Isle of Man Stamps and Coins Newsletter 186

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Dear Friends

I am writing to you as the Island is in the midst of the big clear up after TT 2024, it is quite a spectacle to see fans arriving from all over the world to experience the thrill of the race first hand. 2024 saw Michael Dunlop break the record of the most TT wins with 29, overtaking his uncle, the legendary Joey Dunlop. Our Island owes a huge gratitude of thanks to the Dunlop Dynasty.

Some of our new issues are months in the planning, while others are years before they come to fruition. This is the case with Tynwald Week by Martin Parr. Paul Ford first approached Martin around 2019 which resulted in commissioning him to come to our Island in Manx National Week of 2023. Martin was tasked to capture the heritage, tradition and fun of the fair at St John’s during Tynwald. We have joined forces with Manx National Heritage who are hosting an exhibition of Martin’s work from his visit. We hope you enjoy this collection. If you were out and about look closely at the images - he may well have seen you through his lens!

We know from speaking with many of our customers that their first experience of our Island was through holidays with friends or family. When I was growing up in our guest house on Buck’s Road the catch phrase was “Go Abroad to the Isle of

Man”. In its heyday the Island hosted many of the world’s biggest names in show business in some of the most lavish concert halls and theatres you would find in any comparable seaside location. Our new issue Stars of Variety pays tribute to those halcyon days where memories of Florrie Forde singing to packed houses lingered long after the holidays were over.

Sadly the age of the package holiday and guaranteed sunshine meant falling numbers for the Palace Lido which was the biggest dance hall in Europe at the time. However today our Island is bathed in glorious sunshine with clear blue skies, so I’m off to Peel beach to enjoy our own golden sands, have an ice cream and watch the sunset over the castle – definitely heaven on earth!

Maxine and all the team at Stamps & Coins

‘DESIGN A POST BOX’ COMPETITION – WINNERS REVEALED

As part of our 50th anniversary celebration we launched a competition inviting the public to design a post box.

The winning designs, themed ‘Our Beautiful Island’, were submitted by Victoria Thomas and Lesley Sleight.

The post box at the airport has recently been refurbished and is now back at Ronaldsway Airport, featuring Victoria’s beautiful design ‘Yn Turrys’ (Manx for ‘The Journey’).

50th Anniversary Committee member

Charlotte Ramsay met Victoria at the Airport to unveil the beautiful design on the post box.

Lesley Sleight’s design ‘Sea to Summit –Colours of Mann’ will be unveiled at the Noble’s Hospital post box.

Charlotte Ramsay (IOMPO, left) and competition winner Victoria Thomas (right) at Ronaldsway Airport

BRITISH BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 150 YEARS WITH ISLE OF MAN STAMPS

To mark the 150th anniversary of the BBKA we were delighted to issue The Life of Bees collection back in April.

The stamps were issued on the first date of the BBKA annual Spring Convention which saw bee keepers from across Britain gather to celebrate this milestone anniversary in the organisations history. We were pleased to see our stamps create a buzz at the event!

Below: Members of the BBKA mark the release of the Life of Bees stamp collection at the Spring Convention

ISLE OF MAN STAMPS FEATURE ON THE CHASE

Did you know that our Barry Gibb stamps recently featured on ITV’s award winning quiz show ‘The Chase’? Thankfully the contestant got the question correct!

The Sir Barry Gibb • Singer • Songwriter • Producer collection, produced in collaboration with Sir Barry Gibb himself, is available online. Visit iomstamps.com to purchase your collection whilst stocks last.

New Collection

Issue Date: 29.06.24

Tynwald Week is our focus to celebrate Manx national pride and identity and our national day has been recorded in many forms over hundreds of years. Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to present the events and celebrations through the distinctively fresh eyes of world-renowned contemporary photographer Martin Parr for our set of eight stamps.

