Isle of Man Stamps & Coins News 158 by Isle of Man Stamps & Coins

NEWS Issue Number 158

In this issue... Invention and Innovation Dr John C Taylor • Bloodhound SSC Miniature Sheet Manx Cats by Lesley Anne Ivory • Twelve Days of Christmas by Catherine Rowe New Decimal Coins and much more . . .

Autumn 2017

Welcome to our Autumn 2017 Newsletter Dear Friends Much like the Bloodhound it feels like we have travelled at over 1000mph through this year and here we are at the last newsletter of 2017. Thanks to all of you that came to visit our stand we shared with the Masonic Philatelic Club at Autumn Stampex. It was an absolute pleasure to work alongside this amazing group who share our passion for all things philatelic. As this is our final newsletter of the year I would like to say a huge thank you to you, our collectors, for your continued support of Isle of Man Stamps and Coins. There is an awful lot of hard work and love which goes in to every stamp issue and we hope you get as much pleasure from collecting them as we do from creating them. We don’t do this in isolation though, we are lucky to work with some incredibly creative artists, designers, printers and organisations, all committed to creating the best stamps we possibly can. The collections in this issue have some firsts for Isle of Man Stamps and Coins; our Bloodhound SSC miniature uses thermochromic ink which disappears when heated to reveal a technical drawing of the Bloodhound car. The Invention and Innovation Dr John C Taylor stamp collection are our first ever stamps to feature elliptical perforations and our Twelve Days of Christmas stamp collection is designed by Catherine Rowe, undertaking her first commission for us. On behalf of all the staff of Isle of Man Stamps and Coins, I would like to extend our warmest regards. With all good wishes Maxine Cannon, General Manager, Isle of Man Stamps & Coins

BLOODHOUND SSC on the Isle of Man On Friday 22nd September the BLOODHOUND team and a full scale model of the vehicle visited the Isle of Man to inspire the next generation of engineers.. BLOODHOUND is the ambitious programme to set a new land speed record with a supersonic car capable of reaching 1,000mph. Schoolchildren took part in creative workshops and heard from team members about how every component, however small, is vital to the project’s success. Wing Commander Andy Green, who will pilot the record attempt, was also there to talk to the children and officially launch our miniature sheet. Image right: Paul Noble a postman from our Northern Delivery Office with Wing Commander Andy Green.

Behind the Scenes with Dr John C Taylor OBE In August we were lucky enough to be invited to Dr John C Taylor’s home, Arragon Mooar, in the south of the Isle of Man.

Arragon Mooar features in the Invention and Innovation stamp collection which is a celebration of Dr John C Taylor’s personal and professional accomplishments. The Dragon Chronophage and Dr Taylor’s clock collection, which also feature on the set of six stamps, are housed within Arragon Mooar.

Freemasons’ Donation to the London Air Ambulance

News Highlights

In May we issued our 300 Years of Freemasonry stamps and we are incredibly proud that our stamps were chosen as the official stamps of the Tercentenary Celebrations by the United Grand Lodge of England. The sixth stamp (£3.40) features the GPS references of the landing pads of three Air Ambulances, and their call signs (G-LNDN, G-WASS and G-TVAL). Freemasons in the UK have contributed more than £4million to the charities over the last few years so it is a symbolic recognition of the core of freemasonry, charity. Pictured here is Manxman and Medical Director of London’s Air Ambulance, Dr Gareth Davies, on the landing pad at the Royal London Hospital, after being presented with a blow-up of the stamp and a donation of £1500 from Barbican Lodge, which is also featured on one of the stamps.

Isle of Man Post Office hosts the Queen’s Baton On Friday 1st September, Isle of Man Post Office headquarters was the first stop on the Queen’s Baton three day tour of the Island. Once at headquarters it undertook a whistle-stop tour to as many departments as possible, including Stamps and Coins, before it went on the second leg of its journey.

Isle of Man Hosts SEPAC conference

Working with the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association, Isle of Man Post Office provided each of the Island’s young baton bearers with a certificate as a keepsake of their involvement in the visit.

On 3rd and 4th July, Isle of Man Post Office hosted the Small European Postal Administration Cooperations (SEPAC) annual conference at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas. This was the Isle of Man’s first time hosting the event since SEPAC was founded in 1994. Fourteen delegates from 10 SEPAC nations attended, including Vatican Post, Jersey Post and Post Luxembourg. As well as the conference, some delegates also attended the Tynwald Ceremony in St John’s on Wednesday 5th July. This year’s conference was a great success for the Post Office; commenting, SEPAC’s chairman, Emile Espen, said, ‘I wish to express my sincere gratitude to our host for having taken care of organising this meeting so well’.

