Manx stamps that celebrated links among the Celtic nations

In 2008 the Isle of Man Post Office Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) issued a set of stamps to celebrate the links among the Celtic nations. The set of stamps were presented at Lorient Interceltique Festival in Brittany that year. The eight stamps featured the National flags of Ireland (Éire), Scotland (Alba), Isle of Man (Mannin), Wales (Cymru), Cornwall (Kernow), Brittany (Breizh), Galicia and Asturias.

This year, during the coronavirus pandemic, the Isle of Man Post Office issued a poster with an image of the Manx stamp. In a message of solidarity for the Manx people: "Whichever way this throws us we will stand together". In the Manx Coat of Arms of there is a saying in Latin Quocunque Jeceris Stabit ("whichever way you throw, it will stand"). This refers to the image of the triskele featuring three legs on the Manx flag and its ability to keep a foot on the ground at all times.

Image above: Manx Celtic nations stamps.

Images below: Poster with Manx stamp and Coat of arms of the King of Man depicted on the Wijnbergen Roll of Arms (c.1270-1300).