IM-SG-MS58
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| Identifier | IM-SG-MS58 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | MS58 |
| 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| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 21 November 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |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 | 362,089 |
| Face value | 36p total (3½p + 4½p + 8p + 20p) |
| Subject or design | Sir Winston Churchill; four designs from SG54–57 |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Miniature sheet |
| Designer or artist | G. V. H. Kneale |
| Printer | Helio Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured; seven colours (information leaflet) |
| Dimensions | 120.5 × 91 mm (information leaflet); 121 × 91 mm (catalogue), whole miniature sheet |
| Perforation | 11½ (stamps) |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | White paper with coloured silk fibres (granite paper), 120 g/m²; special gumming for tropical climates |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Official miniature sheet cover Mercury miniature sheet cover Cotswold miniature sheet cover |
| Notes | Contains the four designs catalogued as SG54–57. Inscribed “30th NOV. 1974”; issue date 22 November 1974. The illustration is a cancelled miniature sheet on the owned official cover; its upper title margin is outside the close-up. |
IM-SG-MS58 is the four-stamp miniature sheet from the Isle of Man’s Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill issue, released on 22 November 1974.[1]
Contents and inscription
- 3½p — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
- 4½p — Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
- 8p — Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
- 20p — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas
The denominations total 36p, also printed as the sheet’s selling price. The sheet bears “30th NOV. 1974”; its issue date was 22 November 1974.[1]
Design and production
The information leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover credits G. V. H. Kneale as designer and Helio Courvoisier as printer, using photogravure. It gives the whole miniature sheet size as 120.5 × 91 mm and specifies seven colours. The paper is white with coloured silk fibres, with special gumming for tropical climates and a weight of 120 g/m².[2]
Stanley Gibbons gives dimensions of 121 × 91 mm and perforation 11½ for the stamps.[1] The two sources’ dimensions are retained separately.
The catalogue’s sheet format of 25 stamps in a 5 × 5 arrangement describes the separately issued stamps. MS58 contains one of each of the four denominations.[1]
Illustrated example
The illustration shows the cancelled miniature sheet attached to the owned official cover. The close-up omits the upper margin bearing “SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL”, which is visible in the full cover scan.[3]
Sales and withdrawal
The catalogue records 362,089 miniature sheets sold. The miniature sheet was withdrawn from sale on 21 November 1975.[1]
First day covers
Related stamps
- 3½p — Churchill and Bugler Dunne at Colenso, 1899
- 4½p — Churchill and Government Buildings, Douglas
- 8p — Churchill and a Manx anti-aircraft gun crew
- 20p — Churchill as Freeman of Douglas
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.
- ↑ Centenary of the Birth of Winston Spencer Churchill(Information leaflet).Isle of Man Post Office Authority.Reference: Front scan; reverse scan.Two-sided leaflet accompanying the owned official miniature sheet cover. It prints the issue date as 22 November 1974; a separate publication date is not stated. Technical details distinguish the separate stamps from the miniature sheet.
- ↑ Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill – official miniature sheet cover(First day cover and scan details).Reference: Full cover scan; miniature sheet close-up.Owned unaddressed cover cancelled at Douglas on 22 November 1974.
