IM-SG-35

Stamp details

Stamp image	No image uploaded
Identifier	IM-SG-35
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	35
Variant
Issue title	Centenary of Steam Railway
Date of issue	4 August 1973
Withdrawal or invalidation date	3 August 1974 (withdrawn from sale)
Quantity sold	617,122
Face value	2½p
Subject or design	No. 1 Sutherland, 1873
Stamp type	Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype	Anniversary
Format	Stamp
Designer or artist	J. Nicholson
Printer	Harrison and Sons
Printing process	Photogravure
Colour	Multicoloured
Dimensions
Perforation	15 × 14
Watermark
Paper or gum
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages	Isle of Man – Centenary of Steam Railway – 1973
Notes	Issued in sheets of 50 (5 × 10). Cylinder numbers: 1A (each ×5).

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IM-SG-35 is the 2½p stamp in the Isle of Man’s Centenary of Steam Railway issue, released on 4 August 1973. Its design depicts No. 1 Sutherland, dated 1873 in the catalogue description.

Locomotive

Sutherland was built in 1873 by Beyer, Peacock & Company and has a 2-4-0T wheel arrangement.

Design and production

The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Harrison and Sons using photogravure. It is multicoloured and perforated 15 × 14. Sheets contained 50 stamps, arranged in five columns and ten rows. The catalogue records cylinder numbers 1A (each ×5).

Sales and withdrawal

Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 617,122 stamps. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 3 August 1974.

First day cover

Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for the issue. See Isle of Man – Centenary of Steam Railway – 1973.