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Stamp details
Stamp image No image uploaded
Identifier GB-SG-934
Country United Kingdom
Country code GB
Catalogue Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number 934
Variant Standard listing
Issue title British Paintings
Date of issue 4 July 1973
Withdrawal or invalidation date Not specified


Face value 9p
Subject or design Rev. R. Walker (The Skater), painted by Sir Henry Raeburn
Stamp type Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype Art
Format Stamp
Designer or artist Stuart Rose; painting by Sir Henry Raeburn
Printer Harrison and Sons
Printing process Photogravure
Colour Multicoloured
Dimensions 31 × 40 mm
Perforation 15 × 14
Watermark
Paper or gum
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages Isle of Man – Last day of British Postal Services – British Paintings – GPO cover – 1973
British Paintings illustrated last day cover
Notes Sheets of 100. Catalogue number confirmed by the collector using GB Stamps Online.

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SG934 is the 9p stamp depicting Rev. R. Walker (The Skater), painted by Sir Henry Raeburn, in the United Kingdom's British Paintings issue of 4 July 1973.[1]

The painting is also known as The Skating Minister.

The stamp design was prepared by Stuart Rose using Raeburn's painting.[2]

The Stanley Gibbons number has been confirmed by the collector using the GB Stamps Online listing.[3]

Associated covers

This stamp is recorded on two wanted covers cancelled at Douglas on 4 July 1973, its first day of issue and the last day of British postal administration in the Isle of Man:

  • GB-SG-931 — 3p; self-portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds
  • GB-SG-932 — 5p; self-portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn
  • GB-SG-933 — 7½p; Nelly O'Brien by Sir Joshua Reynolds

References

  1. ↑ “British Painters (1973)”. Collect GB Stamps. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  2. ↑ “Stamp History: British Painters — Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Henry Raeburn”. The Postal Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  3. ↑ “SG931–934 1973 British Paintings Stamp Set”. GB Stamps Online.
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