1966.MLI.01Pionniers maliens
Mali·1966
Commemorative pair for the Malian Pioneers (Pionniers maliens)
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1966.MLI.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Mali (MLI)
- Year
- 1966-07-25
- Event
- Commemorative pair for the Malian Pioneers (Pionniers maliens)
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Jacques Derrey
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 966.16; 966.17
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- ML 94; ML 95
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- ML 132; ML 133
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- ML 96; ML 97
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- ML 132; ML 133
History
Mali issued two commemorative stamps on 25 July 1966 for the Malian Pioneers. Both are recess-printed after designs by Jacques Derrey, comb perforated 13, and measure about 40 × 25 mm. Each is inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU MALI and, at the foot, PIONNIERS MALIENS; POSTES runs vertically in the margin. The Pioneer shield — the green, yellow and red of the national flag with the motto AGIR — appears on both values.
The 5 f shows the initiation oath: a Pioneer in white shirt and red beret extends his right arm forward, palm down, while a line of similarly uniformed youths returns the same gesture, the AGIR shield between them. The 25 f shows five Pioneers in berets reaching toward the centre with hands meeting in a shared dance gesture, the same shield at lower left.
Face values are 5 and 25 francs. Imperforate copies of the pair are recorded.