New Collection

Issue Date: 13.09.17

With a set of six stamps, the Isle of Man Post Office is celebrating the life and work of one of the Island’s most prominent and highly-acclaimed residents, world-renowned inventor and businessman Dr John C Taylor OBE. The stamps focus on various aspects of the successful inventor’s career, passions and philanthropy. “I have lived my life deliberating, inventing, creating, producing and perfecting. Through this unique issue of stamps, the Isle of Man Post Office has captured my life’s work. It would be marvellous if others seeing the stamps were to follow my motto, ‘Cogitate Incogitata’, Think the Unthinkable.” DR JOHN C TAYLOR OBE The first iconic Chronophage clock is the Corpus Chronophage, which stands proud on the wall of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, from where Dr Taylor graduated in 1959. The clock, which has a unique, patented mechanical mechanism, was installed in 2008 and unveiled at a ceremony hosted by Professor Stephen Hawking. It has since become the most popular and visited landmark in Cambridge. Dr Taylor donated the Chronophage to the College together with funds for the new Taylor Library.

Each Chronophage – meaning ‘time-eater’ in Ancient Greek – features a formidable creature slamming its jaws shut at the end of each minute, representing the fact that time has gone forever. 4

The creature on each Chronophage is an essential part of the clocks’ mechanism, a ‘grasshopper escapement’, invented by one of Dr Taylor’s greatest clock-making influences, John Harrison; who designed the first accurate sea going clocks and also invented bimetal for the clocks’ temperature mechanism. Dr Taylor has created four Chronophage clocks: The Corpus Chronophage, Dragon Chronophage both featured on this stamp, the Midsummer and a private commission in Texas, USA. Dr John C Taylor has one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of early English clocks, including one of only three surviving and working John Harrison longcase clocks.

His interest in clocks first began by watching his father repair clocks, disassembling, cleaning and carefully reassembling them. Throughout his life, his passion for clocks and the great horologists and innovators has not diminished.

Dr Taylor is known in the horological circles as an expert in early English clocks, and the technological advancements that these clocks made possible. His knowledge of the life and work of John Harrison is particularly well-respected. On the unveiling of the memorial to John Harrison in Westminster Abbey, conducted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Dr Taylor held an exhibition in the Jerusalem Chamber of clocks from his own private collection, including one made by Harrison, and lectured to explain Harrison’s genius. Dr Taylor was awarded the Percy Dawson Medal by the Antiquarian Horological Society and the Harrison Medal by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers for “his services to horology” as also stated in his OBE citation. Early electric kettles would not turn off when the water was boiling, requiring constant supervision with danger of starting fires if not properly used. Dr Taylor created his solution to this problem: a small, bimetallic control to automatically switch off the element when the water boils or if no water is in the kettle. To temperature compensate his clocks, John Harrison invented a bimetal strip of two metals bonded together, one of which expands more than the other when exposed to heat. This means that the strip bends one way when it is heated and the other way when it cools.

Dr Taylor’s invention uses bimetal strips to manufacture round bimetal blades pressed spherically, changing the creep action strip into snap action calibrated components. The movement of the centre leg in the blade is used to switch off the kettle when it boils, whilst other Taylor blades protect a kettle switched on without water. Thus each operation of every control is safety critical and is tested throughout its life against an absolute physical standard – water boiling point 100°C.

The Otter Gs are very small controls designed by Dr Taylor in the early 1960s, used as a temperaturesensitive thermostat or safety cut-out for electric blankets, hairdryers and other small domestic appliances. It is also current-sensitive, widely used in electric motors as in washing machines and the many electric motors in cars such as window lifts, windscreen wipers and seat movers.

Technological innovation has seen car design and production changes over the past fifty years, but the design of the Otter G electro mechanical switch has remained the same. This innovation is appreciated throughout Europe and beyond for protecting the winding on electric motors at -40c in the cold of the Arctic winters, to +50c in the heat of the desert. An average of approximately a quarter of a million Otter G switches and derivatives are made every week, and this has been the case each week for the past fifty years. This is thanks to the switch’s versatility and its simple but intelligent, costeffective design.

This is one of Dr John C Taylor’s most beneficial inventions, utilised in switching off boiling kettles worldwide over a billion times every day. Over two billion controls have been manufactured and sold worldwide by Strix Ltd.

Arragon Mooar is Dr Taylor’s home on the Isle of Man, which he designed himself and had built in the rugged natural countryside overlooking the Irish Sea. Built from traditional materials, the house has a copper roof, used as a landmark for pilots landing at the Isle of Man Airport. It is also less than five miles from the school Dr Taylor attended from 1950 to 56, King William’s College.

