Isle of Man Stamps & Coins News 154

NEWS Issue Number 154

Autumn 2016

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In this issue...

Roger Dean, Biosphere Isle of Man, Solar Impulse, Christmas Pantomimes by Christopher Biggins, Treasure Trove of Coins, Christmas Gift Ideas, Becoming a Standing Order Customer and much more…

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Welcome to our Autumn 2016 Newsletter Dear Friends Welcome to our last newsletter of 2016, my goodness it’s hard to believe we are in October.

I would like to thank all of our Collectors for their continued support of Isle of Man Stamps and Coins.

During the year many of our friends have visited us at the numerous events we have attended both on and off the Island, it’s been a great pleasure to meet face to face and hear first-hand from the people who really matter about how they feel about our service.

In this newsletter we thought it would be helpful to remind you of the various options you have to correspond with and purchase from us which I hope you will find useful. If there is anything we can do to make collecting of our issues and products easier for you please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will do our best to find a solution As we come to the end of a collecting year we thought you might like to hear about our new special offer, for a limited time and as a thank you to regular collector of Isle of Man stamps we have reduced the price of all of our albums by 10% plus free post and pack worldwide.

On behalf of all the staff of Isle of Man Stamps and Coin I would like to extend our warmest regards to you.

All good wishes General Manager, Isle of Man Stamps & Coins

Stamps and Coins at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show To celebrate the launch of the Aardman – 40 Years of Creativity Stamp collection, Isle of Man Stamps and Coins bought Shaun the Sheep and Mossy Bottom to the Royal Manx Agricultural Show.

As well as showing off the colourful collection, we also ran a competition encouraging children and young people to hand write birthday messages to Aardman which then went on to one giant birthday card for the world famous animation studio. We also raised £300 for The Wallace and Gromit’s Children’s Charity and two local agricultural charities by asking people for a donation to place a stamp on our Shaun the Sheep model.

Over 5000 people came through the stand which was a great success.

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News Highlights

Islands and Bridges by Roger Dean Exhibition Our Islands and Bridges stamp collection marks a most significant collaboration between Roger Dean, Isle of Man Post Office and Manx National Heritage as it coincides with a landmark exhibition, of the same name, at the Manx Museum in Douglas.

At a private viewing of the exhibition Isle of Man Post Office Chairman Ray Harmer MHK presented the internationally acclaimed artist and designer, with a framed set of his stamps.

The exhibition, which is on until Saturday 19th November, includes Dean’s painting ‘Meeting Place’ which was influenced by the Isle of Man and produced exclusively for our stamp collection.

Autumn Stampex Representatives from Isle of Man Stamps and Coins attended and exhibited at this year’s autumn Stampex show. We had a great time showcasing our latest collections and meeting with our wonderful customers.

Stampex also provides us with the perfect opportunity to meet and catch up with press, key contacts, clients and suppliers from all over the UK and further afield.

We were also visited by Elizabeth Forrester of the Stephen Hawking Foundation who has been pivotal in our 100 Years of General Relativity stamp collection. Here she is pictured with Ben Glazier from Glazier Design who designed the collection.

Variable Value Definitives Speaking of Stampex we are very excited to reveal that we will be attending Spring Stampex to launch our Variable Value Definitives pictorial stamps. This first issue from Isle of Man Post Office will feature four highly attractive designs based on the Three Legs of Mann.

These are the three legs as they appear in Douglas Town Hall, the Triskellion design that includes the smaller visuals of the Millennium of Tynwald three legs, the three legs as seen on a building in Castletown and a modern interpretation of the Three Legs of Mann.

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New Collection

Issue Date: 19.08.16

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to present a set of six stamps showcasing the work of internationally-renowned artist and designer Roger Dean. The issue marks a most significant collaboration between the artist, Isle of Man Post Office and Manx National Heritage and coincides with a landmark exhibition at the Manx Museum in Douglas. The original painting Meeting Place, inspired by the Island, was created for the stamp issue and the exhibition…

Artist and designer Roger Dean was born in England in 1944. He is internationally renowned for his album cover designs, posters and books. His paintings, on which many of these designs are based, form an impressive body of work essentially defining a genre in which he is the primary creator and inspiration to others. He is also famous for his eco architecture, furniture and stage designs, along with his typefaces, logos and iconic designs for the computer games industry.

