Isle of Man 2005 Steam Packet Company

175th Anniversary of Steam Packet Company
Issued: 6th May 2005
Design Layout by: Tracey Harding from paintings by 5 different artists.
Printed by: BDT International Security Printers, Dublin
Print Process: Offset Lithography
Sheet Format: 40 (2 panes 2 by 10) Se-tenant Pairs throughout the sheet. (Each pane seperated by large illustrated gutter)
Stamp Size: 42mm x 28mm
Perforations: 13
Withdrawn: 5th May 2006
Artists Involved: Viking (26p) by Norman Wilkinson & Mona's Isle (26p) by Samuel Walters. Mona's Queen (29p) by Arthur Burgess. Ben-my-Chree (40p) by John Nicolson. Remaining 4 values (29p,40p & both 66p) by Robert Lloyd