Rock climbing
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1977.DMA.01-04- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree
1977.DMA.01· piece 4 of 7 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Dominica (DMA)- Year / date
- 1977-08-08
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 45 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.
- ◔ Purchased€3.00 for 6 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- Waddington Studios
- Printer
- House of Questa
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14¼
- Size
- 43 x 29 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 977.19
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DM 537
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DM 541
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DM 527
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DM 579
Notes
Caption rock climbing. Two Scouts on a rope on a rocky peak. Inscribed DOMINICA and CARIBBEAN BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE · JAMAICA 1977. A saluting Scout in a green beret and yellow neckerchief at right; World Scout emblem at upper left. Offset lithography, comb 14¼, 43 × 29 mm.
Series history
On 8 August 1977 Dominica issued six commemoratives and a souvenir sheet for the 6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree in Jamaica. Each stamp is inscribed DOMINICA and CARIBBEAN BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE · JAMAICA 1977.
Waddington Studios designed the set. The House of Questa printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 14¼, 43 × 29 mm, in panes of 50.
Every value shows the same saluting Scout in a green beret and yellow neckerchief at right, with the World Scout emblem at upper left. The half-cent, captioned hiking, shows four Scouts on a trail. The 1 cent, first aid, shows two Scouts bandaging a casualty. The 2 cents shows Scouts at orange A-frame tents. The 45 cents, rock climbing, shows two Scouts on a rope. The 50 cents shows two kayaks. The 3 dollars, sailing, shows dinghies being launched.
The souvenir sheet, 111 × 113 mm, has a brown field, a rope border tied in a reef knot, and a large white Scout sign. It carries two designs not among the six: a 75 cent of Scouts at a map and a 2 dollar of Scouts at a camp-fire.