IM-SG-47
| Stamp image | 
|
|---|---|
| Identifier | IM-SG-47 |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Catalogue | Stanley Gibbons |
| Catalogue number | 47 |
| 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| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 28 May 1975 (withdrawn from sale) |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 | 816,235 |
| Face value | 3½p |
| Subject or design | Freddy Frith, 1937; Norton, 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. Imprint in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin. |
IM-SG-47 is the 3½p stamp from the Isle of Man’s Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races (1st issue), issued on 29 May 1974. The catalogue describes its subject as Freddy Frith, 1937.[1]
Subject and design
The design combines Frith’s portrait and facsimile signature with a racing scene showing him on a Norton. The inscription identifies him as the 1937 Senior TT winner. The accompanying information card uses the spelling “Freddie Frith” and explains that he was selected as the first rider to complete a lap of the TT Mountain Course at more than 90 mph, approximately 145 km/h, during that race.[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 catalogue records plate numbers 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, each ×6. The imprint is in the right-hand corner of the bottom margin.[1]
Sales and withdrawal
Stanley Gibbons records 816,235 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 The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 28 May 1975.[1]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-46 — 3p; Stanley Woods, 1935
- 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 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): 47.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.
