IM-SG-42
| Stamp image | No image uploaded |
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| Identifier | IM-SG-42 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 42 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Date of issue | 4 March 1974 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 3 March 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 674,984 |
| Face value | 3p |
| Subject or design | RNLI badge, citation and Sir William Hillary, founder |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | Granite paper |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974 |
| Notes | Issued in sheets of 100 stamps (10 × 10). |
IM-SG-42 is the 3p stamp from the Isle of Man's 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution issue, released on 4 March 1974. The design depicts the RNLI badge, a citation and Sir William Hillary, founder of the Institution.[1]
Design
The design combines Hillary's bronze memorial profile near the Douglas lifeboat house with part of the commendation on his tomb, placed over the RNLI badge.[2]
Sir William Hillary was the founder of the RNLI. The Institution was founded on 4 March 1824, exactly 150 years before this stamp was issued.[3]
Production details
The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Courvoisier using photogravure. It is multicoloured, printed on granite paper, with perforation 11½. Sheets contained 100 stamps, arranged in 10 columns and 10 rows.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 674,984 sold for this 3p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 3 March 1975.[1]
First day cover
A first day cover was issued.[1] See Isle of Man – 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1974 for the associated cover record.
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.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 42.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.
- ↑ “Lifeboat Stamps”. The Lifeboat. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Vol. 43. Issue 450. Autumn 1974. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
- ↑ “1824: Our foundation”. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Retrieved 2 October 2026.