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1967.GHA.01

50th Anniversary of Scouting in Ghana

Ghana·1967

50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Ghana (Gold Coast)

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50th Anniversary of Scouting in Ghana — preview

Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1967.GHA.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Ghana (GHA)
Year
1967-09-18
Event
50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Ghana (Gold Coast)
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Printer
Joh. Enschedé
Process
Photogravure
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 14½ × 13¼ (also imperforate)

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
967.44/47
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
308/310; 310a
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
319A/321A; 319B/321B; Bl 27
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
296/298; BF 27
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
483/485; MS486

History

Ghana issued three stamps at Accra on 18 September 1967 for the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scout movement in Ghana (the former Gold Coast). Joh. Enschedé printed the set by photogravure. The stamps measure 43 × 26 mm and were released both comb perforated 14½ × 13¼ and imperforate. They were also sold in panes of thirty with plain selvage and in miniature sheets of twelve with an ornamental border.

The designs show two Scouts at a campfire before a large Scout fleur-de-lis (4 nP); a Scout on the hike with staff, pack and neckerchief, the design dated AUG 1967 (10 nP); and a portrait of Robert Baden-Powell with the Scout emblem (12½ nP). An imperforate souvenir sheet joins the three designs in one horizontal row within a decorative margin illustrating Scouting scenes, with a total face value of 26.50 nP.

SOSOW / SOSSI reference ↗

All 1967All GHA

Stamps in this series

7 pieces
Scouts at the campfire before a Scout lily
1967.GHA.01-01

Scouts at the campfire before a Scout lily

4 nPScott 308Domfil 967.44
In collection
Scout on the hike
1967.GHA.01-02

Scout on the hike

10 nPScott 309Domfil 967.45
In collection
Robert Baden-Powell
1967.GHA.01-03

Robert Baden-Powell

12½ nPScott 310Domfil 967.46
In collection
Scouts at the campfire before a Scout lily
1967.GHA.01-04

Scouts at the campfire before a Scout lily

4 nP
In collection
Scout on the hike
1967.GHA.01-05

Scout on the hike

10 nP
In collection
Robert Baden-Powell
1967.GHA.01-06

Robert Baden-Powell

12½ nP
In collection
The Scouts — souvenir sheet
1967.GHA.01-07

The Scouts — souvenir sheet

26.50 nPScott 310aDomfil 967.47
In collection

Related material

3 items
1967.GHA.01-AMiniature sheet of 12 × 10 nP (Scout on the hike)miniature sheet · not a catalog pieceIn collection
1967.GHA.01-BMiniature sheet of 12 × 4 nP (Scouts at the campfire)miniature sheet · not a catalog pieceIn collection
1967.GHA.01-CMiniature sheet of 12 × 12½ nP (Robert Baden-Powell)miniature sheet · not a catalog pieceIn collection