New Issues -
🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -
15 April 2025 - 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War - 6 stamps (total face value £11.31) and 1 Commemorative sheet costing £18.50. Designed by The 572 and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- *.
24 April 2025 - Harbours of the Isle Of Man - 6 stamps (cost £11.70). Designed by Isle of Man Advertising from art by Janine Shelly and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- *.
8 May 2025 - Photographs by the Manx photographer Leonard McCombe - 8 stamps (total face value £11.60p) issued as 2 setenant blocks in a sheet containing 2 complete sets (£23.20) and 1 Prestige booklet containing 4 different panes and sold for £23.20. Designed by EJC Design and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- *.
I like the above stamps - they are interesting and attractive - but it is clear that the IOM Post Office releases far, far too many issues which are too expensive, especially for such a small territory, and therefore I rate all of its products as just *.
They're exploitative but at least they are all actually relevant to the IoM.
ReplyDeleteLike most Isle of Man issues, these stamps evoke memories of a simpler past - well, my simpler past - when part of the pleasure of receiving a letter from a Manx correspondent was identifying the stamp's subject and using library reference books to find out more about it, something which would be far easier in the internet age.
ReplyDeleteBut there's no way I could ever think of collecting such stamps issues on a 'completist' basis, esp. given the significant financial commitment that would entail.