The week centres around Tynwald Day, the 5th July, and the Tynwald Ceremony itself, at St John’s in the centre of the Isle of Man. It is here, on an ancient tiered grass mound, that new acts for the parliamentary year are heard, in the English and Manx languages, and formally passed into law. Tynwald is considered the world’s oldest continuous parliament and was founded in 979AD. As a national holiday, local interest groups of all sorts timetable special events and activities to mark another year. The Tynwald Fair on the green is an essential part of the celebrations, attended by people from all parts of the Island and abroad and includes special guests at the invitation of our Lieutenant Governor, who represents the monarch and Lord of Mann, King Charles III.

It is this combination of formality, community and fun that typifies Tynwald Week on the Isle of Man and which attracted the attention of Martin Parr, known internationally for his witty and perceptive documentary photography.

Over a fifty-year career, he has exhibited worldwide in major public and private galleries and is very widely published. In addition to commissions in photojournalism and the fashion and commercial worlds, he is known for his BBC TV idents between programmes, which spotlight quirky gatherings of British special interest groups; from wild swimmers to a dachshund owners group, “to reflect the diversity of modern Britain and the changing mood of the nation through significant moments in the calendar year.”

Martin champions British and Irish photography at his Bristol-based Martin Parr Foundation, which is a study and lecture venue with shop space and gallery with a changing programme of exhibitions, films and talks and which houses an extensive photographic archive.

In his familiar and distinctively colourful work, Martin sheds light on human nature and closely examines societal behaviour at ordinary British events, often spontaneously catching his subjects un-posed, off-guard just being themselves, revealing something of their inner character.

To quote the German photographic curator Thomas Weski:

“Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age... Leisure, consumption and communication are the concepts that this British photographer has been researching for several decades now on his worldwide travels... Parr enables us to see things that have seemed familiar to us in a completely new way.”

His interest in ceremony, events, British manners, social convention and personalities made a visit to Tynwald Day an essential and compelling idea.

Martin was a close friend of the late Manx photographer Chris Killip, whose work he continues to champion, along with that of the legendary Tony Ray-Jones, who photographed on the Island in the 1960s; so the Isle of Man was known to him when the idea of a project first emerged in pre-covid days. Finally, in July 2023, he set to, capturing the spirit of the Tynwald Fair Day event while identifying peculiarly Manx traits to be found in food, flags, tartan and triskels, all of which discreetly reveal something of our sense of national identity.

Our stamps capture many of these aspects, combining sober ceremony and heritage with fun and celebration. Martin’s highly personal and vibrant images of Viking re-enactment, ceremonial and military formality, uniformed informality, uniquely Manx food and children at play all inform our perception of the occasion and, by extension, ourselves.

New Collection

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to share this collection of stamps harking back to the golden age of entertainment on the Isle of Man through six stars of variety.

The 1930s were the Golden Age of song, dance and comedy on the Isle of Man, as the stars of Variety trod the boards every night of the summer. At the height of the Island’s tourist industry, Douglas buzzed with excitement as holidaymakers queued to see the most famous acts of the day. Singers, pianists, comedians, dancers and ventriloquists all started their seasons on the Island, before moving on to other resorts. Venues such as the Villa Marina and Derby Castle boasted a packed programme of light entertainment, each evening featuring a number of different acts. Although many of the stars of that era have now been forgotten, in the pre-war years they were household names, and their catch-phrases and signature songs were on everyone’s lips. Some of them, however, would not survive the coming of radio and later television, because they had only one act, and could not adapt or produce new material quickly enough. Others, more versatile, transcended the demise of live entertainment and were still performing decades after traditional Variety was no more.

SANDY POWELL (1900-1982). Powell was a comedian from Rotherham, and was noted for the fact that he sold records of his performances. His catchphrase was “Can you hear me, mother?” The first time he used this, it was to cover up the fact he had lost his place in a radio script, but it proved so amusing that he kept it in the act. Part of his repertoire was comedy ventriloquism. In the 1930s he had a popular revue show, and was a regular at Onchan Head Pavilion and the Gaiety in Douglas. He was still working into his 80s.

