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Sunday 15 September 2019

1086) 100 Years of Transatlantic Flight, Isle of Man: A set of six Postage stamp, featuring the i) Curtiss NC-4, ii) Ryan NYP, iii) Vickers Vimy, iv) R34 Dirigible, v) English Electric Canberra B2 and vi) De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, issued by Isle of Man Post on 20.08.2019:

1086) 100 Years of Transatlantic Flight, Isle of Man: A set of six Postage stamp, featuring the i) Curtiss NC-4, ii) Ryan NYP, iii) Vickers Vimy, iv) R34 Dirigible, v) English Electric Canberra B2 and vi) De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, issued by Isle of Man Post on 20.08.2019:

The Banner shows the routes charted/covered by the fliers and four of the aircraft including a photograph of Amy Johnson

The Presentation Pack includes all six mint condition stamps released in the set and contains a brief about each stamp by Brian Riddle, Chief Librarian at the Royal Aeronautical Society contained in a four-page deluxe folder

About 100 Years of Transatlantic Flight:

The six stamps included in this set have been created by using the Art Deco style, based on photographs and inspired by the aviation posters and transport posters of the 1910s and 1920s.

This stamp set showcases the first crossings of the Atlantic by an aircraft in 1919 and a selection of the most significant crossings since:

The six stamps included in the stamp set

i) Ist Class - Curtiss NC-4:

This stamp features the Curtiss NC-4 aircraft, a US Navy flying boat that flew from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland to Lisbon arriving there on 27.05.1919, and in the process, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air. Under the command of Lt. Cdr. Albert C. Read, the NC-4 covered a distance of 2,400 miles and after arriving in Lisbon, made a symbolic flight to Plymouth from where the Pilgrim Fathers had departed for America on the ship - "The Mayflower".

ii) EU - Ryan NYP:

The Spirit of St. Louis (Registration -  N-X-211) officially known as the "Ryan NYP" was a single engine, single-seat, high wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on 20-21.05.1927, on the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Garden city, New York and landed 33 hours 30 minutes later at Aeroport Le Bourget in Paris, France - covering a distance of approximately 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometres).

iii) Large - Vickers Vimy:

This stamp features the Vickers Vimy, the aircraft that won the Northcliffe prize for the first non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic by pilot John Alcock and navigator Arthur Whitten-Brown.

Their marathon 16 hours 27 minutes flight in a Vickers Vimy IV (2 x 360 hp Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engines) on 14-15.06.1919 took off from St. Johns, Newfoundland and landed in a Derrygimla bog near Clifden, Galway, after a flight of 1,950 miles.

For my post on a Silver 15 Euro Coin issued by the Central Bank of Ireland commemorating the "First Trans-Atlantic Aviation", please visit the following link:


Centenary of the "First Trans-Atlantic Aviation", Ireland: A 15 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the Central Bank of Ireland and minted by the Royal Dutch Mint: Coin issue date: 10.07.2019

iv) RoW - R34 Dirigible:

On 02.07.1919, under the command of Major G.H. Scott, the R34 airship left East Fortune and began the first transatlantic airship crossing and the first double crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. 

The 3,130 mile journey was completed in 108 hours 12 minutes. The return flight, which commenced on July 10, reached Pelham, East Anglia on 13.07.1919,prevailing winds making the return trip much faster at only 75 hours 3 minutes.

v) Pounds 1.52 - English Electric Canberra B.2:

The English Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet-powered medium bomber that was manufactured during the 1950s and set a world record on 21.02.1951. Serial No. WD932 made the first direct, non-refuelled Atlantic crossing by a jet aircraft in 4 hours and 37 minutes. 

Piloted by RAF Squadron Leader AE Callard, the aircraft was sent to America to act as the pattern for an order of 403 Canberras for the US Air Force.

vi) Pounds 2.55 - De Havilland DH.84 Dragon:

In 1932, Amy Johnson married Jim Mollison, who had proposed to her while they were flying together, just eight hours after meeting. In 07/1933, they first flew a G-ACCV, named "Seafarer", a de Havilland DH.84 Dragon non-stop from Pendine Sands, South Wales. They were heading to Floyd Benett Field in Brooklyn, New York, but the aircraft ran out of fuel and crash-landed near Bridgeport, Connecticut, in which both were injured. 

Earlier that year, they had visited the Isle of Man.

The First Day Cover (FDC) issued at the time of release of the Stamp set includes the title of the Stamp set issue at lower left - "100 YEARS OF TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT". 

The six stamps affixed on the FDC have been cancelled with a special post mark cancelling the stamps for the first day of issue - "20.08.2019".

