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Revision as of 17:40, 2 October 2026
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-34 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 34 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Inauguration of Postal Independence |
| Date of issue | 5 July 1973 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | Not specified |
| Quantity sold | 350,000 |
| Sold out | Soon after issue. |
| Face value | 15p |
| Subject or design | Viking landing on Man, AD 938 |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Historical event |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Harrison and Sons |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 14 |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973 |
| Notes | Issued in sheets of 50 (10 × 5). Cylinder numbers: 1A (×4). For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see IM-SG-256. |
IM-SG-34 is the 15p commemorative stamp issued by the Isle of Man on 5 July 1973 to mark the inauguration of postal independence. Its design depicts a Viking landing on Man in AD 938.[1]
The Isle of Man Post Office dates the island’s postal independence to 5 July 1973. Its fiftieth-anniversary history records that strong advance demand increased the planned quantity of the inaugural stamp from 250,000 to 350,000.[2]
Design and production
The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Harrison and Sons using photogravure. It is multicoloured and perforated 14.[1]
Sheets contained 50 stamps, arranged in ten columns and five rows. The catalogue records the cylinder numbers as 1A (×4).[1]
Sales
Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 350,000 stamps and states that stocks sold out soon after issue.[1]
First day cover
Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for this issue. See Isle of Man – Inauguration of Postal Independence – 1973.[1]
Related stamp
For the 1983 15p stamp inscribed “POST OFFICE DECENNIUM”, see IM-SG-256.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 34.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Inauguration of Postal Independence issue; includes a first day cover listing and a cross-reference to SG256.
- ↑ “50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Manx Museum”. Isle of Man Post Office. Retrieved 29 September 2026.