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Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary

Collection Issue Date: 17th February 2023

Beautifully illustrated by Manx Wildlife Trust’s Biosphere Artist Clare Payne

Isle of Man Post Office is delighted to present this collection of ten stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of Manx Wildlife Trust, a charity whose work and dedication has been key to preserving and protecting our Island’s wildlife. This issue has been beautifully illustrated by Manx Wildlife Trust’s Biosphere Artist in Residence Clare Payne and has been created alongside Manx Wildlife Trust.  

Issue Information

Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) was founded in 1973 and is the Isle of Man’s leading nature conservation charity. Its members, staff and volunteers support MWT to protect Manx wildlife for the future by; driving the development of a nature recovery network across the IOM to create more places for wildlife, enabling nature to improve the wider IOM environment for all, and connecting people in the IOM strongly to nature and inspiring them to act eco-consciously for wildlife.

It all began in 1970, when Felicity Cain and Elizabeth Hamm wrote a rousing letter to the Isle of Man Examiner, calling on Island residents to do something in recognition of European Conservation Year. A meeting led to the formation of the Manx Nature Conservation Trust in March 1973. The first nature reserves were acquired a short time later: Barnell Reservoir in 1974 and Cooildarry in 1976.

Manx Wildlife Trust is a charity which means every penny raised is spent on delivering charitable work - nature conservation in the Isle of Man. 

Leigh Morris, Manx Wildlife Trust CEO said “I’m absolutely delighted with the set of Manx Wildlife stamps that celebrate 50 years of Manx Wildlife Trust! Our Artist in Residence, Clare Payne, has produced ten wonderful paintings that collectively represent a cross section of our wildlife, ranging from sea slugs, to choughs, from fossils to fungi, and from the dark bush cricket to the little tern, our MWT emblem. Every one of the paintings is a work of art, but collectively, they make a fantastic set which we believe will help inform and inspire more people to engage with our spectacular #ManxNature

Clare Payne, Biosphere Artist in residence said: "I am delighted to have been offered this incredible opportunity to paint a set of stamps for Isle of Man Post Office and very excited at the prospect of my artwork being posted all around the world! I am extremely grateful to Isle of Man Arts Council for funding my role as Biosphere Artist in Residence; it has been a brilliant experience creating the stamp designs, each depicting a species that holds special significance for Manx Wildlife Trust."

Technical Information

Images Clare Payne
Text Manx Wildlife Trust
Design Kllbr8
Printer bpost
Process Offset lithography
Colours 4
Paper Gummed FSC Securpost 110 GPW
Perforations 11.5 per 2cm
Stamp Size 40 x 31.66mm
Date of Issue 17th February 2023
Limited Editions Presentation Pack 1100; First Day Cover 1500

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The 2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Coin Collection
The 2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Coin Collection

Product Code: AI96
Product Issue Date: 11th August 2023

New decimal coin set featuring HM King Charles III, Lord of Man

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Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Set
Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Set

Product Code: ACB31
Product Issue Date: 17th February 2023

A delightful set of ten stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of Manx Wildlife Trust, a charity whose work and dedication has been key to preserving and protecting our Island’s wildlife.


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Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Presentation Pack
Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Presentation Pack

Product Code: ACB41
Product Issue Date: 17th February 2023

The cover of this deluxe four page folder shows a variety of flora and fauna from the Isle of Man and within, you will find detailed information about each of the animals and plants depicted on the stamps.


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Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary First Day Cover
Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary First Day Cover

Product Code: ACB91
Product Issue Date: 17th February 2023

Each one of the ten stamps from this collection is presented here on the cover of this deluxe neutral envelope. The stamps are cancelled with a special first day of issue postmark and inside you will find a wealth of information and details for each stamp


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Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Self-Adhesive Booklet & Pane
Manx Wildlife Trust 50th Anniversary Self-Adhesive Booklet & Pane

Product Code: ACB37
Product Issue Date: 17th February 2023

A booklet of ten self-adhesive stamps each valid for the delivery of letter mail to the UK and within the Isle of Man.


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