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{{Stamp
{{Stamp
|image=
|image=IM-SG-MS58.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=Anniversary
|stamp-subtype=Anniversary
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Miniature sheet|Miniature sheet]]
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Miniature sheet|Miniature sheet]]
|designer=G. Kneale
|designer=G. V. H. Kneale
|printer=Courvoisier
|printer=Helio Courvoisier
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
|colour=Multicoloured
|colour=Multicoloured; seven colours (information leaflet)
|dimensions=121 × 91 mm (whole miniature sheet)
|dimensions=120.5 × 91 mm (information leaflet); 121 × 91 mm (catalogue), whole miniature sheet
|perforation=11½ (stamps)
|perforation=11½ (stamps)
|watermark=
|watermark=
|paper-gum=Granite paper; gum not specified
|paper-gum=White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 120 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|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]]
|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.
|notes=Contains the four designs catalogued as SG54–57. Inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”; issue date 22 November 1974. The illustration is a cancelled miniature sheet on the owned official cover; its upper title margin is outside the close-up.
}}
}}


'''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
'''IM-SG-MS58''' is the four-stamp miniature sheet from the Isle of Man’s '''Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill''' issue, released on '''22 November 1974'''.<ref name="SG2022">{{Cite Catalogue
|author=Stanley Gibbons
|author=Stanley Gibbons
|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
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== Contents and inscription ==
== Contents and inscription ==
The miniature sheet contains:


* [[IM-SG-54|3½p]] — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
* [[IM-SG-54|3½p]] — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
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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 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" />
The denominations total 36p, also printed as the sheet’s selling price. The sheet bears “30th NOV. 1974”; its issue date was 22 November 1974.<ref name="SG2022" />


== Design and production ==
== 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 information leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover credits G. V. H. Kneale as designer and Helio Courvoisier as printer, using photogravure. It gives the whole miniature sheet size as 120.5 × 91 mm and specifies seven colours. The paper is white with coloured silk fibres, with special gumming for tropical climates and a weight of 120 g/m².<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=Two-sided leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover. It prints the issue date as 22 November 1974; a separate publication date is not stated. Technical details distinguish the separate stamps from the miniature sheet.
}}</ref>
 
Stanley Gibbons gives dimensions of 121 × 91 mm and perforation 11½ for the stamps.<ref name="SG2022" /> The two sources’ dimensions are retained separately.
 
The catalogue’s sheet format of 25 stamps in a 5 × 5 arrangement describes the separately issued stamps. MS58 contains one of each of the four denominations.<ref name="SG2022" />
 
== Illustrated example ==
 
The illustration shows the cancelled miniature sheet attached to the owned official cover. The close-up omits the upper margin bearing “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL”, which is visible in the full cover scan.<ref name="owned-Churchill-MS-cover">{{Cite
|title=Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – official miniature sheet cover
|type=First day cover and scan details
|reference=[[:File:IM-Birth-Centenary-of-Sir-Winston-Churchill-1974-Official-Miniature-Sheet-FDC.jpg|Full cover scan]]; [[:File:IM-SG-MS58.jpg|miniature sheet close-up]]
|notes=Owned unaddressed cover cancelled at Douglas on 22 November 1974.
}}</ref>
 
== Sales and withdrawal ==
 
The catalogue records 362,089 miniature sheets sold. The miniature sheet was withdrawn from sale on 21 November 1975.<ref name="SG2022" />
 
== First day covers ==
 
* [[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Official miniature sheet cover – 1974|Official miniature sheet cover]]
* [[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Mercury miniature sheet cover – 1974|Mercury miniature sheet cover]]
* [[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold miniature sheet cover – 1974|Cotswold miniature sheet cover]]
 
== 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-57|20p]] — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas
 
== References ==


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

Revision as of 21:26, 13 October 2026

Stamp details
Stamp image IM-SG-MS58
Identifier IM-SG-MS58
Country Isle of Man
Country code IM
Catalogue Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number MS58
Variant
Issue title Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill
Date of issue 22 November 1974
Withdrawal or invalidation date 21 November 1975 (withdrawn from sale)
Quantity sold 362,089
Face value 36p total (3½p + 4½p + 8p + 20p)
Subject or design Sir Winston Churchill; four designs from SG54–57
Stamp type Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype Anniversary
Format Miniature sheet
Designer or artist G. V. H. Kneale
Printer Helio Courvoisier
Printing process Photogravure
Colour Multicoloured; seven colours (information leaflet)
Dimensions 120.5 × 91 mm (information leaflet); 121 × 91 mm (catalogue), whole miniature sheet
Perforation 11½ (stamps)
Watermark
Paper or gum White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 120 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages Official miniature sheet cover
Mercury miniature sheet cover
Cotswold miniature sheet cover
Notes Contains the four designs catalogued as SG54–57. Inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”; issue date 22 November 1974. The illustration is a cancelled miniature sheet on the owned official cover; its upper title margin is outside the close-up.

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IM-SG-MS58 is the four-stamp miniature sheet from the Isle of Man’s Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill issue, released on 22 November 1974.[1]

Contents and inscription

  • 3½p — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
  • 4½p — Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
  • 8p — Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
  • 20p — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas

The denominations total 36p, also printed as the sheet’s selling price. The sheet bears “30th NOV. 1974”; its issue date was 22 November 1974.[1]

Design and production

The information leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover credits G. V. H. Kneale as designer and Helio Courvoisier as printer, using photogravure. It gives the whole miniature sheet size as 120.5 × 91 mm and specifies seven colours. The paper is white with coloured silk fibres, with special gumming for tropical climates and a weight of 120 g/m².[2]

Stanley Gibbons gives dimensions of 121 × 91 mm and perforation 11½ for the stamps.[1] The two sources’ dimensions are retained separately.

The catalogue’s sheet format of 25 stamps in a 5 × 5 arrangement describes the separately issued stamps. MS58 contains one of each of the four denominations.[1]

Illustrated example

The illustration shows the cancelled miniature sheet attached to the owned official cover. The close-up omits the upper margin bearing “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL”, which is visible in the full cover scan.[3]

Sales and withdrawal

The catalogue records 362,089 miniature sheets sold. The miniature sheet was withdrawn from sale on 21 November 1975.[1]

First day covers

  • 3½p — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
  • 4½p — Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
  • 8p — Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
  • 20p — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Centenary of the Birth of Winston Spencer Churchill(Information leaflet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Front scan; reverse scan.Two-sided leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover. It prints the issue date as 22 November 1974; a separate publication date is not stated. Technical details distinguish the separate stamps from the miniature sheet.
  3. ↑ Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – official miniature sheet cover(First day cover and scan details).Reference: Full cover scan; miniature sheet close-up.Owned unaddressed cover cancelled at Douglas on 22 November 1974.
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