He attended Canterbury College of Art and later the Royal College of Art, where he received a first class Master’s Degree and won the silver medal for work of special distinction.

As a student he designed the Sea Urchin Chair, exhibited at the Design Centre in London and now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s permanent furniture collection. The V&A also acquired two original Yes logo paintings, plus other sketches, which are now part of their permanent collection of prints, drawings and paintings.

More than sixty million copies of Roger Dean’s images have been sold around the world as album covers, posters, cards, calendars and books. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide including the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal College of Art and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London and the New York Culture Center, USA. In 2010 the Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Seoul, Korea held a major retrospective of Dean’s work. Five years later eight of his paintings appeared in Revolutions 2 – The Art of Music, an exhibition at the Forest Lawn Museum in California. His Isle of Man exhibition Islands 6

and Bridges features 24 works and runs until November.

In December 2016 six works will be on show in an exhibition of album art in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Three volumes chronicle the works of Roger Dean: Views (1975), Magnetic Storm (1984) and Dragon’s Dream (2008).

His work has inspired generations of young men and women who have gone on to become professional designers and artists. It also, as Roger frequently says, demonstrates the importance of never going anywhere without a sketchbook and a pencil.

“Roger created new ways of seeing things, through painting, record cover design, publishing and architecture, and as a consequence made it seem as if life could be a bit more of an adventure than many of us had previously been led to believe. The crazy thing is that we still haven’t caught up with many of his eco ideas. Let’s hope we do so some time soon.”

Richard Branson

“For me personally, Roger’s art has a way of leading me gently into the canvas to embark on a journey of neverending discovery. There always seems to be something new to discover, and that is where his association with music really stands out. Music also needs to offer something new with every visit. Put the two mediums together, and you have something really special. And that is the one word that sums up Roger Dean and his work: special. In fact, in retrospect, there should be the adverb ‘very’ before that adjective!”

Rick Wakeman

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New Collection

Issue Date: 7.10.16

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to be part of the Europa stamp project for 2016, “Ecology in Europe – Think Green”, with this set of five stamps.

The issue celebrates the Isle of Man being awarded UNESCO status as a world biosphere region – the first entire country to gain this prestigious accolade.

It is a tremendous honour for the Island to become the first entire country in the world to receive biosphere status and the award is a tribute to those groups and individuals dedicated to ecological and environmental work being carried out across the Isle of Man. Fittingly, the theme for the Europa 2016 stamp is “Think Green” and for our 77p stamp we have joined postal services around Europe in the unusual step of sharing a common design to mark the 60th anniversary of the Europa stamp movement. The stamp motif shows a hand actively replacing the grey colour, representing environmental pollution, with green to symbolise environmental living and hope, and that “it is in our hands to create a greener planet”.

That is a message reflected in many aspects of Island life, for example in the community’s commitment to ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’. In 2004 an Energy from Waste plant, featured in the £1.13 stamp, was opened to stop the 60,000 tonnes of domestic and commercial rubbish produced every year going to landfill. Instead, it is all processed at the plant and is converted to produce ten per cent of the Island’s electricity, with state-of-theart technology and an onsite laboratory ensuring the highest environmental and operational standards are maintained.

The Isle of Man is also gaining a reputation for developing green technology, perhaps most notably through the advancement of electric bike racing.

The Island is famous for the annual TT motorcycle races, but history was made in 2009 with the first race 8

around the Mountain Course for electric-powered machines. There were doubters, but eight years on TT Zero, pictured on our £1.47 stamp, is going strong with the outright lap record – an average speed of 119.27mph around the 37¾-mile circuit – comparable to the speeds achieved by petrol-fuelled motorcycles.

