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1966.GTM.01

Homage to National Scouting

Guatemala·1966

Fifth Interamerican Regional Training Conference; homage to national Scouting

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1966.GTM.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Guatemala (GTM)
Year
1966-03-03
Event
Fifth Interamerican Regional Training Conference; homage to national Scouting
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Airmail

Production

Printer
Austrian State Printing Works (Staatsdruckerei Wien)
Process
Photogravure
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 14 × 13½

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
966.1; 966.2; 966.3; 966.4; 966.5
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
GT C328; GT C329; GT C330; GT C331; GT C332
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
GT 752; GT 753; GT 754; GT 755; GT 756
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
GT PA339; GT PA340; GT PA341; GT PA342; GT PA343
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
GT 745; GT 746; GT 747; GT 748; GT 749

History

Guatemala issued five airmail stamps on 3 March 1966 as a homage to national Scouting, coinciding with the Fifth Interamerican Regional Training Conference. Each value is inscribed HOMENAJE AL ESCULTISMO NACIONAL and CORREO AEREO, and carries the printer's mark STAATSDRUCKEREI WIEN.

The Austrian State Printing Works printed the set in photogravure, perforated 14 × 13½, in panes of 50. The 5 c shows an orange Scout fleur-de-lis with the Guatemalan arms and quetzal above the motto SIEMPRE LISTO. The 9 c shows three Scouts seated around a camp-fire. The 10 c shows a Scout striding forward with a lit torch and the national flag against a yellow fleur-de-lis. The 15 c shows a Scout giving the three-finger salute before a fleur-de-lis and crossed national flags. The 20 c carries a portrait of Baden-Powell, named on the stamp.

Print runs were 100,000 of each of the four lower values and 50,000 of the 20 c.

SOSOW / SOSSI reference ↗

All 1966All GTM

Stamps in this series

5 pieces
Scout emblem
1966.GTM.01-01

Scout emblem

5 cScott GT C328Domfil 966.1
In collection
Scouts at the camp-fire
1966.GTM.01-02

Scouts at the camp-fire

9 cScott GT C329Domfil 966.2
In collection
Scout with torch and flag
1966.GTM.01-03

Scout with torch and flag

10 cScott GT C330Domfil 966.3
In collection
Scout saluting
1966.GTM.01-04

Scout saluting

15 cScott GT C331Domfil 966.4
In collection
Lord Baden-Powell
1966.GTM.01-05

Lord Baden-Powell

20 cScott GT C332Domfil 966.5
In collection