IM-SG-40 - Revision history

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	{{Stamp		{{Stamp
	\|image=		\|image=IM-SG-40.jpg
	\|country=Isle of Man		\|country=Isle of Man
	\|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man\|IM]]		\|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man\|IM]]
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	\|stamp-subtype=Anniversary		\|stamp-subtype=Anniversary
	\|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp\|Stamp]]		\|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp\|Stamp]]
	\|designer=J. Nicholson		\|designer=J. H. Nicholson, R.I.
	\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons\|John Waddington]]		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons\|John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd.]]
	\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography\|Lithography]]		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography\|Lithography]]
	\|colour=Multicoloured		\|colour=Multicoloured; four colours
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=29.85 × 40.64 mm (as given on the information card)
	\|perforation=14		\|perforation=14
	\|watermark=		\|watermark=
	\|paper-gum=		\|paper-gum=White coated postage stamp paper; PVA adhesive
	\|other-catalogues=		\|other-catalogues=
	\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]]		\|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]]
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	\|year=2022		\|year=2022
	\|section=Isle of Man		\|section=Isle of Man
			\|page=199
	\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons		\|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
	\|catalogue-number=40		\|catalogue-number=40
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	== Production details ==		== Production details ==

	The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by John Waddington using lithography. ~~It is multicoloured~~, with ~~perforation 14~~.<ref name="~~SG2022~~-~~MGP~~" />		The stamp was designed by J. H. Nicholson, R.I., and printed by [[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons\|John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd.]] using [[wikipedia:en:Lithography\|lithography]]. The accompanying information card records four colours, dimensions of 29.85 × 40.64 mm, and white coated postage stamp paper gummed with PVA adhesive.<ref name="MGP-card">{{Cite
			\|title=The Manx Grand Prix
			\|type=Information card
			\|reference=[[:File:IM-Golden-Jubilee-of-Manx-Grand-Prix-1973-information-card-front.jpg\|Front scan]]; [[:File:IM-Golden-Jubilee-of-Manx-Grand-Prix-1973-information-card-back.jpg\|reverse scan]]
			\|notes=Double-sided card accompanying the owned official first day cover. The stamp issue date is printed as 4 September 1973; a separate publication date is not given.
			}}</ref>

	~~Sheets contained~~ '''50 stamps''', arranged in '''two panes of 5 × 5'''~~. The~~ plate numbers ~~are~~ '''1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each ~~× 4~~)'''. The imprint is centrally positioned in the bottom margin.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" />		Stanley Gibbons records perforation '''14''', sheets of '''50 stamps''' arranged in '''two panes of 5 × 5''', and plate numbers '''1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each ×4)'''. The imprint is centrally positioned in the bottom margin.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" />

	== Sales and withdrawal ==		== Sales and withdrawal ==
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	A first day cover is listed for the issue.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" /> See [[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]] for the associated cover record.		A first day cover is listed for the issue.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" /> See [[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]] for the associated cover record.

			== Related stamps ==

			* [[IM-SG-39]] — 3p; Leslie Randles, first winner, 1923, as named on the stamp

	== References ==		== References ==

	<references />		<references />

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	\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons\|John Waddington]]		\|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons\|John Waddington]]
	\|printing-process=Lithography		\|printing-process=[[wikipedia:en:Lithography\|Lithography]]
	\|colour=Multicoloured		\|colour=Multicoloured
	\|dimensions=		\|dimensions=

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{{Stamp
|image=
|country=Isle of Man
|country-code=[[wikipedia:en:Isle of Man|IM]]
|catalogue=[[wikipedia:en:Stanley Gibbons catalogue|Stanley Gibbons]]
|catalogue-number=40
|variant=
|issue-title=Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix
|issue-date=4 September 1973
|withdrawn-date=3 September 1974 (withdrawn from sale)
|quantity-sold=653,355
|sold-out=
|year=1973
|face-value=3½p
|subject=Alan Holmes, double winner of the [[wikipedia:en:Manx Grand Prix|Manx Grand Prix]], 1957
|stamp-type=[[wikipedia:en:Commemorative stamp|Commemorative stamp]]
|stamp-subtype=Anniversary
|format=[[wikipedia:en:Postage stamp|Stamp]]
|designer=J. Nicholson
|printer=[[wikipedia:en:Waddingtons|John Waddington]]
|printing-process=Lithography
|colour=Multicoloured
|dimensions=
|perforation=14
|watermark=
|paper-gum=
|other-catalogues=
|fdc-pages=[[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]]
|notes=Sheets of 50 stamps in two panes of 5 × 5. Plate numbers: 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 4). Imprint central in the bottom margin.
}}

'''IM-SG-40''' is the 3½p stamp from the Isle of Man's '''Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix''' issue, released on 4 September 1973. The design depicts '''Alan Holmes, double winner, 1957'''.<ref name="SG2022-MGP">{{Cite Catalogue
|author=Stanley Gibbons
|title=Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue
|edition=31st combined edition
|publisher=Stanley Gibbons
|year=2022
|section=Isle of Man
|catalogue=Stanley Gibbons
|catalogue-number=40
|isbn=978-1-911304-89-0
}}</ref>

== Subject ==

Alan Holmes won both the Junior and Senior [[wikipedia:en:Manx Grand Prix|Manx Grand Prix]] races in 1957. He was the first Manxman to achieve this double, which is the achievement commemorated by the stamp.<ref name="MGP-Holmes">{{Cite web
|title=Alan Holmes Passes
|publisher=Auto-Cycle Union
|date=16 December 2020
|url=https://www.acu.org.uk/news/2020/12/alan-holmes-passes/
|access-date=2 October 2026
}}</ref>

== Production details ==

The stamp was designed by J. Nicholson and printed by John Waddington using lithography. It is multicoloured, with perforation 14.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" />

Sheets contained '''50 stamps''', arranged in '''two panes of 5 × 5'''. The plate numbers are '''1A, 1B, 1C and 1D (each × 4)'''. The imprint is centrally positioned in the bottom margin.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" />

== Sales and withdrawal ==

The catalogue records '''653,355''' sold for this 3½p stamp. It was withdrawn from sale on '''3 September 1974'''.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" />

== First day cover ==

A first day cover is listed for the issue.<ref name="SG2022-MGP" /> See [[Isle of Man – Golden Jubilee of Manx Grand Prix – 1973]] for the associated cover record.

== References ==

<references />