Categories for electric machines can now be found in motorsport – both two wheeled and four – around the world.

Our £2.33 stamp is inspired by the Island’s efforts to invest in renewable energy production. In the heart of the picturesque Tholt-y-Will stands an anonymous building which is part of this movement. It contains two 600 kilowatt turbines which are powered by water from the nearby Block Eary and Sulby reservoirs. Together they produce up to four gigawatt hours of hydroelectric power every year, meeting one per cent of the Isle of Man’s annual demand.

Forestry Stewardship Council To underline our commitment to protecting the environment, this issue proudly carries the logo of the Forestry Stewardship Council. The FSC is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests and all printers involved in this issue are FSC-accredited.

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Issue Date: 14.10.16

Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to celebrate the incredible achievement of the Solar Impulse team, flying around the world powered only by the Sun, with this miniature sheet commemorating a world-first for clean technology. We are proud supporters of the project through the purchase of solar panels.

On 9th March 2015, after a dozen years of intense research and development, an aircraft took to the skies to begin an almost impossible challenge; Solar Impulse 2 departed from Abu Dhabi on the first leg of its challenge to fly around the world powered only by the Sun. Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg set out on the incredible journey with the aim of showing that clean technologies can achieve impossible goals. They wanted to prove that the zero-emissions technology could reduce energy consumption and save natural resources, while demonstrating the potential of renewable energy.

More than a year after first taking off, Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Abu Dhabi on 26th July 2016, marking the completion of a world first.

Over 17 legs and more than 500 hours in the air, 40,000kms had been travelled without fuel and the globe had been circumnavigated by an aircraft using only solar power for the first time.

It had flown at day and night, with Bertrand and André taking turns at the control, stopping off at airports across Europe, North America and Asia during the amazing journey.

It had been a remarkable adventure, attracting worldwide media attention and proving that clean technologies can achieve seemingly impossible goals. Solar Impulse 2 spent more than 21 days in the air, and silenced the doubters on the record-breaking leg between Nagoya, Japan, and Honolulu in Hawaii. André took the controls for the Pacific Ocean crossing, which took four days, 21 hours and 51 minutes and became the 10

longest-ever solo endurance flight after breaking Steve Fossett’s record from 2006.

The regular stops were dictated by the endurance of the pilots as Solar Impulse 2 could, theoretically, fly forever with its energy supplies being constantly replenished through 17,000 photovoltaic cells.

With the Isle of Man’s recognised commitment to protecting the environment and supporting the development of zero emissions technology, as shown by its UNESCO Biosphere status, it was with great pride that the Isle of Man Post Office sponsored Solar Impulse 2’s cells 4883, 4909 and 4935, ensuring the Island was a part of this incredible achievement.

SOLAR IMPULSE 2 The solar aircraft has a wingspan of 236 feet (72 metres), making it wider than a Boeing 747, but offered the pilots only a cramped cockpit rather than the comfort enjoyed on board a Jumbo Jet. It could travel at 30mph during flight, climbing to altitudes of 29,000 feet during the day to charge its batteries via thousands of photovoltaic cells and dropping to as low as 5,000 feet at night.

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Issue Date: 20.10.16

The Isle of Man Post Office is happy to present this colourful fun-filled set of six stamps celebrating the world of pantomime at Christmas and highlighting some of the most popular and iconic shows which have brought joy to so many for generations. Particular attention is paid to the pantos which have graced stages across the Isle of Man, including the legendary Gaiety Theatre, over the years.

The story of pantomime is told by eminent British panto performer Christopher Biggins…

Pantomime has its roots in ancient Greece, but pantomime shows, as we know them today, came into being in the middle of the 19th century as a way of presenting a children’s fairytale.

It was further developed by the great impresario Sir Augustus Harris, Manager of London’s Drury Theatre. For my own part I first was offered a role in pantomime in the town of Darlington in 1975 playing Mother Goose. I’ve played roles in TV sitcoms (Porridge), period dramas (Poldark), cult shows (Rocky Horror Show) but, of them all, I love the pantomime; I love the audience participation and it’s the one show you can really “ham it up” playing to the audience.

