Postman Pat

    Isle of Man  1994.09.14

    In issue: Stamp(s): 6    Souvenir sheet(s): 1    Booklet(s): 1   

    Printing: offset lithography

    Issued in: sheets of 10 (2*5) and at prestige booklets

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 603   Yvert: 639   Scott: 609  

    Perforation type: 14 ¾x14 ¼

    Subject:

    20 pence. Postman Pat and his Cat get acquainted with Manx cat**. Behind them is the famous Laxey Wheel*

    Additional:

    *About Laxey Wheel read please here

    **The Manx cat (/mangks/, IPA /ˈmæŋks/, AHD /mănks/, SAMPA /m{nks/; Manx language: kayt Manninagh), formerly often spelled Manks is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed, along with elongated rear legs and a rounded head. Manx cats come in all coat colours and patterns, though all-white specimens are rare, and the coat range of the original stock was more limited. Long-haired variants are sometimes considered a separate breed, the Cymric. Manx are prized as skilled hunters, and thus have often been sought by farmers with rodent problems, and been a preferred ship's cat breed. They are said to be social, tame and active. An old local term for the cats is stubbin. Manx have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.

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    This information has been taken from Wikipedia