$1.75 Miss Supertest III


$1.75  Miss Supertest III
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : From the souvenir sheet of 2 stamps
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Fifty years ago, on August 7, 1961, tens of thousands of excited spectators stood on the banks of Lake Ontario at Long Reach, near Picton, Ontario, and held their collective breath as Canadian hydroplane Miss Supertest III made history by capturing the International Harmsworth Trophy for a third time in a row. Her story is almost mythic in that it combines both triumph and tragedy, and is still told again and again by those who were there to witness her historic win.
The first non-U.S. winner in 39 years, the innovative Miss Supertest III, designed by James (Jim) Thompson and piloted by southwestern Ontario chicken farmer Bob Hayward, combined grace and beauty with indomitable speed and horsepower.
Face value $1.75 Canadian dollar
Catalog code (Michel) CA 2758
Catalog code (Scott) CA 2486b
Catalog code Canada post Product #: 403798145; Yvert et Tellier CA 2638 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA056.11
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 190,000
Issue date 08/08/2011
Designer Ivan Novotny (Taylor|Sprules Corporation)
Paper type Tullis Russell
Print technique Lithography in 6 colour + varnishs
Printed by Lowe-Martin
Perforation 13+
Height 24.00 mm
Width 48.00 mm
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