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1974.VCT.01

Scout Diamond Jubilee

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines·1974

60th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of St. Vincent

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1974.VCT.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)
Year
1974-10-09
Event
60th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of St. Vincent
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Sylvia Goaman
Printer
Joh. Enschedé & Sons
Process
Offset lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 13½ × 14

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
974.14/17
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
VC 385/388
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
VC 358/361
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
VC 364/367
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
VC 399/402

History

Saint Vincent issued four stamps at Kingstown on 9 October 1974 for the diamond jubilee of Scouting on the island. Sylvia Goaman designed them; Joh. Enschedé & Sons lithographed them, comb perforated 13½ × 14, with St. Edward's Crown and CA multiple watermark, in panes of fifty as two panes of twenty-five with gutter pairs. The stamps were withdrawn from sale on 19 April 1975. Sources give no quantities.

Each value shows the World Scout emblem in a purple circle, inscribed 1914-1974 and SCOUT DIAMOND JUBILEE, with eight orange diamond proficiency badges around it, St. VINCENT and the royal cypher E II R. The background colour changes with the denomination: lavender (10 c), gold-tan (25 c), olive-grey (45 c) and teal ($1). The four values also exist with a black SPECIMEN overprint across the emblem.

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Stamps in this series

8 pieces
Scout emblem and proficiency badges
1974.VCT.01-01

Scout emblem and proficiency badges

10 cScott VC 385Domfil 974.14
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges
1974.VCT.01-02

Scout emblem and proficiency badges

25 cScott VC 386Domfil 974.15
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges
1974.VCT.01-03

Scout emblem and proficiency badges

45 cScott VC 387Domfil 974.16
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges
1974.VCT.01-04

Scout emblem and proficiency badges

$1Scott VC 388Domfil 974.17
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen
1974.VCT.01-05

Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen

10 c
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen
1974.VCT.01-06

Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen

25 c
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen
1974.VCT.01-07

Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen

45 c
In collection
Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen
1974.VCT.01-08

Scout emblem and proficiency badges — specimen

$1
In collection