VICTORIA CARMEN (1890-1962) was born in Edinburgh, and was one of the most popular music hall singers of the early twentieth century. She was sometimes billed as a comedienne, and was still performing into the 1940s, most frequently at Onchan Head Pavilion and Derby Castle in Douglas. She was married to Harold Griffiths, a music hall comedian, and they toured together in a travelling company.

TOMMY TRINDER (1909-1989)

South-London born Trinder found fame as a comedian in music hall in the late 1930s, appearing at the Villa Marina in 1939. His style was confident and cheeky, his delivery fast talking and direct. His material was often topical, and as a working-class comedian he sometimes included a barbed remark about his social superiors. He made a number of films during the war, and when television took off, he successfully switched to that. His catchphrase was “You lucky people.”

LESLIE SARONY (1897-1985)

Sarony was a singer, dancer and actor who interspersed his routine with comic sketches; Sarony made his first appearance on the Island at the Villa Marina in 1937, and often appeared in a double act with Leslie Holmes. He was a prolific songwriter and came up with much of his own material. He was later successful in television, and appeared in Monty Python’s Flying Circus as well as in sit-coms.

FLORRIE FORDE (1875-1940). Australian singer Florrie Forde had a powerful voice, and her songs usually had a memorable chorus in which the audience joined. She was particularly associated with the Isle of Man, and in the 1930s at the height of her fame she provided opportunities in her Douglas shows for up-and-coming local talent. She was a regular at the Derby Castle.

GEORGE LACY (1904-1989). Lacy was a female impersonator, credited with developing the character of the pantomime dame. He was the principal comedian at the Palace Coliseum at the northern end of Douglas Promenade. He travelled with his ‘nephew’ (secretly his partner), until their relationship was revealed. Homosexuality was still illegal at the time, and the ‘nephew’ was forced to marry to avoid prosecution.

The History of Peel Engineering – 60th Anniversary

Issue Date: 23.07.24

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to issue this self-adhesive sheetlet of stamps studying the fascinating history of Peel Engineering. Produced in collaboration with local expert and author Barry Edwards, this special edition sheetlet contains 4 stamps from the 2006 Peel Cars issue paired with a block of 8 postage paid labels sharing rare archival imagery documenting the story of the company.

Barry Edwards, author of P50 Peel’s Engineering’s Extraordinary Legacy: The Story of the World’s Smallest Production Car writes…

Peel Engineering as it was to become, was started by Cyril Cannell in the late 1940’s, the first products being boats.

Early experimental work with fibreglass or GRP, led to the formation of Peel Engineering Limited, registered on 31 December 1964.

One of the first products was a sports car body to fit the 7’6” wheelbase Ford 8/10 or Morris 8 chassis. The first Fairing was made in 1952 for an Australian over for the TT Races. The Company was the first to produce fibreglass racing fairings.

In 1955 the decision was made to venture into kit car production. The Manxman as it was initially known, later Manxcar, was a three-wheeler with a fibreglass panelled body. It was 7’6” long and 4’4” high and weighed just 4.5 cwt. In the early 1960’s the Company produced a hovercraft, 9ft long and 5ft wide with two seats in the open and although it worked the project never got any further.

The drawing of a Peel Gyrojet was discovered a few years ago, similar in appearance to the Hovercraft but more like a Jetski, the prototype was tested in Peel Bay. A Fibreglass Duck was invented by Cyril Cannell whereby a tube was installed round the propeller of motorised vessels, to improve the efficiency of the propeller.

Peel Engineering produced a variety of boats, Dinghy’s, and canoes. The ‘Inshoreman’ Motorboat was 16ft or 18ft. long with an inboard marine engine. The ‘Offshoreman’ was a 33 ft

long single screw, and designed with keel rake, divided into four main compartments.

