Novelty Stamps: Fake but First Class

Novelty Stamps: Fake but First Class

To be completely honest, I have a fair amount of these ‘quirky collectables’, totally worthless of course, but nevertheless often irresistible. I will have to get some other examples scanned and put here on the same page. 

I thought I’d kick off with this latest one I acquired a few weeks back, which feature Clint as Coogan as well as the Triumph TR6 motorbike. But of course, nothing is quite what it seems, in fact the bike featured on the stamp has a whole different story. Our resident Triumph expert Davy Triumph explained, ‘The image on the stamp is undoubtedly a TR6 but this is a "Pre Unit" construction which dates to around 1961/2. These were phased out early 60s in favour of the Unit construction engines. Coogan’s Bluff features Don Stroud riding a 1968 500cc Triumph Daytona T100, while Eastwood rides a 1968 Triumph Trophy TR6 650cc’

Clint and Don comparing CC

Below: The Coogan's Bluff novelty stamp

Lots more to come…