It’s an extraordinary part of British theatre, which will go on forever. Every town in the country produces a pantomime, professional or amateur, ranging from exotic productions with state of the art technology through to local amateur dramatics with wobbly scenery and handmade props. It all works because that is the beauty of pantomime - pleasing hundreds of thousands of children and adults, it is so special because of the range it covers. Children remember the first pantomime they attended and then they pass this wonderful experience on to their children.

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A Very Manx Panto A trip to the theatre to see a pantomime is as much a traditional part of Christmas as turkey and Christmas trees. Normally audiences in theatres and cinemas are instructed to keep quiet…but the rules don’t apply here. Audiences, young and old, are encouraged to get involved in the singing, booing the villains and warning the heroes “he’s behind you!!”

The Isle of Man has a rich culture in pantomime with professional productions at the Gaiety Theatre and local shows in the parishes around the Island.

This year The Wizard of Oz is being performed at the Gaiety and it promises to be a spectacular show taking the audience on a journey along the magical yellow brick road.

Local group productions follow the traditional pantomime themes but include much more local humour - making fun of the well-known characters in our community.

Everyone can get involved in local panto, it sometimes helps if you can act or sing! There is also so much hard work behind the scenes in each production, whether it’s making costumes, painting scenery or helping on the night. Local businesses like to actively support pantos in their own areas embodying the fantastic spirit found in the Manx community. Plus, of course, our Island is full of talented performers!

The annual pantomime is the one show that grandparents, parents and children can all enjoy together.

Alison Lodge

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A 100 Years of General Relativity Prestige Booklet This exquisite full colour 24 page booklet contains two sets of the stunning 100 Years of Relativity Stamps.

This booklet features additional issue text written by Prof. Stephen Hawking, Prof. Malcolm Perry and Sasha Hajnal-Corab. The stamps featured within this elegant collectable are self-adhesive and measure 36mm x 36mm which is smaller than the 40mm x 40mm gummed stamps elsewhere in the collection.

100 Years of General Relativity Prestige Booklet UK71 £14.60

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B Sir Chris Hoy Rio 2016 Olympics Special Envelope Album This limited edition special envelope is a must for any sport or Olympic enthusiast. Just 500 of this postal tribute have been commissioned; each one is numbered and features the signature of Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s most successful Olympic athletes of all time.

Sir Chris Hoy Rio 2016 Olympics Special Envelope Album UI95 £39.99 C 2016 Year Book Our limited edition Yearbook for 2016 features every stamp issue from the Isle of Man Post Office in 2016, in mint condition, alongside extra pictures and the stories of every design and set. It is an exclusive collector’s item, as well as an excellent gift.

2016 Year Book UQ07 £92.50

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100 Years of General Relativity Framed Sheetlet UK50 £42.50 E Aardman Limited Edition Framed Signed Print This limited edition framed print is beautifully mounted and framed in a solid black wood frame ready for you to hang on your wall. Limited edition of 100. Signed by Peter Lord (Aardman Co Founder) Aardman Limited Edition Framed Signed Print UL50 £100.00

F Matt Sewell’s Penguins and Other Seabirds Limited Edition This highly-collectable Isle of Man Post Office exclusive includes not only Matt Sewell’s Penguins and Other Seabirds book but also our Seabirds Sheetlet and a foil postmarked numbered first day cover envelope and is individually numbered and signed by Matt.