Named after an ancient stone circle near to the house, Arragon Mooar is designed around an elliptical atrium and exterior using Palladian details in a new way, unique in the Isle of Man and the whole of the British Isles. Such is Dr Taylor’s passion for elliptical design, he requested that this set of stamps have elliptical perforations, which is a first for the Isle of Man Post Office. Dr Taylor opens his house for charity fundraisers, horological, archaeological talks and school visits. Dr Taylor is committed to inspiring and supporting the next generation of engineers, inventors and innovators, and has made generous philanthropic donations to many individuals and institutions:

In 2008, a donation making possible the building of the new Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, followed by the gift of the Corpus Chronophage Clock that has become the main visitor attraction of Cambridge.

In 2015, he became the main sponsor of the new Dr John C Taylor Enterprise Hub, otherwise known as the Taylor Centre, in the Royal Academy of Engineering, London.

In 2017, the establishment in perpetuity of The Dr John C Taylor Professorship of the Innovation in the Engineering Department of Cambridge University.

Dr Taylor has been the recipient of many other honours including but not limited to: an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 2000, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Durham in 2017, appointment as a Fellow of the Institute of Patentees and Inventors, appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2011 New Year’s Honours List for his services to ‘business and horology’, appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of British engineering, innovation and commerce, the Harrison Medal awarded by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers for excellence in horology and the Chancellor’s 800th Anniversary Medal for Outstanding Philanthropy to the University of Cambridge, presented by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace on 22nd July 2009.

Dr John C Taylor said: “The UK has a great history of invention and enterprise, and our reputation as a nation of problemsolvers and innovators continues to this day. In a globalised world, it is vitally important that we support the next generation of innovators, who will support their communities by creating jobs, financial growth and opportunities for others.”

All funds received by Dr Taylor from the sale of these stamps will be donated to The Teapot Trust, a UK-registered charity providing a nationwide art therapy and creative interventions programme for chronically ill children in hospitals and hospices. www.teapot-trust.org Registered SCIO: Charity number SC041885

Contains two sets of stamps

Early electric kettles would not turn off when the water was boiling, requiring constant supervision with danger of starting fires if not properly used. Dr Taylor created his solution to this problem: a small, bimetallic control to automatically switch off the element when the water boils or if no water is in the kettle. To temperature compensate his clocks, John Harrison invented a bimetal strip of two metals bonded together, one of which expands more than the other when exposed to heat. This means that the strip bends one way when it is heated and the other way when it cools.

Dr Taylor’s invention uses bimetal strips to manufacture round bimetal blades pressed spherically, changing the creep action strip into snap action calibrated components. The movement of the centre leg in the blade (shown right) is used to switch off the kettle when it boils, whilst other Taylor blades protect a kettle switched on without water. Thus each operation of every control is safety critical and is tested throughout its life against an absolute physical standard – water boiling point 100°C.

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Set Mint VM31 CTO VM81 £7.58 Presentation Pack VM41 £8.33

Technical Details

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First Day Cover VM91£8.28 Prestige Booklet Mint VM71 CTO VM72 £15.16

Text........................................ Dr John C Taylor OBE Design:...............................Isle of Man Advertising Printer:.....................................................Enschedé Process:.....................................Offset Lithography Colours:............................. 4 plus metallic & varnish Paper:.................................. 110gms PVA gummed

E Self Adhesive Pane Mint VM36 CTO VM37 £7.58

Perforations:...................................... 12.5 per 2cm Stamp size:.....................................40mm x 40mm No. of stamps:...................................................... 6 Format:.................................. 50 stamps per sheet Date of issue:........................ 13th September 2017 7

New Collection

Issue Date: 22.09.17 BLOODHOUND SSC THE ADVENTURE TAKES SHAPE

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to present a miniature sheet celebrating the ambitious BLOODHOUND Project and the engineering excellence involved in chasing the World Land Speed Record. We are proud to recognise the Isle of Man’s links and associations with the project in this issue. BLOODHOUND is first and foremost an education programme. It is a project to design, build and test the world’s fastest car, to retain the World Land Speed Record for Great Britain, a record we have held for the last 34 years. The design speed for the car is 1000mph and it will use jet and rocket power to take it through the measured mile in 3.6 seconds. The car has the equivalent of 135,000 thrust horse power. In order to run the car BLOODHOUND had to find a desert that is just over 12 miles long. The desert chosen is in the Northern Cape of South Africa. 16,000 tonnes of stones have been cleared from 24 million square metres.

