IM-SG-55: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:28, 13 October 2026

Stamp details
Stamp image
Identifier	IM-SG-55
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	55
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Withdrawal or invalidation date	21 November 1975 (withdrawn from sale)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	853,357
Face value	4½p
Subject or design	Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
Stamp type	Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype	Anniversary
Format	Stamp
Designer or artist	G. V. H. Kneale
Printer	Helio Courvoisier
Printing process	Photogravure
Colour	Not specified
Dimensions	29 × 48.2 mm, including perforations (as printed in the information leaflet)
Perforation	11½
Watermark
Paper or gum	White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 105 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages	Official miniature sheet cover Official stamp set cover Mercury miniature sheet cover Mercury stamp set cover Cotswold miniature sheet cover Cotswold stamp set cover Fleetwood SG55 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.

Image notice: Images on these pages may depict copyrighted stamp designs, cover artwork, text or photographs. Unless otherwise stated, they are scans of physical items in the collection of PhantomSteve. Rights in the depicted material remain with their respective rightsholders. See Copyrights.

SG55 is the 4½p stamp from the Isle of Man's Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill issue, released on 22 November 1974. It depicts Churchill and Government Buildings, 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 853,357 for the 4½p 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 SG55 alone.^[1]

Related stamps

IM-SG-54 — 3½p; Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
IM-SG-56 — 8p; Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
IM-SG-57 — 20p; Churchill as Freeman of Douglas
IM-SG-MS58 — miniature sheet containing all four designs

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.

[SG2022-1] 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.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Stamp
-|image=
+|image=IM-SG-55.jpg
 |country=Isle of Man
 |country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 |stamp-subtype=Anniversary
 |format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]]
-|designer=G. Kneale
+|designer=G. V. H. Kneale
-|printer=Courvoisier
+|printer=Helio Courvoisier
 |printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Photogravure|Photogravure]]
-|colour=Multicoloured
+|dimensions=29 × 48.2 mm, including perforations (as printed in the information leaflet)
-|dimensions=
 |perforation=11½
 |watermark=
-|paper-gum=Granite paper; gum not specified
+|paper-gum=White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 105 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates
 |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 – Official stamp set cover – 1974|Official stamp set 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 – Mercury stamp set cover – 1974|Mercury stamp set cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold miniature sheet cover – 1974|Cotswold miniature sheet cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Cotswold stamp set cover – 1974|Cotswold stamp set cover]]<br>[[Isle of Man – Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – Fleetwood SG55 cover – 1974|Fleetwood SG55 cover]]
-|notes=Issued in sheets of 25 (5 × 5). The design is also included in miniature sheet MS58.
+|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.
 }}