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Stamp details
Stamp image No image uploaded
Identifier IM-SG-42
Country Isle of Man
Country code IM
Catalogue Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number 42
Variant
Issue title 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Date of issue 4 March 1974
Withdrawal or invalidation date 3 March 1975 (withdrawn from sale)
Quantity sold 674,984
Face value 3p
Subject or design RNLI badge, citation and Sir William Hillary, founder
Stamp type Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype Anniversary
Format Stamp
Designer or artist J. Nicholson
Printer Courvoisier
Printing process Photogravure
Colour Multicoloured
Dimensions
Perforation 11½
Watermark
Paper or gum Granite paper
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974
Notes Issued in sheets of 100 stamps (10 × 10).

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IM-SG-42 is the 3p stamp from the Isle of Man's 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution issue, released on 4 March 1974. The design depicts the RNLI badge, a citation and Sir William Hillary, founder of the Institution.[1]

Design

The design combines Hillary's bronze memorial profile near the Douglas lifeboat house with part of the commendation on his tomb, placed over the RNLI badge.[2]

Sir William Hillary was the founder of the RNLI. The Institution was founded on 4 March 1824, exactly 150 years before this stamp was issued.[3]

Production details

The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Courvoisier using photogravure. It is multicoloured, printed on granite paper, with perforation 11½. Sheets contained 100 stamps, arranged in 10 columns and 10 rows.[1]

Sales and withdrawal

The catalogue records 674,984 sold for this 3p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 3 March 1975.[1]

First day cover

A first day cover was issued.[1] See Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974 for the associated cover record.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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): 42.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.
  2. ↑ “Lifeboat Stamps”. The Lifeboat. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Vol. 43. Issue 450. Autumn 1974. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. ↑ “1824: Our foundation”. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Retrieved 2 October 2026.