Scout with duckling
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1979.MLI.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- International Year of the Child
1979.MLI.01· piece 2 of 3 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Mali (MLI)- Year / date
- 1979-05-07
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 200 f
- 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€2.50 for 3 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06qty 2 of the 3v set; second set is a duplicate
Production
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
- Panes
- 10
- Size
- 52.5 x 31.5 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 979.18
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- ML 323
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- ML 694
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- ML 324
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- ML 691
Notes
Girl in green at left; pink International Year of the Child emblem with laurel sprays at centre; Scout in uniform holding a duckling at right. Inscribed République du Mali, 200F POSTES, and 1979. ANNEE INTERNATIONALE DE L'ENFANT; plate signed ANDREOTTO. Recess, comb perforated 13; 52.5 × 31.5 mm.
Series history
Mali issued a three-value commemorative set on 7 May 1979 for the International Year of the Child: 120 francs (child and emblem), 200 francs (girl, emblem, and a Scout holding a duckling), and 300 francs (emblem and children with a calf). Claude Andréotto designed and engraved the set; it is recess printed, comb perforated 13, in panes of ten as two rows of five with gutter pairs, and measures 52.5 × 31.5 mm. Each stamp is inscribed République du Mali, POSTES, and 1979 ANNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE L'ENFANT.