SEPAC stands for Small European Postal Administration Cooperation

The Sepac group is an active group of philatelic professionals that get together on annual basis to discuss innovative ways to further promote philately and of course attract new collectors, especially younger ones to the hobby of stamp collecting.

At present the SEPAC group as it is known worldwide, has 14 active members that pariticpate in their conferences and exciting joint stamp issue releases, the third joint issue which is due to be issued in September 2011!

The member countries are Aland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco San Marino and recently added is Vatican.  

The history of SEPAC dates back to 1994, when philatelic agent Mr Paolo de Rosa initiated an annual conference for the small postal administrations, which he represented, in order to discuss various (read more)

published October 6th, 2010

Isle of Man has presented a set of six stamps featuring local snow scenes which mark the unusual, disruptive but beautiful weather of winter this year on the Isle of Man.

These outstanding images were chosen from an open submission of the work of local photographers and our selection illustrates something of the wide range of scenic opportunities available to the visual artist on the Island.

Combining expert weather analysis and local anecdote, the issue text places the snowfall in context, while the photographers share their experiences of capturing the moment.

‘Let it Snow’ will be the main postal issue for Christmas and is presented in a new smaller stamp format for 2010 and in sheets of 50 stamps

published September 30th, 2010

Isle of Man presents the first of a landmark series of stamp issues focussing on the wartime Internment Camps of the Isle of Man.

Their first issue ‘Art History’ concentrates on the fortuitous coming together of European artists who were interned on the Island during the Second World War. Known as ‘His Majesty’s Most Loyal Enemy Aliens,’ these foreign nationals were separated from society rather than imprisoned and this unique concentration of talent in a handful of Manx guesthouses yielded a remarkable range of artwork that forms the basis of our stamp issue. (read more)

published September 29th, 2010

The stamps issued by Isle of Man commemorating the visit of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britian next month (September) have printed the wrong location name due to a recent change in venue for the Papal Mass by the Roman Catholic Authorities.

The initial plans were for the Pope to beatify Cardianl Newman at Coventry Airport but due to the large number of expected visitors to the beatification the venue has been changed to Coventry Airport.

The sheets of stamps published by the Isle of Man with the wrong information  had already been sent to dealers worldwide in advance of its issue date and (read more)

published August 28th, 2010

Isle of Man present its firt  issue ‘Art History’ that concentrates on the fortuitous coming together of European artists who were interned on the Island during the Second World War.

Known as ‘His Majesty’s Most Loyal Enemy Aliens,’ these foreign nationals were separated from society, rather than imprisoned, and this unique concentration of talent in a handful of Manx guesthouses yielded a remarkable range of artwork that forms the basis of our stamp issue.

Under kindly captors a number of artists and musicians made the (read more)

published July 21st, 2010

PREVIEW- (History of Isle of  Man Coins & IOM Railways and Tramways 

IOM Coins Tercentenary

The history of coins on the Island dates back 300 years to when the first official Manx coins were cast in 1709 and became legal tender by an Act of Tynwald on 24th June 1710.

They were cast in moulds, probably at Castle Rushen in Castletown, and the reverse side bore the family crest of James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby. On the obverse is the familiar Manx triskeles surrounded by the old Latin spelling of the motto QVOCVNQVE GESSERIS STABIT, which translates as ‘Withersoever (which ever way) you throw it, it will stand’.

IOM Railways and Trams (read more)

published June 12th, 2010

The Isle of man has reelased a new set of stamps commemorating the Centenary of King George V acsension to the Throne.

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936. He was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor. Although he occasionally toured the British Empire, George preferred to stay at home with his stamp collection and lived, what later biographers would consider, a dull life because of its conventionality.

King George V and Queen Mary visited the Isle of Man in 1920. (read more)

published May 20th, 2010

The Isle of Man has issued an exquisite set of stamps featuring one of themost famous cars in history.

With specially-commissioned images from local motorsport artist Peter Hearsey this 6 stamp issue features the once ubiquitous Model T in its many guises.

The Model T Ford Register of Great Britain is dedicated to providing its members with rallies, new and used spares supplies, technical advice, historical research and social events involving Model T Fords. (read more)

published April 27th, 2010

published April 17th, 2010

The Isle of Man Philatelic Bureau has now started to communicate with its customer via Twitter.

published March 17th, 2010