The car will burn 1.5 tonnes of oxidiser and fuel in 55 secONDs as it accelerates to 1000 mph using 5.5miles of desert. But the project is so much more than just a car that goes very fast. It is a project about people and companies, as it is only by collaboration, teamwork and sponsorship that this project has managed to succeed. There are more than 350 companies, mainly across the UK, that have sponsored the project, with money, product or services. Each of these companies often has one or two individuals within them who have committed to support BLOODHOUND, often using the project to demonstrate their capabilities and engineering prowess. One US-based sponsor with significant operations in the Isle of Man is Swagelok® Company, a manufacturer of high-performance fluid systems. Swagelok® components—including products made on the Isle of Man—will be relied on for BLOODHOUND’s mission-critical fuelling, refuelling and braking operations. They have gone on to become a financial sponsor of the car and also championed the first BLOODHOUND education rocket car competition in the US. 8

One of the main reasons for this level of support is the education arm of the project. Over the years BLOODHOUND has developed a comprehensive education outreach programme which is now one of the largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) programmes in the UK. Nearly 1,000,000 school children have taken part in BLOODHOUND workshops and presentations over the last nine years, with the aim of showing students the importance of engineering and inspiring them to consider a STEM-based career. The Isle of Man hosts the BLOODHOUND Project in September 2017 for a series of workshops and presentations based around the race to reach 1,000mph on land.

the manx connection When BLOODHOUND begins its world record attempt, there will be a piece of the Isle of Man on board thanks to the involvement of global engineering company Swagelok®. Key components supplied by the firm will play vital roles in the rocket operation, fuel delivery and braking systems, and will be manufactured and tested to withstand the extraordinary pressures experienced at record-breaking speeds. An essential element will be a regulator designed and built in the Isle of Man by Swagelok®, which will work alongside hoses and valves manufactured at other Swagelok®’s production facilities. These crucial components will ensure constant pressure is maintained in the rocket’s oxidiser tank as it empties in 20 seconds; carry out the critical safety step of purging the rocket oxidiser delivery line with 1,000 psi of air pressure; and maintain a constant 22 bars of pressure in the HTP oxidiser seal pack, which is essential to the operation of BLOODHOUND’s seal system.

Adrian Moore, Chairman of Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster writes “The Isle of Man was one of the first nations in recent times to recognise the importance of investing in engineering skills within our economy. There is, after all, a global reliance on us as suppliers to every major civil and military aerospace engineering project in the world today! The Isle of Man Government has invested millions of pounds in modern facilities and training curricula, in collaboration with our manufacturers, to ensure we safeguard the future of

our aerospace and precision engineering sector by attracting the most inquisitive minds and providing world class apprenticeships and academic studies up to degree level, right here, right now. The BLOODHOUND programme and mission typifies the passion we have for inspiring young people to push the boundaries of what is possible by using engineering and advanced manufacturing passion as the key to unlocking awe inspiring engineering careers on the Isle of Man.”

Printed using thermochromic ink, which disappears when heated to reveal a technical drawing of the Bloodhound car.

A Miniature Sheet Mint B Presentation Pack VN25 CTO VN75 £4.50 VN42 £5.25 (1 x £2.00, 1 x £2.50 stamps) C First Day Cover VN92 £5.20 TECHNICAL DETAILS Text......................................................................................BLOODHOUND Design.................................................................Isle of Man Advertising Printer.................................................................................................. Enschedé Process.......................... Offset litho with varnish, metallic and thermo-chromatic ink Colours..................................................................................................................... 6

D First Day Cover signed by Wing Commander Andy Green VN95 £25.00 (not illustrated)

Paper......................................................................110gm PVA gummed Perforations..............................................................................13 per 2cm Stamp sizes...........................28mm x 35mm, 43mm x 24mm No. of Stamps.................................................................................................... 4 Sheet Format................................Miniature Sheet of 2 stamps Date of Issue..............................................22nd September 2017 9