Matt Sewell’s Penguins and Other Seabirds Limited Edition UF70 £30.00 G Concorde Special Signed Envelope A stunning limited edition cover to mark the 40th anniversary of the first ever commercial Concorde flight. Limited edition of 500. Signed by Captain David Rowland FRAeS FRI. Concorde Special Signed Envelope UA95 £22.50 15

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D Isle of Man Milner’s Tower 50p AH72 £3.25 E Isle of Man TT Legends 2015 50p AG98 £2.95 F Isle of Man TT Legends 2015 50p Gift Set Not illustrated AG99 £5.00 G Isle of Man TT Legends 2016 50p coin shown on item H AH69 £3.25

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K Pomp & Circumstance Crown AH02 £12.95 L Royal Family Crown AG71 £12.95 M Sir Winston Churchill Crown AG92 £12.95 N 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain Crown AG95 £12.95 O WW1 Christmas Day Truce Crown AG80 £12.95

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The Isle of Man Treasury Coin Collection As appointed agents for Isle of Man Treasury coins we are proud to offer a selection of these unique and beautifully-crafted cupro-nickel items. We concentrate mainly on coin sets which complement our philatelic collection. The collections are also available from our retail outlets on the Isle of Man and from our website www.iomstamps.com. Unless otherwise stated, Crowns come supplied in a plush-lined hard-shelled collector’s box.

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Royalty Selkirk Rex Longhair Cat Crown AG94 £12.95 HM Queen Coronation Crown AG44 £12.95 Havana Brown Cat Crown AH05 £12.95 AH15 £5.99 HM Queen Visit to Canada Crown AG45 £12.95 Manx Cat Crown (1975) AH14 £5.99 Manx Cat Crown (1970) Diamond Jubilee Stamp & Coin Pack AG55 £15.00 St Patrick and the Snake Crown AG66 £12.95 Elizabeth & Victoria Crown AG69 £12.95 Sport and Motorsport Royal Family Crown AG71 £12.95 Sochi Winter Olympics Four Crown Set AG72 £52.00 Queen’s 90th Birthday Crown AH06 £13.95 Euro 2014 Four Crown Set AG49 £51.82 Pomp & Circumstance Crown AH02 £12.95 Isle of Man TT Legends 2015 50p Silver Wedding Crown(IOM) (1972) AH17 £4.99 (in wallet) AG98 £2.95 AH11 £2.50 Queen Mother Crown (1980) Isle of Man TT Legends 2015 50p AH10 £4.99 Silver Jubilee Crown (1977) (Gift Set) AG99 £5.00 HM Queen Coronation Crown (1953) AH12 £3.99 John McGuinness Special Folder Silver Wedding Crown(UK) (1972) AH08 £4.99 and Coin Set TT43 £35.00 AH07 £5.99 Silver Jubilee Crown (1977) Isle of Man TT Legends 2016 50p Buckingham Palace (in wallet) AH69 £3.25 Engagement Crown AG22 £12.95 Isle of Man TT Legends 2016 50p Military (Gift Set) AH70 £5.50 WWI Christmas Day Truce Crown AG80 £12.95 Michael Dunlop Special Gift Pack WWI Horse No Man’s Land Crown AG81 £12.95 Isle of Man TT Legends 2016 50p AH71 £10.00 Matthew Flinders Crown AG84 £12.95 2014 Isle of Man - John McGuiness Sir Winston Churchill Crown AG92 £12.95 First 20 TT Wins - Uncirculated Cupro Centenary of the birth of Nickel 50p Coin AH86 £3.25 Winston Churchill Crown (1974) AH19 £4.99 2012 Isle of Man - Mark Cavendish Winston Churchill 50p Uncirculated AH84 £3.25 Commemorative Crown (1965) AH09 £4.99 2001 Joey Dunlop Crown 75TH Anniversary of Black Pearl Finish AH87 £14.95 The Battle of Britain Crown AG95 £12.95 Festive 50ps Duke of Wellington Crown AG96 £12.95 2016 Christmas Pudding 50p Napoleon Bonaparte Crown AG97 £12.95 (in wallet) AH88 £3.25 Other Key Historical Events 2016 Christmas Pudding 50p 175th Anniversary of (Gift Set) AH89 £5.50 The Penny Black Crown AG93 £12.95 2007 Isle of Man - Three French Isle of Man 1978 £1 Coin AH21 £4.99 Hens 50p Coin* AH80 £8.95 Bicentenary of the Derby 2008 Isle of Man Crown (1980) AH20 £4.99 ‘Four Calling Birds’ Christmas 50p* AH81 £8.95 Bicentenary of American 2002 Isle of Man - Christmas 50p AH18 £9.99 Independence Crown (1976) Coin Christmas Carol * AH77 £8.95 100 Years of Douglas Isle of Man 1999 - Christmas 50p AH16 £5.99 Horse Trams Crown (1976) Coin Victorian Family* AH75 £8.95 175th Anniversary of 1997 Isle of Man Penny Black Crown Gift Pack AH23 £24.96 “Christmas Book” 50p* AH73 £8.95 Tercentenary of Manx coinage Crown AH13 £4.99 All other 50ps Wildlife Isle of Man Milner’s Tower Kermode Bear Crown AG67 £12.95 circulated 50p AH72 £3.25 Kermode Bear Gift Pack AG68 £19.95 Collections Snowshoe Cat Crown AG79 £12.95 IOM Decimal Coin Set AG02 £27.50 Paddington Bear Crown AG91 £13.50 *Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish

