing either the four separate stamps or the miniature sheet, and a Fleetwood cover bearing SG57 alone.[1]
Related stamps
- 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-MS58 — miniature sheet containing all four designs
The information leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover gives the designer’s full credit as G. V. H. Kneale and names the printer as Helio Courvoisier. It specifies photogravure, an individual stamp size of 29 × 48.2 mm including perforations, and white paper with coloured silk fibres and special gumming for tropical climates. The separately issued stamps use 105 g/m² paper: four colours for the 3½p and 4½p values, and three for the 8p and 20p values. The miniature sheet uses 120 g/m² paper and seven colours, with dimensions of 120.5 × 91 mm.[2]
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. 200.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 54–57, MS58.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ Centenary of the Birth of Winston Spencer Churchill(Information leaflet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Front scan; reverse scan.Leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover. Its issue date is 22 November 1974; a separate publication date is not stated. This source does not establish which other cover copies have accompanying leaflets.