New Collection

Issue Date: 10.10.17

The Isle of Man Post Office is very pleased to present the work of renowned artist Lesley Anne Ivory in this set of four stamps featuring the familiar and much-loved tailless Manx cat, one of the Island’s most famous national symbols. Valerie Caine writes… The once ubiquitous Manx cat played a central role within many successful marketing campaigns to attract visitors to the Isle of Man, and a concerted, organised breeding programme ensured their continuity across the world. They have been the subject of numerous postcards, photographs and pottery ware, as well as plenty of myths. Known locally by the anglicised word ‘stubbin’, it’s not just the lack of a tail which separates them from their cousins. Sporting longer hind legs, a deep body, a distinctive hollow at the end of the spine, a round, large head and a double coat of fur, they became recognised as the ‘dog cat’, due to their unfailing devotion. A distinctive, hopping gait fuelled the idea that the Manx cat was the result of cross-breeding with a rabbit, whilst others remained convinced that they arrived with the Spanish Armada, or were imported from the Far East. Stories explaining why and how they lost their tails were also plentiful - some of the most popular being Noah cutting them off when closing the door of the ark, or the mother cat biting them off her kittens to prevent invading Scandinavians taking them to decorate their helmets! It’s thought that the first reference to Manx cats appeared in the early eighteenth century, although they were not recognised as an official ‘breed’ until the 1920s. The consensus of opinion is that they probably evolved from the shorthaired British cat two hundred to three hundred years ago, and their distinction is simply a 10

genetic mutation. It’s possible to have a Rumpy, a Riser (or Rumpy Riser), a Stumpy or a Longey (tailed) Manx cat, with the long-haired variety better known under the Welsh title of Cymric. There have been reports of tailless cats in Cornwall and on Reersø, west of Copenhagen, but they also share a number of characteristics with the magnificent Norwegian Forest Cat. They soon became unwitting ambassadors for the Isle of Man, with kittens presented to the rich and famous, including John Wayne, Walt Disney and members of the British Royal Family. One was also gifted to the English Home Office, where she was recognised as ‘official mouser’ and paid five shillings per year. Additionally, the headline grabbing Koko the gorilla developed a wellpublicised soft spot for Manx cats. Meanwhile, the famous English artist J. M. W. Turner’s house was said to be ‘infested by enormous and sinister Manx cats’. A government cattery was established at Knockaloe Farm, but subsequently relocated to Noble’s Park under the auspices of Douglas Corporation, but later closed. Manx cats are said to be formidable jumpers, very good mousers and excellent ships’ cats, but it’s not unheard of them to catch a rabbit, or even an unsuspecting gull. These beautiful animals have been immortalised as part of the Louis Wain comic postcard series and as the subject of a book by Mark Twain, amongst others, but for many people a Manx cat is simply a devoted, loving companion.

Lesley Anne Ivory is without doubt the most talented cat artist of this generation. Her work has evolved over many years into a very recognisable genre and technique, where attention to detail is paramount to the appeal of her work. At the very core of her work Lesley Anne loves cats and her work clearly reflects this. Lesley Anne has been illustrating and painting all her life, having studied at St Albans School of Art then working as an art teacher, where she met her future husband Evan before fulfilling her two ambitions to become a full time mum to James and Julian and being able to paint as much as family life allowed. Two teenage granddaughters now complete her busy life. Lesley writes… All emblems, flora and fauna used in these designs, are held in special esteem and significance on the Island. A Celtic chain frames each design, giving a historical element. This commission gave me the opportunity to bring together some of my favourite things: cats, flora, fauna, and the designing and making of patchwork quilts, for the cats to be seen against. Each quilt embodies the spirit of the Island. The quilts echo this and are a comfortable and interesting place for cats to be.

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A Set Mint VO31 CTO VO81 £7.02

B Presentation Pack VO41 £7.77

TECHNICAL DETAILS Technical Details Image: ........................................... Lesley Anne Ivory Design: .....................................................EJC Design Text: ......................Valerie Caine, Lesley Anne Ivory Printer: ................................................... Lowe Martin Stamp Size: ...................................... 42.58 x 28.45mm Colours: ......................................................................4

C First Day Cover VO91 £7.72

Process: ........................................ Offset Lithography Perforations: .............................................14 per 2cms Paper: .....................................110 gms PVA Gummed No. of Stamps: ............................................................4 Format: .................................................... Sheets of 20 Issue Date: .................................... 10th October 2017 11

New Collection

Issue Date: 19.10.17

This festive collection is presented by Isle of Man Post Office with best wishes and good cheer in the spirit of the popular Christmas song that inspired these lyrical illustrations by Catherine Rowe. Valerie Caine writes…

Catherine Rowe writes…

Although the song may be sung with gusto and familiarity at annual festive gatherings, there is some mystery behind the song which first appeared in an English children’s book entitled Mirth Without Mischief, published in 1780. It was considered by some to be more of a memory game than a Christmas song, whilst others recognised it as a ‘charming example of mediaeval, numerological wit’. Equally there’s some debate about its origin, with three earlier versions written in French and another from Scotland.

