Taking the oath
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1966.GAB.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Honoring Boy Scouts
1966.GAB.01· piece 2 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Gabon (GAB)- Year / date
- 1966-10-17
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 50 f
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicoloured
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
- Printing
- Recess
- Size
- 26 x 40 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 966.23
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GA 201
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GA 256
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GA 200
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GA 271
Notes
Vertical design: a Scout in uniform and campaign hat with hands joined in a Scout handshake or oath gesture. Designed and engraved by Jacques Derrey.
Series 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 The issue was withdrawn from sale on 31 December 1967.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.