The Titanic Ship of Dreams The Isle of Man Post Office presents
a set of six stamps to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the
loss of RMS Titanic after striking an iceberg. It is one of the
deadliest maritime disasters in peacetime history, more than
1,500 passengers and crew died in the early hours of 15th April
1912. Captained by Edward John Smith, one of the company’s most
respected and experienced officers, and billed as the largest
and most luxurious ship in the world, the Titanic was on her
maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, when tragedy struck.
The trip had begun five days earlier when 914 passengers boarded
the liner with 884 members of crew, including a squash
professional, swimming pool lifeguards, Turkish bath attendants
and a chaperone for single women in third class – four firemen
missed the sailing because they were in the pub. First class
passengers including John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim,
Macy’s owner, Isidor Strauss, and Joseph Bruce Ismay, Chairman
of the White Star Line,