Approaching the design of the stamps was something really quite different for me, as I have never produced anything on quite such a small scale before! It’s a project I was very excited to take part in and have always felt my designs would lend themselves well to a miniature scale.

Further controversy surrounds whether it might have been written with hidden Christian symbolism, in the face of secret worship after King Henry VIII’s well documented problems with the Church of Rome. This is disputed by some, however, others believe this suggestion to be confused with another song entitled In Those Twelve Days. Meanwhile The Twelve Days of Christmas was said to be first recorded by James O. Halliwell in 1842, with an explanation of the tenth verse presenting some similarity with a display by The White Boys of the Isle of Man which was performed during the festive season. Most sources of the lyrics discovered during the nineteenth century preclude musical accompaniment, but those which do embrace both aspects bear little resemblance to the melody we now recognise, composed by Frederic Austin. He wrote an arrangement in 1909 which was subsequently published by Novello & Co., combining a traditional melody with his own two-bar motif for the fifth verse and inclusion of the word ‘on’ at the beginning of each line. His work may also have been one of the first, if not the earliest version to substitute the phrase ‘four Colly birds’ with the words ‘four calling birds’. 12

I wanted to bring in a strong earthy, Celtic theme into the project, reflecting the Manx history and traditions. The designs all have a small nod towards the Island’s heritage - be it the three armoured legs or Manx tartan. The colour pallet is bold and striking, yet to give that traditional Christmas warmth as well as a natural and earthy feel. As with all my designs, I began with an energetic and loose pen rough. The design is then transferred onto a sheet of scraperboard (a layer of card, coated in a smooth layer of chalk and finally dried, black ink) with pencil. Once the scratching begins (using a scalpel-like tool), it is important all lines are fluid and without mistake - it is difficult to rectify any wrongs with this medium. After a general outline is established, the real detail begins to unfold. Every surface and texture is made up of a series of different dots, dashes and cross-hatching. Once the design is completed on the scraperboard, it is then scanned and coloured using Photoshop and a graphics tablet. Producing this many images in a set was very challenging for me - to get all of the colours to work well together required a lot of experimenting and trial and error! Luckily I had the pleasure of working alongside the very talented designers at the Isle of Man stamps who were wonderfully helpful in their infinite stamp-making wisdom. The project has been a wonderfully exciting process and I am thrilled with the results and the thought of my miniature works travelling all around the world.

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Set 12 x 1st Mint VP31 CTO VP81 (Sheets of 48) £5.64 (not illustrated) Presentation Pack VP41 £6.39 First Day Cover VP91 £6.34 Sheetlet Mint VP64 CTO VP65 £5.64

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Sheet (Sheet of 48) Mint VP66 CTO VP67 £22.56 Self Adhesive Set 12 x 1st Mint VP32 CTO VP82 £5.64 (not illustrated) Self Adhesive Sheet (Sheet of 48) Mint VP35 CTO VP36 £22.56

Technical Details Technical Details Images: .............................................. Catherine Rowe Design: ...................................................... EJC Design Text: ......................... Valerie Caine & Catherine Rowe Printer: .................................................... Lowe Martin Stamp size: .......................................... 32mm x 32mm Colours: ......................................................................4

12 Days of Christmas Christmas Cards VP25 £10.00 (not illustrated) Drum Motif Christmas Cards VP28 £10.00 Patridge Motif Christmas Cards VP29 £10.00 (All Christmas cards come in packs of 12 with luxury craft envelopes)

Process: .........................................Offset Lithography Perforations: ............................................14 per 2cms Paper: ......................................110 gms PVA gummed No. of Stamps: .........................................................12 Date of Issue: ................................ 19th October 2017 13

DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, A POSTAL TRIBUTE Issue date 06.09.2017 A Celebration of the Princess of Wales and her Charitable Legacy Isle of Man Post Office is honoured to issue this limited edition commemorative sheetlet featuring reprints of the 1998 ‘Diana, Princess of Wales’ stamp issue, to mark 20 years since her tragic loss and the continuation of the charitable works that are her incredible legacy. This beautiful postal tribute, composed of 12 of the reprinted 1998 stamps, is wonderfully presented in a presentation album packed full of images from Arthur Edwards MBE’s archives. Complementing the images and sheetlet is affectionate issue text also written by the renowned photographer.

This presentation folder focuses on the charities she supported with patronage. We have included the famous picture of Diana wearing the protective vest of the Halo Trust mine clearers; this amazing charity was a partner in the launch of #LandmineFree2025 at Kensington Palace earlier this year.