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Albums and Pages Lindner Album Full 2015*

DK01 £465.21

Comprises 4 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 Album Pages 2015* TP11 £18.75 Davo FDC Double Album AY05 £30.00 Davo FDC Album Pages (Pack of 10) AY06 £15.00 FDC Album with 20 pages (40 covers) AZ01 £15.00 Extra FDC pages (Pack of 10) AZ02 £6.50 Presentation Pack Binder AZ03 £10.00 Newsletter Holder AY04 £8.50 Year Set Album AY07 £20.00 Lindner Year Pages 2016 UQ02 £TBC 2016m UQ03 £TBC 2015 TP02 £18.00 2015m TP03 £3.00

Year + m = Miniature Sheet Page To purchase pages from 19732014 please contact us.

Year Collections Yearbooks IOM Post Office Yearbook 2016 UQ07 £92.50 IOM Post Office Yearbook 2015 TP07 £87.50 Year Collection of Presentation Packs ­­(including complimentary binder) 2016 UQ04 £100.00 2015 TP04 £97.00 Year Sets 2016 UQ12 £92.44 2015 TP12 £85.00

The Definitives Collection The Flowers Set 1p 2p 4p 5p 10p 20p 21p 22p 25p 26p 30p 50p £1.00 Queen and Queen Mother £2.50 £3.00 Mint BA32 CTO BA82 £8.66

*For 2016 details, please contact customer services on [+44] (0) 1624 698430 or stamps@iompost.com

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Standing Order Dispatch Date: 23.05.16 MINT CTO PRICE Rio Olympics 2016 Issued 23.05.16 Set: 4 x £1.27 UI31 UI81 £5.08 Presentation Pack UI41 - £5.83 First Day Cover - UI91 £5.78 Sheetlet UI64 UI65 £5.08

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Standing Order Dispatch Date: 12.08.16 MINT CTO PRICE Aardman 40 Years of Creativity Issued 12.08.16 Set: 1st. 77, 95p, £1.24 (2 values of each) UL31 UL81 £6.82 Presentation Pack UL41 - £7.57 First Day Cover - UL91 £7.52 Sheet Set UL67 UL66 £102.30 Morph Sheetlet UL10 UL60 £5.07 Wallace & Gromit Sheetlet UL11 UL61 £4.20 Shaun the Sheep Sheetlet UL12 UL62 £5.16 Timmy Time Sheetlet UL13 UL63 £4.62 Creature Comforts Sheetlet UL14 UL64 £7.44 Sheelet Set UL68 UL69 £26.49 Stampcards UL39 - £5.60 Framed Print UL50 - £100.00 100 Years of General Relativity Issued 01.07.16 Set: 45, 59, 95p, £1.27, £1.69, £2.44 UK31 UK81 £7.30 Presentation Pack UK41 - £8.05 First Day Cover Envelope - UK91 £8.00 Framed Sheetlet UK50 - £42.50 Sheet Set UK66 UK67 £73.00 Sheetlet UK64 UK65 £7.30 E=Mc 45 Starmus Medal Envelope UK 96 £10.00 Prestige Booklet UK71 UK72 £14.60 Self Adhesive Pane UK36 UK37 £7.30 Churches of the Parish Walk Issued 15.06.16 Set: IOM/UK Value x 17 UJ31 UJ81 £7.65 Presentation Pack UJ41 - £8.40 First Day Cover - UJ91 £8.35 Postal Sheet UJ76 UJ77 £48.60 Philatelic Sheet UJ68 UJ69 £45.90 Personalised Certificate UJ95 - £8.00

