IM-SG-45

Stamp details
Stamp image	No image uploaded
Identifier	IM-SG-45
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	45
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Withdrawal or invalidation date	3 March 1975 (withdrawn from sale)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	375,043
Face value	10p
Subject or design	RNLB Osman Gabriel (Port Erin)
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).

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IM-SG-45 is the 10p stamp from the Isle of Man's 150th Anniversary of Royal National Lifeboat Institution issue, released on 4 March 1974. The design depicts RNLB Osman Gabriel.^[1]

Design

Osman Gabriel was the Rother-class lifeboat at Port Erin. She was the first of two boats of this class donated to the RNLI by Major Osman Gabriel.^[2]

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 375,043 sold for this 10p 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 It was withdrawn from sale on 3 March 1975.^[1]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.p. 199.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 45.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.
↑ “Lifeboat Stamps”. The Lifeboat. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Vol. 43. Issue 450. Autumn 1974. Retrieved 2 October 2026.

[SG2022-RNLI-1] 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. 199.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 45.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.

[RNLI-stamps-2] “Lifeboat Stamps”. The Lifeboat. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Vol. 43. Issue 450. Autumn 1974. Retrieved 2 October 2026.

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