IOM post issued a set of Seven stamps, which reflect some of the 24 Olympic sports, as well as a cycling miniature sheet to mark the upcoming London 2012 Olympic games. There are 26 Olympic sports in total which will be held in 34 venues across the UK. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known [...]
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Commonwealth Youth Games 2011
September 5th, 2011 
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1,453 viewsThe Isle of Man Post Office issued a miniature sheet of stamps featuring the official CYG 2011 logo, and the Games mascot ‘Tosha’ to celebrate the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games which take place on the Isle of Man from the 7th – 13th September 2011. The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland [...]
The Narcissus flower
September 3rd, 2011 srmodh 883 viewsThe Isle of Man Post Office issued a set of stamps featuring the Narcissus flower, commonly known as the Daffodil. The issue is released to coincide with our attendance at the 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition Wuxi, Jiangsu, China which takes place in November 2011. The stamps form part of a collection of issues from [...]
Cartoons by Dusty Miller
May 17th, 2011 srmodh 1,263 viewsBetween 1933 and 1962 newspaper cartoons by Harold ‘Dusty’ Miller (1898-1964) captured political and social issues in a way that text alone could not. Some cartoons would remain topical for generations. Occasionally he bordered on morale-raising or conscience pricking propaganda but mostly visualized public sentiment. Miller won a scholarship to Liverpool School of Art when [...]
Royal Wedding – Isle of Man
April 29th, 2011 srmodh 882 viewsIsle of Man post issued a miniature sheet to commemorate the Royal wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton, held on 29 April 2011.
The Queen and Prince Philip
February 18th, 2011 srmodh 1,053 viewsThe celebrations of sixty glorious years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the first of three landmark stamp issued to honor this great achievement. The stamps follows Her Majesty and HRH Prince Philip through the decades in photo album form representing the royal couple from their earliest years together to the [...]