A range of small craft were all produced in the highest quality glassfibre material and embodied many years of experience in this field. The Peelcraft Dinghy 8’0” was light enough to be carried by one person and accommodate 3-4 persons. It was also available in 10’6” and 12’6” lengths.

The Peel 1000, based on the Austin Healy design, was a self-supporting body, so designed to avoid the use of an internal frame. It has a 7’6” wheelbase.

The famous P50 was launched at the 1962 Earl’s Court Motorcycle Show, using the concept car, produced to evaluate sizes and possible features. Overall dimensions are 4’4” long, 3’3” wide and 3’10” high. The prototype led the way to the production cars that has a reversed wheel arrangement, the single wheel was at the rear rather than at the front. The P50 was the first production car manufactured on the Island, and the smallest ever production car in the world.

The P50 design was taken a stage further in 1965, with the one or two-seater Trident. The safety door gives unobstructed access. The domes were produced in house using a similar process to that developed to produce the windscreens for the fairings. A 12 volt 4-Wheeled electric Trident was built in 1966 and displayed at the Electrical Research Centre and visited the Electric Drive Symposium in London, where it was demonstrated by Cyril himself.

Later, the Peel Viking was shown at the racing car show where a chap from Chile saw the car and proceeded to persuade BMC to make all the moulds and jigs for fibreglass Mini bodies to be built in Chile. The first bodies were made in Peel, the last ‘small’ car body produced in Peel. Two Fibreglass 1100 bodies were also made.

Another development, known as the Yacht Car, was the result of a request from a Channel Island millionaire, who wanted a vehicle to carry 4 people with space for provisions, fold as flat as possible and be able to be carried by two people.

Peel Engineering were also the pioneers of Go-Karting on the Island. A road legal Kart was produced incorporating all necessary lights and mudguards. This was driven round the TT course by Ernie Leece, the only kart known to have to completed the circuit. Later, a fuller bodied version was built, one was fitted with a 250cc engine while the majority had 175 or 197cc. The windscreen and bubble blowing box was used to produce accessories for other manufacturer’s cars. Door pockets were produced for the Renault Dauphine and the Morris Minor. A range of model speed boats, sailing boats were also made, and replica Viking shields and helmets for the Viking Festival. Peel Engineering made the spike on the top of the Sea Terminal Building in Douglas.

A development machine was produced to show a short film of a lap of Onchan Park kart track, using a loop of film with an ingenious system and a set of headphones.

The Seemeter 300 was a machine tool direct reading measuring system. Developed by Cyril Cannell it attracted interest from several large companies, including Rolls Royce but sadly never went into production.

Peel Engineering also produced around 2 dozen trailers. These were about 4 foot square and used P50/Trident wheels and suspension and had moulded fibreglass mudguards.

The Company was dissolved by its directors on 10 May 1974.

The History of Peel Engineering – 60th Anniversary Self-Adhesive Sheetlet ADP60, £17.50

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to release this issue of commemorative stamps celebrating 150 years of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the United Nations regulatory board of postal affairs, through a selection of Manx postal history.

Philatelic Journalist Richard West MBE writes…

The Universal Postal Union, or UPU, can trace its origin back to 1874. Problems existed with international mail as individual countries had to enter into separate treaties regarding the mutual handling of mail. As a postal conference in Paris in 1863 had found no solution, a further attempt resulted in the postal conference convened in Berne, Switzerland on 15th September 1874, at which 22 countries were represented. Agreement resulted in a treaty signed on 9th October, establishing the General Postal Union and setting the rules for international mail. The name was changed to the Universal Postal Union in 1878, and today remains a specialised agency of the United Nations, comprising 192 member countries.