Diana, Princess of Wales, Commemorative Sheet and Folder. Limited edition of 5000. Mint VQ64 CTO VQ65 £3.00

SEPAC Folder 2017 This beautiful six page full colour folder features a stamp from each of the twelve members of the Small European Postal Administrations Cooperative (SEPAC). The theme this year is ‘Local Handcrafts of Europe’. Isle of Man Stamps and Coins have chosen the stamp featuring Dr John C Taylor’s Clock Collection from the Invention and Innovation issue for this collection. SEPAC Folder 2017* VM43 - £15.00 * folder will be dispatched in the first week of November. 14

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A Triskelion £5 Coin Gift Pack AH40 £15.00 B Manx Loaghtan 50p Gift Pack AH36 £7.50 C House of Keys Proof Like 50p Collector Pack AH33 £24.99

D Signed John McGuinness Limited Edition TT 2017 £5 Pound Gift Pack AH45 £24.95 E 2017 Decimal Coin Gift Set AH34 £37.50 F Limited Edition Ian Hutchinson Signed Cover Pack with 2016 TT Legends 50p VI95 £22.50

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Standing Order Dispatch Date: 19.10.17 MINT CTO PRICE Twelve Days of Christmas by Catherine Rowe Issued 19.10.17 Set 12 x 1st (Sheets of 48) VP31 VP81 £5.64 Presentation Pack VP41 - £6.39 First Day Cover - VP91 £6.34 Sheetlet in folder VP64 VP65 £5.64 Sheet (Sheet of 48) VP66 VP67 £22.56 Self Adhesive Set 12 x 1st VP32 VP82 £5.64 Self Adhesive Sheet (Sheet of 48) VP35 VP36 £22.56 12 Days of Christmas Christmas Cards VP25 - £10.00 Drum Motif Christmas Cards VP28 - £10.00 Patridge Motif Christmas Cards VP29 - £10.00 Manx Cats by Lesley Anne Ivory Issued 10.10.17 Set 47p, £1.30, £1.57, £3.68 (Sheets of 20) VO31 VO81 £7.02 Presentation Pack VO41 - £7.77 First Day Cover - VO91 £7.72 Bloodhound SSC Miniature Sheet Issued 22.09.2017 Miniature Sheet (1 x £2.00, 1 x £2.50 stamps) VN25 VN75 £4.50 Presentation Pack VN42 - £5.25 First Day Cover - VN92 £5.20 First Day Cover signed by Wing Commander Andy Green - VN95 £25.00

Invention and Innovation Dr John C Taylor Issued 13.09.17 Set 47p, 80p, £1.30, £1.47, £1.68, £1.86 (Sheets of 50) VM31 VM81 £7.58 Presentation Pack VM41 - £8.33 First Day Cover - VM91 £8.28 Prestige Booklet VM71 VM72 £15.16 S/A Pane VM36 VM37 £7.58 Standing Order Dispatch Date: 09.07.17 HM Queen & HRH Prince Philip Platinum Anniversary Set 1st, 80p 98p, £1.30, £1.86, £2.33 (Sheets of 10) Presentation Pack First Day Cover Coastal Birds of the Isle of Man by Jeremy Paul Set 47p, 80p, 98p, £1.18, £1.30, £1.94 (Sheets of 15) Presentation Pack First Day Cover HRH Prince Philip A Lifetime of Achievement Set 47p, 80p, 98p, £1.18, £1.30, £2.33 (Sheet of 3 Sets) Presentation Pack First Day Cover Sheet and Folder TT Winners Set 1st, EU, RoW, £2.50 (Sheets of 15) Presentation Pack First Day Cover Stampcards

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VL81 - VL91

£7.74 £8.49 £8.44

Issued 29.06.17 VK31 VK41 -

VK81 - VK91

£6.67 £7.42 £7.37

Issued 10.06.17 VJ31 VJ41 - VJ66

VJ81 £7.06 - £7.81 VJ91 £7.76 VJ67 £21.18 Issued 26.05.17 VI31 VI81 £5.07 VI41 - £5.82 - VI91 £5.77 VI39 - £2.50

