IM-SG-46
| Stamp image | 
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|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-46 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 46 |
| Variant | |
| Issue title | Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races (1st issue) |
| Date of issue | 29 May 1974 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 28 May 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |
| Quantity sold | 578,045 |
| Face value | 3p |
| Subject or design | Stanley Woods, 1935; Moto Guzzi, Senior TT |
| Stamp type | Commemorative stamp |
| Stamp subtype | Sport |
| Format | Stamp |
| Designer or artist | J. H. Nicholson, R.I. |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. |
| Printing process | Lithography |
| Colour | Multicoloured; six colours |
| Dimensions | 46 × 31.5 mm |
| Perforation | 13 × 13½ |
| Watermark | |
| Paper or gum | White gummed paper, code TR4; gum composition not specified |
| Other catalogue references | |
| Associated FDC or issue pages | Isle of Man – Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races (1st issue) – 1974 |
| Notes | Sheets of 50, comprising two panes of 25 (5 × 5). Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×6; additional combinations recorded. Imprint in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin. |
IM-SG-46 is the 3p stamp from the Isle of Man’s Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races (1st issue), issued on 29 May 1974. The catalogue describes its subject as Stanley Woods, 1935.[1]
Subject and design
The design combines Woods’s portrait and facsimile signature with a racing scene showing him on a Moto Guzzi. The inscription identifies him as the 1935 Senior TT winner. The information card explains that the design recalls his final-lap victory by four seconds over Jimmy Guthrie.[2]
Design and production
The stamp was designed by J. H. Nicholson, R.I., and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. The catalogue describes the process as lithography, the colours as multicoloured and the perforation as 13 × 13½.[1]
The information card describes the process as Delacryl and specifies six colours, a stamp size of 46 × 31.5 mm and white gummed paper, code TR4. Gum composition is not specified.[2]
Sheets contained 50 stamps, comprising two panes of 25 arranged 5 × 5. The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin.[1]
Plate numbers
The catalogue records 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×6. It also records these additional combinations for the 3p value:
- 1A (×4)–2A–2A
- 1B (×4)–2B–2B
- 1C (×4)–2C–2C
- 1D (×4)–2D–2D.[1]
No particular plate combination has been identified for the illustrated stamp.
Sales and withdrawal
Stanley Gibbons records 578,045 stamps sold. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 28 May 1975.[1]
First day cover
Stanley Gibbons lists a first day cover for the issue.[1] The illustrated stamp is on the owned cover recorded at Isle of Man – Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races (1st issue) – 1974.
Related stamps
- IM-SG-47 — 3½p; Freddy Frith, 1937
- IM-SG-48 — 8p; Max Deubel and Emil Horner, 1961
- IM-SG-49 — 10p; Mike Hailwood, 1961
The catalogue also cross-refers to the later Tourist Trophy issue: SG 63, SG 64, SG 65 and SG 66.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man.p. 199.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 46.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Tourist Trophy Motor Cycle Races(Information card).Owned double-sided card, illustrated at front scan and reverse scan. The card gives the stamp issue date as 29 May 1974; a separate publication date is not stated.