An example of international co-operation emerged from the UPU Congress that was held in Rome in 1907. It was the International Reply Coupon, which when sent with a letter overseas could be exchanged for an ordinary stamp to pay for the reply by surface mail. Later this was changed to pay for a reply by priority or unregistered airmail. Member countries of the UPU no longer have to sell such coupons, and from 2010 several have stopped doing so (Royal Mail ceased on 31st December 2011), but still have to accept them to pay for return postage.

Mail has long been carried using ships between nations separated by sea. The arrival of the aeroplane naturally speeded up the transmission of mail, although other means of conveying messages by air included the use of pigeons and balloons. The first officially recognised carriage of mail by aeroplane took place on 18th February 1911 in India, between Allahabad and Naini in

conjunction with the United Provinces Exhibition. In the United Kingdom a scheduled airmail service started on 9th September 1911 between Hendon and Windsor and lasted for about a month: it was part of the celebrations for the Coronation of King George V.

The idea of a lightweight, foldable sheet of paper on which to write a letter to be transmitted by air became especially popular during the Second World War. The British Post Office first offered such pre-stamped sheets on 21st July 1941 intended for letters to Prisoners of War. In 1948 the first commemorative air letter sheet celebrated the Olympic Games held in London.

The first adhesive postage stamp, as we recognise it today was the Penny Black, which officially came into use on 6th May 1840. The first government post office to use stamps for commemorative purposes was New South Wales on 1st May 1888 to mark the centenary of the British settlement.

The British Post Office issued its first commemorative stamps on 23rd April 1924, to mark the British Empire Exhibition: the stamps were primarily sold at the event. While King George V was an avid stamp collector, he disapproved of such stamps: ‘the whole idea is unEnglish and is copied from America’.

Over the years the establishment of the Universal Postal Union has been recognised by countries at a time of a significant milestone in its history. In 1949 many countries marked the 75th anniversary with special stamps, not least the British Post Office that released a set of four stamps on 10th October. In 1974 a further set of four stamps from the British Post Office celebrated the centenary.

A Set £2.72 x 4 ADL31 (not illustrated) £10.88

B Presentation Pack ADL41 £11.98 C First Day Cover ADL91 £12.03

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Text: ........................ Richard West MBE and Kerry J Kemp

Images: ..........................The Basil Wood Collection & UPU

Design: Bee Design & EJC Design

Printer: ..................................................................... bpost

Colours: ................................................................ 4 Colour

Paper: Tullis Russel 110g

Perforations: ............................................... 11.5 per 2cms

Stamp Size: ..........................................51.46mm x 40mm

Format: Sheets of 20

Date of Issue: ....................................... 30th August 2024

Limited Editions: ........................ Presentation Pack: 1100 First Day Cover: 1500

