2058) "75th Anniversary of MENSA (1946-2021)", Isle of Man, A British Overseas Territory (BOT): A set of six Stamps issued by the Isle of Man Post (IOMP): Date of Stamp Set issue: 01.10.2021:
About Mensa 75th Anniversary (1946-2021):
Mensa was founded in England in 1946 by Roland Berrill, a barrister, and Dr Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer.
They had the idea of forming a society for bright people, the only qualification for membership of which was a high IQ.
The original aims were, as they are today, to create a society that is non-political and free from all racial or religious distinctions.
“Mensa” means “Table” in Latin, and the organisation was so named because Mensa is a round-table society.
Presently, there are around 145,000 Mensans in roughly 100 countries throughout the world - including in the Isle of Man.
Members of Mensa, both modern-day and throughout history, have played key roles in society.
Uniting high IQ individuals from all over the world, Mensa members continue to have profound effects upon science, culture, politics, entertainment and many more. This organisation and its respected members have quietly solved many of the world's problems.
The Stamp Set:
In commemoration of Mensa's 75th Anniversary, Isle of Man Post (IOMP) has brought out a collection of six puzzling and provoking stamps reflecting the ethos of the society.
Each stamp includes - a brain-teasing puzzle supplied by Mensa, a cypher, and references to places that are important, relevant date, a post code relating to Mensa and its history, a GPS coordinate, the name of a Mensa special interest group and in a global first, the stamps include a W3W (What3Words) references to important Mensa places and locations on the Isle of Man, a service that allows users to view a location based purely on the three words searched.
These stamps are of the values of - 1st, EU, Large Letter, Rest of World, USA and £2.81, are based on puzzles, the kind of brain-teasers that Mensa is known for, can anyone solve them all?
These stamps are designed to reflect Mensa's ethos to create a society that is non-political and free from all racial or religious distinctions - the only qualification for membership is a high IQ.
It has the six stamps affixed to it cancelled with a special Handstamp/Postmark which has a question mark "?" in the middle. The Cancellation is of Douglas Post Office and the date of Cancellation is - "01.10.2021".
Technical details:
Issue Date: 01.10.2021
Designer: Glazier Design
Printer: Cartor
Process: Offset Lithography
Colours: Black, Yellow, PMS 072 Blue, PMS 817 Gold
Size: 52.00 mm x 40.00 mm
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ReplyDelete"How are Mensans selected?"
I got this information online: Mensa's requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on certain standardised IQ or other approved intelligence tests, such as the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales. The minimum accepted score on the Stanford–Binet is 132, while for the Cattell it is 148. Most IQ tests are designed to yield a mean score of 100 with a standard deviation of 15; the 98th-percentile score under these conditions is 131, assuming a normal distribution.
DeleteMost national groups test using well-established IQ test batteries, but American Mensa has developed its own application exam. This exam is proctored by American Mensa and does not provide a score comparable to scores on other tests; it serves only to qualify a person for membership. In some national groups, a person may take a Mensa-offered test only once, although one may later submit an application with results from a different qualifying test. The Mensa test is also available in some developing countries such as India and societies in developing countries have been growing at a rapid pace.
Organizational structure: Countries with a national Mensa group
Mensa International consists of around 134,000 members in 100 countries and in 54 national groups. The national groups issue periodicals, such as Mensa Bulletin, the monthly publication of American Mensa, and Mensa Magazine, the monthly publication of British Mensa. Individuals who live in a country with a national group join the national group, while those living in countries without a recognised chapter may join Mensa International directly.
The largest national groups are: American Mensa, with more than 57,000 members,
British Mensa, with over 21,000 members,
Mensa Germany, with about 15,000 members.
Larger national groups are further subdivided into local groups. For example, American Mensa has 134 local groups, with the largest having over 2,000 members and the smallest having fewer than 100.
Members may form Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at international, national, and local levels; these SIGs represent a wide variety of interests, ranging from motorcycle clubs to entrepreneurial co-operations. Some SIGs are associated with various geographic groups, whereas others act independently of official hierarchy. There are also electronic SIGs (eSIGs), which operate primarily as email lists, where members may or may not meet each other in person.
The Mensa Foundation, a separate charitable U.S. corporation, edits and publishes its own Mensa Research Journal, in which both Mensans and non-Mensans are published on various topics surrounding the concept and measure of intelligence.