Description

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Strip of five imperforate Calf of Man stamps – equivalent to one tenth of a sheet – featuring “Olympic Games Mexico 1968” overprints on stamps from the 1967 Winston Churchill issue.

The strip comprises two identical ½m stamps, two identical 1m stamps, and one 2m stamp.

Listed in Naayer’s Calf of Man catalogue as numbers CA114-116.

U/M / Unmounted Mint / MNH / Mint Never Hinged.

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.