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1961.TGO.01

The Scouts' Movement

Togo·1961

Honouring Togolese Boy Scouts and the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Baden-Powell and Daniel C. Beard

100% of this series in collection (8 / 8)
In collection 8 · wanted 0 · of 8 pieces
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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1961.TGO.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Togo (TGO)
Year
1961-10-07
Event
Honouring Togolese Boy Scouts and the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Baden-Powell and Daniel C. Beard
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Michael Goaman
Printer
De La Rue
Process
Photogravure
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 13¼ (stamps); simulated / imperforate (sheets)

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
961.16/21; 961.28
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
TG 401/406; TG 406a; TG 406b
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
TG 313/318; TG Bl 5
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
TG 334/339; TG BF5; TG BF5a
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
TG 281/286; TG MS286a

History

Togo issued six photogravure stamps at Lomé on 7 October 1961 honouring Togolese Boy Scouts and the twentieth anniversary of the deaths of Baden-Powell (1857–1941) and Daniel C. Beard (1850–1941). Michael Goaman designed the set for De La Rue. The 0.50 f shows Beard; the 1 f Baden-Powell; the 10 f a Scout beside troop shields; the 25 f a Togolese Scout with the national flag; the 30 f a camp-site of three tents around a fire; and the 100 f three hands giving the Scout salute. Singles are comb-perforated about 13–13¼; imperforate singles exist.

Two souvenir sheets gather the six designs on a yellow ground: one with simulated perforations and one imperforate. Brown-ground sheets of the same layout are a colour variety outside the main listing and are shown among related images, together with a proof on card.

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Stamps in this series

8 pieces
Daniel C. Beard
1961.TGO.01-01

Daniel C. Beard

0.50 fScott TG 401Domfil 961.16
In collection
Lord Baden-Powell
1961.TGO.01-02

Lord Baden-Powell

1 fScott TG 402Domfil 961.17
In collection
Scout with troop emblems
1961.TGO.01-03

Scout with troop emblems

10 fScott TG 403Domfil 961.18
In collection
Togolese Scout with national flag
1961.TGO.01-04

Togolese Scout with national flag

25 fScott TG 404Domfil 961.19
In collection
Camp-site — three tents
1961.TGO.01-05

Camp-site — three tents

30 fScott TG 405Domfil 961.20
In collection
Scout salute — three hands
1961.TGO.01-06

Scout salute — three hands

100 fScott TG 406Domfil 961.21
In collection
Souvenir sheet — yellow ground, simulated perforation
1961.TGO.01-07

Souvenir sheet — yellow ground, simulated perforation

166.50 fScott TG 406aDomfil 961.28
In collection
Souvenir sheet — yellow ground, imperforate
1961.TGO.01-08

Souvenir sheet — yellow ground, imperforate

166.50 fScott TG 406b
In collection

Related material

3 items
1961.TGO.01-ASix-value sheet on brown ground — simulated perforationsheet · optional · not a catalog pieceIn collection
1961.TGO.01-BSix-value sheet on brown ground — imperforatesheet · optional · not a catalog pieceIn collection
1961.TGO.01-CProof on card — six designsProof · optional · not a catalog pieceWanted