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Standing Order Dispatch Date: 20.10.16 MINT CTO PRICE Christmas Pantomimes by Christopher Biggins Issued 20.10.16 Set: 45p, 77p, 95p, 113p, 124p, 186p UP31 UP81 £6.40 First Day Cover - UP91 £7.10 Presentation Pack UP41 - £7.15 Self-adhesive Sheet (25 x 45p) UP35 UP36 £11.25 Self-adhesive 45p Stamp UP32 UP82 £0.45 The Isle of Man Biosphere (Europa) Issued 07.10.16 Set: 45p, 77p, £1.13, £1.47, £2.33 UN31 UN81 £6.15 First Day Cover - UN91 £6.85 Presentation Pack UN41 - £6.90 Europa Special Cover - UN96 £3.00 Europa Sheetlet UN68 UN69 £7.70 Solar Impulse Miniature Sheet Issued 14.10.16 Miniature Sheet (1 x £3 stamp) UO25 UO75 £3.00 First Day Cover - UO92 £3.70 Presentation Pack UO42 - £3.75 Roger Dean

Issued 19.08.16 Set: 45p, 77p, 95p, £1.24, £1.69, £2.08 UM31 UM81 £7.18 First Day Cover UM91 £7.88 Presentation Pack UM41 - £7.93 Sheet Set: 6 sheets of 20 stamps UM66 UM67 £143.60 Islands and Bridges Roger Dean Special Exhibition Card Collection (Limited edition of 1000) UM43 - £22.50 Roger Dean Limited Edition Signed First Day Cover - UM95 £20.00

MINT CTO PRICE

UH25 - UH42 UG31 UG41 - UG71 UG36 UF31 UF41 - UF66 UF62 UF64 UF68 UF32 UF71

Issued 10.05.16 UH75 £3.50 UH92 £4.20 - £4.25 Issued 09.05.16 UG81 £7.30 - £8.05 UG91 £8.00 UG72 £14.60 UG37 £7.30 Issued 24.03.16 UF81 £6.05 - £6.80 UF91 £6.75 UF67 £30.25 UF63 £11.25 UF65 £19.25 UF69 £5.94 UF82 £2.20 UF72 £4.50

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 23.05.16 MINT CTO PRICE Battle of Jutland Miniature Sheet Issued 17.02.16 Miniature Sheet 2 x 175p stamps UE25 UE75 £3.50 Presentation Pack UE42 - £4.25 First Day Cover - UE92 £4.20 Battle of Jutland Commemorative Cover - UE95 £8.50 Battle of The Somme Issued 17.02.16 Set: 1st, 77, 93, 124, 165, 186p UD31 UD81 £6.89 Presentation Pack UD41 - £7.64 The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme - UD95 £10.00 Memorials Commemorative Envelope The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme UD64 UD65 £6.89 Memorials Sheetlet Battle of the Somme Commemorative - UD96 £22.50 Envelope with La Poste Stamps and Postmark Long To Reign Over Us Issued 06.02.16 Set 1st, 77, 93p, £1.24 (2 of each value) UC31 UC81 £6.76 Presentation Pack UC41 - £7.51 First Day Cover - UC91 £7.46 Sheet Tops Set (4 sets) UC39 UC40 £27.04 Happy Birthday Your Majesty Sheetlet UC64 UC65 £1.70 Happy Birthday Your Majesty Special Envelope - UC97 £8.50 Windsor Birthday Walkabout Sheetlet UC68 UC69 £2.17 Windsor Birthday Walkabout Special Envelope - UC99 £8.50 MINT CTO PRICE

