IM-SG-35
| Stamp image | 
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-35 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 35 |
| 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| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 3 August 1974 (withdrawn from sale) |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 | 617,122 |
| Face value | 2½p |
| Subject or design | No. 1 Sutherland, 1873 |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Anniversary |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I. |
| Printer | Harrison & Sons (High Wycombe) Ltd. |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colour | Multicoloured; five colours |
| Dimensions | |
| Perforation | 15 × 14 |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | White postage stamp paper with Harrison & Sons coating; PVA adhesive |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Centenary of Steam Railway – 1973 |
| Notes | Issued in sheets of 50 (catalogue notation: 5 × 10). Cylinder numbers: 1A (each ×5). The image shows the stamp on the owned first day cover. |
IM-SG-35 is the 2½p stamp in the Isle of Man's Centenary of Steam Railway issue, released on 4 August 1973. Its design depicts No. 1 Sutherland, dated 1873 in the catalogue description.[1]
Locomotive
The accompanying information card describes Sutherland as a 2-4-0 side-tank locomotive built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1873. It was named after the Duke of Sutherland, chairman of the Isle of Man Railway Company at the railway's opening.[2]
The card records that Sutherland hauled the official opening train from Douglas to Peel on 1 July 1873.[2]
Design and production
The stamp was designed by J. H. Nicholson, R.I., and printed by Harrison & Sons (High Wycombe) Ltd. using photogravure. The information card records five colours, white postage stamp paper with Harrison & Sons coating, and PVA adhesive.[2]
Perforation is 15 × 14. Stanley Gibbons records sheets of 50 (5 × 10) and cylinder numbers 1A (each ×5).[1]
Sales and withdrawal
Stanley Gibbons records a quantity sold of 617,122 stamps. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 3 August 1974.[1]
First day cover
Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for the issue. See Isle of Man – Centenary of Steam Railway – 1973.[1]
The illustrated stamp is on the owned official cover, cancelled at Douglas on 4 August 1973.
Related stamps
- IM-SG-36 — 3p; MNR No. 4 Caledonia, 1885
- IM-SG-37 — 7½p; No. 13 Kissack, 1910
- IM-SG-38 — 9p; No. 3 Pender, 1873
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): 35.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Isle of Man Railway(Information card).Reference: Front scan; reverse scan.Double-sided information card accompanying the owned official first day cover. The stamp issue date is printed as 4 August 1973; a separate publication date is not given.
