1968.AIA.01Girl Guides 35th Anniversary
Anguilla·1968
35th anniversary of Girl Guiding in Anguilla, 1933–1968
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1968.AIA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Anguilla (AIA)
- Year
- 1968-10-14
- Event
- 35th anniversary of Girl Guiding in Anguilla, 1933–1968
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- John Lister Ltd.
- Printer
- Alden & Mowbray, Oxford
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 × 13½ / 13½ × 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 968.9; 968.10; 968.11; 968.12
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- AI 40; AI 41; AI 42; AI 43
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- AI 40; AI 41; AI 42; AI 43
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- AI 24; AI 25; AI 26; AI 27
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- AI 40; AI 41; AI 42; AI 43
History
Anguilla issued four commemoratives on 14 October 1968 for the thirty-fifth anniversary of Girl Guiding on the island (1933–1968). John Lister Ltd. designed the set; Alden & Mowbray of Oxford printed it by offset lithography in panes of twenty-five, without watermark. The horizontal 10 cents and 25 cents are comb perforated 13 × 13½; the upright 15 cents and 40 cents are comb perforated 13½ × 13.
The 10 cents shows the gold Girl Guide trefoil on a scroll dated 1933 and 1968, inscribed 35 YEARS OF GUIDING. The 15 cents places the trefoil among silhouettes of Guides in uniform hats, with ASSOCIATION and the anniversary years below. The 25 cents depicts the Girl Guide headquarters building at The Valley beside a panel with the trefoil and the dates 1933–1968. The 40 cents centres the association trefoil in an oval surrounded by eight circular proficiency badges.
Stamps in this series
4 piecesGuide's badge and anniversary years
Guide badge and silhouettes
Girl Guide Headquarters, Valley