1964.FJI.0150th Anniversary of Scouting in Fiji
Fiji·1964
Fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in Fiji — Scouting Jubilee 1914–64
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1964.FJI.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Fiji (FJI)
- Year
- 1964-08-03
- Event
- Fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in Fiji — Scouting Jubilee 1914–64
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Victor Whitely and Norman Lee Joe
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 12½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 964.1; 964.2
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- FJ 206; FJ 207
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- FJ 178; FJ 179
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- FJ 185; FJ 186
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- FJ 336; FJ 337
History
Fiji issued two commemoratives on 3 August 1964 for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in the colony (some accounts place the Suva release on 4 August). Victor Whitely and Norman Lee Joe designed the set; Harrison & Sons printed it by photogravure in panes of sixty, perforated 12½, with a multiple St Edward's Crown and CA watermark.
The 3d shows a red Scout fleur-de-lis above a circular badge containing a traditional Fijian sailing canoe, on an olive-green ground, with Queen Elizabeth II's portrait at upper right. The 1s shows three Scouts working with rope before a thatched bure and palms; the same portrait appears at upper right, and the foot is inscribed SCOUTING JUBILEE 1914-64. Print runs are given as 268,251 of the 3d and 202,068 of the 1s. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 3 November 1964.