150th Anniversary of the UPU Issue date 30.08.24

Set £2.72 x 4

Presentation Pack

ADL31 - £10.88

ADL41 - £11.98

First Day Cover - ADL91 £12.03

Stars of Variety Issue date 30.07.24

Set 85p, £1.28, £1.60, £2.31 x 3

Presentation Pack

ADK31 - £10.66

ADK41 - £11.76

First Day Cover - ADK91 £11.81

Tynwald Week – Photos by Martin Parr Issue date 29.06.24

Set 85p x2, £1.28 x 2, £1.60 x 2, £1.82 x 2

Presentation Pack

ADI31 - £11.10

ADI41 - £12.20

First Day Cover - ADI91 £12.25

Collectors Album (Prestige Booklet & Stamp Card Set in folder) ADI43 - £27.70

Prestige Booklet ADI71 - £22.20

Booklet Pane ADI36 - £11.10 Standing Order Dispatch Date: 30.08.24

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 28.05.24

Aviation Anniversaries Issue date 28.05.24

Set 85p, £1.60 x 2, £2.31 x 2, £2.72

Presentation Pack

ADH31 - £11.39

ADH41 - £12.49

First Day Cover - ADH91 £12.54

Peel Traditional Boats By Nicola Dixon Issue date 13.05.24

Set 85p, £1.28, £1.51, £1.60, £2.31 & £3.21

Presentation Pack

ADG31 - £10.76

ADG41 - £11.86

First Day Cover - ADG91 £11.91

The Liberation of Europe – WW2 Issue date 29.04.24

Set (10 stamps) 85p x 2, £1.28 x 2, £1.60 x 3, £1.82, £2.31 x 2

Liberation of Europe Commemorative Pack

ADF31 - £15.50

Prestige Booklet and 2 First Day Covers - ADF43 £37.50

Presentation Packs (D-Day and Operation Market Garden combined) ADF41 - £17.70

First Day Covers (D-Day and Operation Market Garden combined) - ADF91 £17.80

Prestige Booklet The Liberation of Europe

Booklet Pane

(D-Day and Operation Market Garden combined stamp sheets)

ADF71 - £23.14

ADF36 - £15.50

The Life of Bees Issue date 12.04.24

Set 85p, £1.28, £1.60 x 2, £2.31 & £3.21

ADE31 - £10.85

Presentation Pack ADE41 - £11.95

First Day Cover - ADE91 £12.00

BBKA 150 Years (Self-Adhesive Sheet in folder)

ADE30 - £20.00

BBKA 150th Anniversary Collection (Self-Adhesive Sheetlet and FDC in folder) - ADE43 £30.00

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 07.03.24

Marine Mosaics by Kimmy McHarrie Issue date 07.03.24

Set 85p, £1.28, £1.51, £1.82, £2.31, £2.72 ADD31 ADD81 £10.49

Presentation Pack ADD41 - £11.59

First Day Cover - ADD91 £11.64

Sheet Set ADD66 ADD67 £104.90

Europa Sheetlet (10 x £1.28 Europa stamp) ADD68 ADD69 £12.80

Europa First Day Cover ADD95 - £7.50

Maurice Gibb Issue date 29.02.24

Set 85p x 4, £1.28 x 3 & £2.72 ADC31 ADC81 £9.96

Presentation Pack ADC41 - £11.11

First Day Cover - ADC91 £11.06

Sheet Set (8 x sheets of 20)

Sheetlet

Limited Edition Imperforate Sheetlet (edition of 1,000)

Collectors Pack

Self Adhesive Set

ADC66 ADC67 £199.20

ADC64 ADC65 £9.96

ADC68 - £17.50

ADC43 - £29.95

ADC32 ADC82 £9.96

Self-adhesive First Day Cover - ADC94 £11.06

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 07.03.24

The Chinese Year of the Dragon Issue date 22.01.24

Set £1.00, £2.50, £3.25, £3.50

Presentation Pack

ADB31 ADB81 £10.25

ADB41 - £11.40

First Day Cover - ADB91 £11.35

Sheet Set

RNLI200

Set 1st, £1, £1.50, £1.75, £2.00, £3.50

Presentation Pack

ADB66 ADB67 £205.00

Issue date 04.01.24

ADA31 ADA81 £10.55

ADA41 - £11.70

First Day Cover - ADA91 £11.65

Sheet Set

Prestige Booklet

Booklet Pane

Self-Adhesive Booklet (10 x 85p)

ADA66 ADA67 £105.50

ADA71 ADA72 £21.10

ADA36 ADA37 £10.55

ADA74 ADA75 £8.50

RNLI200 Supporters Pack - ADA50 £29.95

RNLI200 Limited Edition Stamp & Coin Pack - ADA42 £24.99

RNLI200 Limited Edition Coin Pack - ADA40 £14.99

RNLI200 British Islands Collection / Booklets

RNLI200 British Islands Collection / Presentation Packs

ADA73 - £80.00

ADA43 - £32.50

RNLI200 British Islands Collection / Covers - ADA92 £33.00

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 14.11.23

The Coronation of HM King Charles III and HM Queen Camilla - Long Live the King!

