IM-SG-97
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| Identifier | IM-SG-97 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 97 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Europa – Landscapes |
| Date of issue | 26 May 1977 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 25 May 1978 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 778,685 |
| Face value | 6p |
| Subject or design | Carrick Bay from 'Tom-the-Dipper' |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Thematic issue |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S. |
| Printer | The House of Questa |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured; five colours according to the information sheet |
| Dimensions | 24.13 × 60.96 mm (information sheet) |
| Perforation | 13½ × 14 (catalogue); information sheet states 14 per 2 cm |
| Watermark | Unwatermarked |
| Paper or gum | P.V.A. gum |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Official cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Fleetwood cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Mercury cover – 1977 Isle of Man – Europa – Landscapes – Stuart cover – 1977 |
| Notes | Sheets of 40 (two panes of 4 × 5). Imprints: right-hand corner of bottom margin and left-hand corner of top margin. Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (each × 4). The illustration is a cancelled stamp from the collector’s official cover. |
This 6p stamp was issued on 26 May 1977 as part of the Isle of Man Europa Landscapes issue.[1]
Subject
The information sheet describes the 6p view as Carrick Bay from Tom-the-Dipper’s, a site on the southern slopes near the road to South Barrule. The site takes its name from Thomas Shimmin, a cobbler, preacher and poet known as Tom the Dipper. It explains that he and his wife Ellen built a cottage there, and associates the view with his poem The Cottage in the Heather.[2]
Production details
The accompanying information sheet credits J. H. Nicholson, R.I., P.S., as designer and The House of Questa as printer, using lithography. It gives a stamp size of 24.13 × 60.96 mm, five colours for each value and P.V.A. gum.[2]
The catalogue gives perforation 13½ × 14.[1] The information sheet gives the less detailed wording “14 per 2 cm”.[2]
The stamps were printed in sheets of 40, in two panes of 4 × 5. Imprints occur in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin and the left-hand corner of the top margin. The plate numbers listed for this value are 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (each × 4).[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 778,685 sold of this stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 25 May 1978.[1]
Related stamps
References
- ↑ 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. 203.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 97–98.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood. Details transcribed from the catalogue by the collector.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 EUROPA '77 — Theme: Landscapes(Information sheet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Two-sided information sheet accompanying the collector's owned official cover. Scans: front and reverse.
