Scouts of different nations
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1972.GRD.01-07- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 65th Anniversary of Boy Scouts
1972.GRD.01· piece 7 of 9 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Grenada (GRD)- Year / date
- 1972-12-02
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 75 c
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicolour
- 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 14
- Printing
- Lithography
- Size
- 41 × 28 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 972.65
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GD 472
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GD 492
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GD 449
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GD 536
Notes
Pale blue field. Six Scouts of different nations; two at left shake hands. Green turban, campaign hat and pith helmet among the headgear. Green fleur-de-lis. Queen Elizabeth II profile at upper right. GRENADA; banner SCOUTS 65th ANNIVERSARY. 75 CENTS.
Series history
On 2 December 1972 Grenada issued eight stamps and a souvenir sheet for the 65th anniversary of Boy Scouts. Richard Granger Barrett designed four subjects, each with a profile of Queen Elizabeth II: a Scout in a beret giving the three-finger salute; two Scouts knotting ropes beside a fleur-de-lis lettered BOY SCOUTS; six Scouts of different nations, two shaking hands; and a portrait of Baden-Powell in campaign hat and uniform. The ½ cent and 25 cents carry the salute; the 1 cent and 35 cents the knotting; the 2 cents and 75 cents the group of nations; the 3 cents and 1 dollar Baden-Powell. The 25 and 35 cents are inscribed AIR MAIL. The souvenir sheet holds a 60-cent Baden-Powell stamp above a 70-cent group of nations, with fleur-de-lis, 65th ANNIVERSARY, and line drawings of saluting Scouts in the margin. House of Questa printed the issue in lithography, comb perforated 14.
