1967.GAB.0112th World Scout Jamboree in Idaho
Gabon·1967
12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A. — Libreville, 1 August 1967
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1967.GAB.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Gabon (GAB)
- Year
- 1967-08-01
- Event
- 12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A. — Libreville, 1 August 1967
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Claude Haley
- 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).
- 967.26; 967.27
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GA C56; GA C57
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GA 283; GA 284
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GA PA58; GA PA59
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GA 299; GA 300
History
Gabon issued two airmail stamps at Libreville on 1 August 1967 for the 12th World Scout Jamboree, held in Idaho, United States. Claude Haley designed and engraved the set; the French Stamp Printing Office in Paris printed it in recess, comb perforated 13. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 29 June 1968.
The 50 f shows the 1967 World Jamboree Idaho badge, a radiating sun, a green compass dial on a north–south axis, and the Big Dipper pointing north over curved blue bands. The 100 f shows a Scout on a map of the Americas waving toward another Scout with staff and pack on a map of Africa, with the same jamboree badge at upper right. Both stamps are inscribed République Gabonaise, Poste Aérienne and Jamboree 1967.
Both values also exist imperforate.
Stamps in this series
4 piecesWorld Jamboree badge, sun and compass
Scouts from Africa and America
World Jamboree badge, sun and compass, imperforate