1966.GAB.01Honoring Boy Scouts
Gabon·1966
Commemorative issue honouring Boy Scouts, Libreville, 17 October 1966
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1966.GAB.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Gabon (GAB)
- Year
- 1966-10-17
- Event
- Commemorative issue honouring Boy Scouts, Libreville, 17 October 1966
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Jacques Derrey
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office (Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris)
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 966.22; 966.23
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GA 200; GA 201
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GA 255; GA 256
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GA 199; GA 200
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GA 270; GA 271
History
Gabon issued two commemorative stamps at Libreville on 17 October 1966 in honour of the Boy Scouts. Jacques Derrey designed and engraved both values; the French Stamp Printing Office in Paris printed them in recess, comb perforated 13. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 31 December 1967.
The 30 f is a horizontal design showing Scouts at a camp-fire: figures gather around stylised flames, with a Scout in the foreground reaching toward the fire. The 50 f is a vertical design with a Scout in uniform and campaign hat, surrounded by hands joined in a Scout handshake or oath gesture. Both stamps are inscribed République Gabonaise and carry Derrey's name in the design.
Both values also exist imperforate. Deluxe proofs (épreuves de luxe) from the Paris printing office are recorded for the set.