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Standing Order Dispatch Date: 11.05.17 300 Years of Freemasonry Issued 11.05.17 Set 20p, 1st, 50p, £1.30, £1.74, £3.40 (Sheets of 10) VH31 VH81 £7.61 Presentation Pack VH41 £8.36 First Day Cover - VH91 £8.31 Sheetlet in folder VH64 VH65 £7.61 Customised Sheet and Folder Limited Edition of 750 (Issued 31.07. 17) VH68 - £45.00 Limited Edition Uncut Printer’s Pane Limited Edition of 300 (Issued 11.05.17) VH43 - £125.00 Green Mann Food Matters on the Isle of Man Issued 03.05.17 Set 1st, 1st, EU, 98p, RoW, £2.52 (Sheets of 24) VG31 VG81 £6.54 Presentation Pack VG41 - £7.29 First Day Cover - VG91 £7.24 Self Adhesive Stamp Booklet (10 x 1st) VG71 VG72 £4.70 Self Adhesive Pane (5 x 1st) VG32 VG82 £2.35 Isle of Man Festivals Miniature Sheet Issued 06.04.17 Miniature Sheet (5 x 75p stamps) VF25 VF75 £3.75 Presentation Pack VF42 - £4.50 First Day Cover - VF92 £4.45 Standing Order Dispatch Date: 15.02.17 MINT CTO PRICE Variable Value Triskelion Definitives Issued 15.02.17 Set: £0.45. £0.77, £1.24, £1.86 (Coils of 600 & 2000) VE31 VE81 £4.32 First Day Cover - VE91 £5.02 Presentation Pack VE41 - £5.07 150th Anniversary of the First Open House of Keys Elections Issued 13.02.17 Set: 1st, £1, £1.50, £2 (Sheets of 20) VD31 VD81 £4.97 First Day Cover - VD91 £5.67 Presentation Pack VD41 - £5.72 Tynwald 600 Signed Envelope Limited Edition of 500 (Issued 05.07.17) - VD95 £20.00 Tynwald 600 Commemorative Sheet Limited Edition of 2017 (Issued 05.07.17) VD64 VD65 £12.50 The Sapphire Anniversary of HM Queen – Gifts Fit for a Queen Miniature Sheet Issued 06.02.17 Miniature Sheet (1 x £3.75 stamp) VC25 VC75 £3.75 First Day Cover - VC92 £4.45 Presentation Pack VC42 - £4.50 Canada 150 Miniature Sheet Overprint (Issued 01.07.2017) VC26 VC76 £3.75 The Sapphire Anniversary of HM Queen Issued 06.02.17 Set: £0.45, £0.77, £0.95, £1.13, £1.24, £2.37 (Sheets of 16) VB31 VB81 £6.91 First Day Cover - VB91 £7.61 Presentation Pack VB41 - £7.66 The Hearts of Ellan Vannin by Adam Berry Issued 19.01.17 Set: 1st, EU, 95p, £1.24, £1.27, £2.33 (Sheets of 24) VA31 VA81 £7.01 First Day Cover - VA91 £7.71 Presentation Pack VA41 - £7.76 Europa First Day Cover - VA96 £3.00 Europa Sheetlet (10 x 1st) VA68 VA69 £4.70 Europa Sheetlet (10 x EU) VA70 VA71 £8.00 Europa Sheetlet Set VA72 VA73 £12.70

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Albums and Pages Lindner Album Full 2016* DK01 £567.21 Featuring pages specifically designed for Isle of Man Post Office stamp issues, the full Lindner Album comprises three albums and the pages to accommodate every Isle of Man stamp going back to 1973. Comprises 3 empty albums (in slipcases) and pages for sets & miniature sheets from 1973 - 2016 inclusive. Lindner Album Empty AZ04 £55.00 Lindner Blank Page AZ05 £2.50 Lindner First Day Cover Page (Holds 4 covers) AZ06 £3.50 Lindner Postcard Page (Holds 8 cards) AZ07 £3.50 Lindner Sheetlet Page, size (H 285 mm x W 230 mm) AZ08 £3.50 Lindner Stock Page AZ09 £3.50 Davo FDC Double Album AY05 £30.00 Davo FDC Album Pages (Pack of 10) AY06 £15.00 First Day Cover Album AZ01 £15.00 This exquisite navy blue album contains 20 pages to hold 40 Isle of Man Post Office First Day Covers, offering the protection and presentation serious collectors demand. Presentation Pack Binder (Empty) AZ03 £10.00 Newsletter Holder AY04 £8.50 Year Set Album AY07 £20.00

Lindner Year Pages 2017 2017m 2016 2016m 18

VR02 £TBC VR03 £TBC UQ02 £18.00 UQ03 £8.00

Year + m = Miniature Sheet Page To purchase pages from 19732015 please contact us.

Year Collections Yearbooks IOM Post Office Yearbook 2017 VR07 £97.50 IOM Post Office Yearbook 2016 UQ07 £92.50 Year Collection of Presentation Packs (including complimentary binder) 2017 VR04 £105.00 2016 UQ04 £100.00 Year Sets 2017 2016

VR12 £96.12 UQ12 £92.44

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