60 in a trefoil
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1978.BRB.01-03- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 60th Anniversary of the Girl Guides
1978.BRB.01· piece 3 of 4 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Barbados (BRB)- Year / date
- 1978-08-01
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 50 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.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- Designer
- Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Line 14
- Size
- 35 x 60 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 978.15
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- BB 481
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- BB 450
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- BB 458
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- BB 607
Notes
Rhombus. Lettered GIRL GUIDES, DIAMOND JUBILEE, BARBADOS, 1918–1978 and 50 c. Upright diamond. Silver trefoil lettered 60, with a small star, on a green and blue sunburst. Offset lithography, line 14.
Series history
Barbados issued four commemoratives on 1 August 1978 for the diamond jubilee of the Girl Guides there, 1918–1978. Each stamp is a rhombus, lettered GIRL GUIDES, DIAMOND JUBILEE, BARBADOS and 1918–1978 along the four sides. Harrison & Sons designed and lithographed the set, line perforated 14, in panes of 50 as two blocks of 25 with a gutter. The paper is watermarked Crown over Block CA in diagonal rows.
The 12 cents, a landscape diamond, shows a camp: a Guide flag on a pole, a cooking fire, green tents and a building under a yellow sun.
The 28 cents, a landscape diamond, shows Guides at service — one pushing a wheelchair, others with children.
The 50 cents, an upright diamond, shows a silver trefoil with 60 and a small star on a green and blue sunburst.
The 1 dollar, an upright diamond, shows the Barbados Girl Guides trefoil in blue and gold — two G letters, a trident and a star — over a gold banner lettered BARBADOS.