IM-SG-88

Stamp details
Stamp image	No image uploaded
Identifier	IM-SG-88
Country	Isle of Man
Country code	IM
Catalogue	Stanley Gibbons
Catalogue number	88
Variant
Issue title	Europa – Ceramic Art
Date of issue	28 July 1976
Withdrawal or invalidation date	Not specified
Quantity sold	262,900
Sold out	December 1976
Face value	10p
Subject or design	Sansbury Bowl
Stamp type	Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype	Thematic issue
Format	Stamp
Designer or artist	J. Nicholson
Printer	Courvoisier
Printing process	Photogravure
Colour	Multicoloured
Dimensions
Perforation	11½
Watermark
Paper or gum	Granite paper; gum not specified
Other catalogue references
Associated FDC or issue pages	Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Official cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Mercury cover – 1976 Isle of Man – Europa – Ceramic Art – Stuart cover – 1976
Notes	Sheets of nine (3 × 3), with designs se-tenant horizontally and vertically. Quantity sold applies to this individual design.

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This 10p stamp depicts the Sansbury Bowl. It is one of six designs in the Europa Ceramic Art issue of 28 July 1976.^[1]

Production and sheet arrangement

The six stamps were issued on 28 July 1976 for Europa, with ceramic art as their subject. They were designed by J. Nicholson and printed by Courvoisier using photogravure, in multicolour on granite paper, perforated 11½. Each denomination was printed in sheets of nine (3 × 3). The three designs occur se-tenant both horizontally and vertically, with three examples of each design in a sheet.^[1]

Sales information

The catalogue records 262,900 sold of this design. The 10p stamps sold out in December 1976. No day within December is specified.^[1]

Related stamps

IM-SG-84 — Barroose Beaker.
IM-SG-84a — Strip of three: Barroose Beaker, souvenir teapot and Laxey Jug (SG84–86).
IM-SG-85 — Souvenir teapot.
IM-SG-86 — Laxey Jug.
IM-SG-87 — Cronk Aust Food Vessel.
IM-SG-87a — Strip of three: Cronk Aust Food Vessel, Sansbury Bowl and Knox Urn (SG87–89).
IM-SG-89 — Knox Urn.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue.Stanley Gibbons.Section: Isle of Man.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 84–89, 84a and 87a.Entry transcribed from the collector’s catalogue; edition, publication year and page number not supplied.

[SG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Stanley Gibbons.Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue.Stanley Gibbons.Section: Isle of Man.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 84–89, 84a and 87a.Entry transcribed from the collector’s catalogue; edition, publication year and page number not supplied.

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