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 17.02.16 Year of the Monkey Miniature Sheet Year of the Monkey Miniature Sheet UB25 (£2.00, 10p) Presentation Pack UB42 First Day Cover - Sheetlet (20 x 10p) UB64 Royal Aeronautical Society 150 Years Set: 1st, 77, 93p, £1.24 (2 of each value) UA31 Presentation Pack UA41 First Day Cover - Sheet Set (4 sets over 2 sheets ) UA66 Stamp Cards Set (8) UA39 Maximum Cards (Stamped) Set (8) - Concorde Special Signed Envelope - (Edition of 500) Special Collection UA45

Issued 20.01.16 UB75 £2.10 - £2.85 UB92 £2.80 UB65 £2.00 Issued 12.01.16 UA81 £6.76 - £7.51 UA91 £7.46 UA67 £27.04 - £5.60 UA80 £11.00 UA95 £22.50 - £40.00

To order call +44 (0)1624 698430, email stamps@iompost.com or visit www.iomstamps.com

Standing Order Dispatch Date: 23.05.16 In the Footsteps of Shackleton Miniature Sheet 2 x £1.75 stamps First Day Cover Presentation Pack Royal Artillery 300 Set: 45, 50, 95p, £1.27, £1.69, £2.44 Presentation Pack First Day Cover Prestige Booklet Self Adhesive Set Booklet Pane Birds by Matt Sewell Set: 5 x 1st, 5 x EU Values Presentation Pack First Day Cover Sheet Set Sheet IOM/UK Value Sheet EU Value Book Sheetlet Self-adhesive Booklet Pane Booklet

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Future Issues

2017 marks a very exciting year for Isle of Man Stamps and Coins with the issue of our first ever Variable Valuable Definitives Collection at Spring Stampex.

Our Civic Pride collection will also be due in the first quarter of the year and this will feature a stamp for the 2017 Europa theme of Castles.

For motorsport fans, we will be celebrating 110 years of the Isle of Man TT Races with a collection dedicated to legendary Great British Motorcycles.

Coming later in the year we will have collections covering some of our most popular themes including nature, military and royalty.

For the most up to date information about our stamp and coin collections please visit www.iomstamps.com.

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The Manx Christmas Prayer Book Issued 23.10.15

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Bryan Kneale RA Issued 01.10.15

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150th Anniversary of Companies Act Issued 28.09.15

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Manx Buses ‘All Aboard’ Part 2 Issued 15.07.15

Douglas Corporation Transport Leyland Cub KPZ1

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You can order whenever you wish, just return our order form by post, give us a ring (Office hours: 9am to 5pm GMT Monday to Friday) or view and buy online on our fully secure website at www.iomstamps.com

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Don’t Miss a Single Stamp Open a Standing Order Account We can deliver your Isle of Man Stamp Collection direct to your door at no extra cost. By opening a ‘standing order’ account with us you can have our entire prestigious new stamp issues automatically sent to your home.

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Pay by Direct Debit - just contact us and we will arrange everything By credit card - with your permission we can automatically take payment each time Pay by card or cheque and ‘top up’ your balance as necessary In each case we will keep you up-to-date with our Stamp News magazine and make sure you don’t miss a single stamp

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If you would like to open your account over the phone, it’s not a problem we can fill in the details on your behalf.

In my standing order I would like to receive the following: Mint Sets and Miniature Sheets (Including Self Adhesives and re-prints)

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Annual Isle of Man Lindner Album Pages

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Souvenir Sheetlets Alternatively if you would like to receive all the year’s issues in one dispatch we have the following options available: Annual Year Book Collection of Mint Stamps Year Set of Presentation Packs (including ring binder) Year Set of Mint Stamps Supplied in a Stock Folder Now please complete your payment information on the previous page. Should you wish to set up a Direct Debit please contact the team on +44 (0)1624 698430 and we will send a simple form for you to complete.