The Full Sheets (FS) on each stamp have 4 x 3 = 12 Stamps in each sheet

The Technical Information of this Stamp Set is:

Date of issue:20.08.2019

Issuer: Isle of Man Post

No of Stamp variants: 6

Stamp Size: 50.0 x 42.0 mm

Perforations: 14 per 2 cms

Colours: 4 nos.

Paper: 110 gms PVA gummed

Printer: LM Group

Design: Glazier Design

Text: Brian Riddle, Benedict Glazier





Links to some other interesting posts from the British Isles and British Overseas Territories/Dependencies:
Central Bank of Ireland issues:



1) Jonathan Swift: 350th Birth Anniversary 15 Euro Silver Proof coin features his most famous work "Gulliver's Travels" : Coin issued on 30.11.2017

2) Ireland: Women's right to Vote - 100th Year Anniversary : A Silver 15 Euro Proof Collector Coin issued by the Central Bank of Ireland on 27.11.2018

3) Irish Myths & Legends: 1) The Children of Lir;2) Cu Chulain; 3) The Omniscient Salmon of Knowledge; 4) Werewolves of Ossory; 5) The Brown Bull of Cooley and Deirdre of the Sorrows: An Annual Mint Set from the Central Bank of Ireland, recreates/celebrates Irish Folk Tales (Issue date: 30.04.2018)

4) Centenary of the "First Trans-Atlantic Aviation", Ireland: A 15 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the central Bank of Ireland and minted by the Royal Dutch Mint: Coin issue date: 10.07.2019


Northern Ireland Bank issues:

1) Northern Ireland Polymer Bank Issues: Danske Bank (10 Pounds Polymer Banknotes), Bank of Ireland (5 & 10 Pound Polymer Banknotes) to go into circulation in 2020/21

6) Jane Austen: features on the second circulating Polymer Banknote of 10 Pounds denomination to be released on 14.09.2017

Inspirations from Scottish History (Clydesdale Bank Banknotes): 

1) The Legend of King Bruce & the Spider on Banknotes
  
2) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote

Banknotes from Bank of Scotland:



British Crown Dependencies:

1) Specimen Banknotes from the States of Jersey

2) Coinage and Currency from the States of Jersey

3) Currency & Coinage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

4) Currency & Coinage of Gibraltar : An Overseas Territory of Great Britain

5) Coinage of Gibraltar: (A British Overseas Territory): An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by the Tower Mint, UK in 2010
  
6) The Isle of Man: An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK in 2015

7) The Centenary of the ill-fated Titanic (15.04.1912 - 15.04.2012): An Alderney Five Pound Coin Commemorating the Maritime Legend

8) "Man of Steel": A Superman Movie: A set of stamps brought out in 2013 by Jersey post, the States of Jersey, commemorating Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill who played Superman in the Movie

9) Coins & Currency of Bermuda

10) The Bailiwick of Jersey - Presently circulating coinage - Pounds and Pence 

11) St. Helena & Ascension Islands: An Uncirculated Coin Set from 2003 

12) The Legend of the "HMAV Bounty" is interwoven with the heritage of the Pitcairn Islands: An uncirculated coin set from Pitcairn Islands in 2009 depicting the icons/relics of the Bounty minted by the New Zealand Mint

13) Currency of the Falkland Islands: A British Overseas Territory (BOT) Pounds & Pence

14) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The first Coin in the Series of four coins: the Rock-Hopper Penguin 


15) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The Gentoo Penguin:Second Coin in the series of four coins issued on 20.06.2017 

19) The Isle of Man: A British Crown Dependency (BCD) Coinage: A newly introduced Collector's circulation Currency Coinage Collector's set received from the Tower Mint, London, UK issued in April 2017

20) Pegasus: British Virgin Islands: A gold Bullion Coin of $100 issued by Pobjoy Mint on belalf of British Virgin Islands in July 2018

21) "The Hydra": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High Relief Coin with Antique Finish: Third Coin in the Series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint, UK on behalf of BIOT on 07.08.2018

22) "Medusa The Gorgon": British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A Silver Double Crown (4 Pounds), 2 Oz High relief Coin with antique Finish: Fourth Coin in the series titled "Mythical Creatures" issued by Pobjoy Mint UK on behalf of BIOT in 09/2018



25) South Atlantic Fauna Coins from Ascension Island and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands, British Overseas Territories (BOT): (Part II): A 1 Pound Titanium Coin & a 1 Pound Uncirculated Coin variant, feature the Queen Triggerfish, issued on behalf of Ascension Island (2019) minted by the Pobjoy Mint, UK

26) Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic Explorer: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands: A 2 Pounds Coin minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK, brought out on 26.02.2019 on behalf of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands in two variants - Silver and Cupro-nickel

27) Concorde, a Stamp set from Gibraltar, A British Overseas Territory (BOT): 50th Anniversary of the first Supersonic Passenger Carrying Airplane, jointly built by France and Great Britain: Stamp set issue date: 20.04.2019

28) Tristan da Cunha (BOT): A Wedgwood "Three Graces" Jasperware 5 Pound Coin: minted in 2018

29) 75th Anniversary of D-Day Landings: (The Battle of Normandy): i) A Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Stamp set of 4 stamps issued on 08.03.2019: ii) A Limited edition D-Day joint Commemorative issue by British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territory - Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar on 06.06.2019

30) Manannan, the First King of Isle of Man or Mann: A Silver 5 Pounds Coin brought out by the Isle of Man in collaboration with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich

31) 200th Anniversary of John Keats' "Odes to a ....", Alderney Island: A set of six Postage stamps issued by Guernsey Post which brings out stamps on behalf of Alderney Island - 1) Ode on a Grecian Urn,(48p) 2) Ode on Indolence (65p), 3) Ode on Melancholy (66p), 4) Ode to a Nightingale (80p), 5) Ode to Psyche (90p), 6) Ode to Autumn (98 p): Stamp Set issue date: 24.07.2019

32) Isle of Mann: Celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of the Birth of Herman Melville, the author of the classic Moby Dick: A six Stamp Set issued on 22.07.2019





Famous Battles
1) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to St. Helena: (Part I): A One Crown Commemorative coin issued by the Ascension Island (minted by Pobjoy Mint UK) 
2) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to st. Helena: (Part II) 1) A 5 GBP Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK. 2) A"Drie Landen Zilverset" ( ot the "Three Lands Silver set") containing coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint including coins of Netherlands, Belgium and UK

3) Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by issuing a 50 Pence coin by the Royal Mint UK

Gold Coins:
  
1) Gold Sovereigns issued in 2013 & 2014 by MMTC-PAMP in India under licence from the Royal Mint, UK, carrying the "I" Mint Mark

2) Gold Half-Sovereigns minted by MMTC-PAMP in India in 2014 under licence from the Royal Mint UK bearing the "I" Mint Mark 

Silver Coins:

1) A 20 Pound Silver coin minted for the first timr by the royal Mint UK: reverse design carries the famous St. George slaying the dragon design found on Gold Sovereigns 

British India Coinage:

 1) East India Company Quarter Anna Copper Coin which is one of the first issues under the Coinage Act 1835

2) Victoria Coinage: When she was Queen and afterwards Empress

3) Edward VII: King & Emperor  Coinage

4) George V King Emperor Coinage

5) George VI: The last of the British India Emperors Coinage 

Other British Royalty: 

1) Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (1952-2012): A Five Pound Commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK

2) Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953: A Five Pound Coin minted by the Royal Mint UK in 2013, depicting the Imperial State Crown

3) The Royal Coat of Arms of the UK: Great British 2012 Coin Set (Uncirculated) issued by the Royal Mint UK

4) Prince George's Christening Ceremony celebrated with coins issued by the Royal Mint UK in 2013

5) The British Empire:  A Case of Numismatic "Segregation": (Guest Post by Rahul Kumar)

6) 1) The Portrait Collection: Various Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on Coinage 2) The Fourth & Final Circulating coinage of the Portrait designed by Ian Rank-Broadley and the First Edition of the portrait of the Queen made by Jody Clark

 British Coinage:

1) The contribution of the Great British One-Pound coins in keeping alive the historical legends/emblems/heritage of the UK (1983 onwards)

2) Transformation of a Five shilling Coin (Crown) into the UK Twenty-five Pence & then the Five Pound Coin


4) The 350th Anniversary of the Guinea: A Two Pound Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK celebrating the milestone




 Commemorative British Coinage:

 1) Commemorating the Bicentenary of Charles Dickens: A Two pound coin celebrating his literary contributions during the Victorian Era

 2) Commemorating 50 Years of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - presently called the World Wide Fund for Nature by issue of a Fifty Pence coin by the Royal Mint, UK

3) Coins commemorating London Olympics & Paralympics (2012)

4) Commemorating 150 Years of the London Underground : Two pound Coins minted by the Royal Mint UK, showing the "Roundel" logo and a train emerging from a tunnel 

5) Commemorating the 100th Birth anniversary of Christopher Ironside with his " Royal Arms" design on a 50 Pence coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK 




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