IM-SG-36

Stamp details

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Identifier	IM-SG-36
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	36
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Withdrawal or invalidation date	3 August 1974 (withdrawn from sale)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	808,173
Face value	3p
Subject or design	MNR No. 4 Caledonia, 1885
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 stamps (5 × 10). Cylinder numbers: 1A (each × 5).

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IM-SG-36 is the 3p stamp from the Isle of Man's Centenary of Steam Railway issue, released on 4 August 1973. The design depicts No. 4 Caledonia, 1885.

Locomotive

Caledonia was originally No. 4 of the Manx Northern Railway. It later became No. 15 of the Isle of Man Railway, which explains its listing under No. 15 Caledonia in the locomotive article.

Production details

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

Sales and withdrawal

The catalogue records 808,173 sold for this 3p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on 3 August 1974.

First day cover

A first day cover is listed for the issue. See Isle of Man – Centenary of Steam Railway – 1973 for the associated cover record.