Set £1.28p x 4, £1.82 x 3 plus 1 label

Issue date 14.11.23

ACK31 ACK81 £10.58

Presentation Pack ACK41 - £11.33

First Day Cover - ACK91 £11.28

Sheet Set ACK66 ACK67 £52.90

Back to the Moon Issue date 06.11.23

Set 80p x 3, £1.28 x 3, £1.51, £2.31

ACM31 ACM81 £10.06

Presentation Pack ACM41 - £10.81

First Day Cover - ACM91 £10.76

Sheet Set ACM66 ACM67 £108.60

Sheetlet ACM64 - £17.00

Manx Winter Wildlife by Rowan Corlett

Set 80p, £1.00, £1.28, £1.51, £2.31, £2.72

Issue date 26.10.23

ACN31 ACN81 £9.62

Presentation Pack ACN41 £10.37

First Day Cover - ACN91 £10.32

Sheet Set ACN66 ACN67 £192.40

Self-Adhesive Set ACN32 ACN82 £4.80

Self-Adhesive First Day Cover - ACN94 £8.50

Self-Adhesive Sheet of 24 ACN35 £19.20

Birds of Prey Issue date 01.09.23

Set 80p, £1.28 x2, £1.51, £2.31, £2.72

ACL31 ACL81 £9.90

Presentation Pack ACL41 £10.65

First Day Cover - ACL91 £10.60

Sheet Set ACL66 ACL67 £198.00

Selection of signed framed stamp prints ACL20-25 - £27.50

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 17.07.23

Isle of Man Post Office 50th Anniversary Issue date 05.07.23

Set 80p, £1.28, £1.51 x 2, £2.31 x 2 + £1.28 (Europa)

ACJ31 ACJ81 £11.00

Presentation Pack ACJ41 - £11.75

First Day Cover - ACJ91 £11.70

Sheet Set ACJ66 ACJ67 £66.00

Europa Cover - ACJ95 £6.50

Europa Sheetlet

Special Edition of 50 Collectors Printers Pane

Prestige Booklet

Booklet Pane

ACJ62 ACJ63 £7.68

ACJ43 - £100.00

ACJ71 ACJ72 £22.00

ACJ36 ACJ37 £11.00

PO50 Collectors Sheetlet (Free to standing order customers) ACJ64 - £8.88

150th Anniversary of the Isle of Man Steam Railway

Issue date 25.05.23

Set 80p, 2 x £1.28, £1.51, £2.31, £2.72 ACI31 ACI81 £10.26

Presentation Pack ACI41 - £11.01

First Day Cover - ACI91 £10.96 Sheet Set

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COINS & BANKNOTES

Isle of Man coins display our rich culture and varied history. The Isle of Man has a unique constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom, enabling it to mint its own currency – the Manx Pound.

We are official suppliers of Isle of Man Treasury Coins and Banknotes and a member of the International Bank Note Society.

Winston Churchill 24 carat gold Isle of

Man stamp

2024 marks 150 years since the birth of Winston Churchill, one of the most remarkable and iconic leaders of modern history.

To the people Winston Churchill was their saviour in the Second World War. He inspired, cajoled, bullied and, above all, united the nation to withstand all disasters, despairs and defeats and rise above themselves to defend and finally to conquer.

We are delighted to commemorate this historic date with the release of a very special 24 carat gold commemorative stamp honouring the life of Winston Churchill based on the 37p Isle of Man Post Office stamp issued in 1990, marking the 25th anniversary of his passing.

We are proud to issue this commemorative stamp in partnership with Stapps International of the Netherlands, world leading manufacturer

of gold stamps. This delicately manufactured high quality collectable is produced to the highest finish.

The Winston Churchill 150th Anniversary 24 carat gold stamp was officially issued on 4th June 2024 to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and is offered at a price of just £50.00.

This gold stamp is tastefully presented and protected within a special gift box, making for a beautiful addition to any prized collection.

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