Description
Calf of Man 1962 Europa local issue, featuring 5m, 6m, 12m and 24m values depicting a tree on different coloured backgrounds.
Listed in Naayer’s Calf of Man catalogue as numbers CA3-6.
Cancelled-to-order (CTO) condition (see our glossary page for an explanation of what CTO means).
About Calf of Man
Denominated in "Murreys" (after John Murrey, who issued the first Isle of Man coins in 1668), Calf of Man local stamps were issued between 1962 and 1973, theoretically for use on mail being carried from the island to the Isle of Man mainland. More than 300 different stamps were produced over that period.
In reality, they are thought to have been produced more with an eye on the stamp collecting market, and when the Isle of Man took over its own postal service from the British Post Office in 1973, Calf of Man's own issues came to an end.
However, whatever the reasons for their existence, Calf of Man stamps remain an interesting piece of Cinderella philatelic history. For a listing of all the issues, we recommend the "Calf of Man Stamps" booklet, by Jacques Naayer, which is available to order from Isle of Man Sales Ltd.
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