Sunday, 8 December 2013

Christmas Cornucopia

To celebrate 40 years of postal independence the Isle of Man sent out this Christmas card with a selection of the stamps they have issued over those decades. They look quite wonderful seen as a whole (the message on the card is Manx for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year).   Now what if you had to choose six stamps from all the Christmas stamps issued over the years?
Well that is what they did for this year's issue of Manx stamps of the past.
The stamps feature today's postage, at the time of the 1990 stamp of a girl posting a letter it was 14p as opposed to 40p (which is still a whole lot less than GB postage).  The original set featured children doing Christmassy things in the snow.  They have cropped the original design which also featured a boy whizzing past on a toboggan on the road below the girl.  The 40p is from the 1991 'Paper Sculptures' set.  The 73p set of 2005 featured stained glass windows from Manx churches.  The always popular robin is one of 1988's Manx Birds. The church featured on the 119p is St Catherine, Port Erin from the 1995 set which sounds delightful as it included hedgehogs, robins and churches.  Lastly we have one of the many Christmas Trees featured on the 2006 stamp set.

An entry to Viridian Postcard's Sunday Stamps theme of - Christmas or holidays
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11 comments:

  1. Maria8 December 2013 at 12:39

    I don't have any stamp from Isle of Man, and looking at all of these Christmas stamp, I'm including it in my Christmas wish to receive one from there soon! :D

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  2. Bob Scotney8 December 2013 at 13:26

    Your favourite has to be the 40p with the postbox. I'me sure.
    My three IOM stamps are not on your card.

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  3. Postcardy8 December 2013 at 13:36

    I like the card with all the designs and the idea of reissuing favorites.

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  4. Lisa B8 December 2013 at 14:07

    The postcard is a great idea. I didn't realise postage is cheaper in the I.O.M.

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  5. VioletSky8 December 2013 at 16:21

    I do like that card - especially for the fact that you can clearly see all the stamps and they aren't 'haphazardly' placed.

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  6. viridian8 December 2013 at 20:03

    What a delightful card! I like the variety of stamps on it.
    Thank you for participating.

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  7. ♥ Willa @ Postage Journal♥9 December 2013 at 01:46

    wow!! what a great selection of holiday stamps!!!

    Willa @ Postage Journal

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  8. luvlinens9 December 2013 at 04:45

    The stamp gallery is beautiful. Congratulations.

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  9. Heleen9 December 2013 at 08:15

    It's a beautiful collection. I love the child posting a letter in the pillar letterbox, and the robin stamp. Thank you for sharing!

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  10. Heleen9 December 2013 at 08:15

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  11. Mail Adventures9 December 2013 at 13:06

    Difficult to choose a favourite... But I guess I'd choose the Three Wise Men. This is my favourite Christmas tradition, and I like to explain it to people from countries where it isn't celebrated...

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