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1977.GRD.01

6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree

Grenada·1977

6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree, Kingston, Jamaica

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In collection 3 · purchased 5 · wanted 0 · of 8 pieces
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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1977.GRD.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Grenada (GRD)
Year
1977-09-06
Event
6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree, Kingston, Jamaica
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Gordon Drummond
Printer
House of Questa
Process
Offset lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 14

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
977.24; 977.25; 977.26; 977.27; 977.28; 977.29; 977.30; 977.32
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
GD 805; GD 806; GD 807; GD 808; GD 809; GD 810; GD 811; GD 812
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
GD 843; GD 844; GD 845; GD 846; GD 847; GD 848; GD 849; GD BL65
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
GD 749; GD 750; GD 751; GD 752; GD 753; GD 754; GD 755; GD BF62
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
GD 878; GD 879; GD 880; GD 881; GD 882; GD 883; GD 884; GD MS885

History

Grenada issued seven commemoratives and a souvenir sheet on 6 September 1977 for the 6th Caribbean Scout Jamboree, held at Kingston, Jamaica, from 5 to 14 August 1977. Gordon Drummond designed the issue. The House of Questa printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 14. Each stamp is landscape, 41 × 28 mm, inscribed GRENADA and SIXTH CARIBBEAN JAMBOREE, JAMAICA.

The ½ cent, lettered PIONEERING PROJECT, shows five Scouts on a log raft with orange pontoons. The 1 cent is a tug-of-war before camp tents. The 2 cent is a Sea Scouts regatta. The 18 cent, lettered CAMP-FIRE NIGHT, shows silhouettes before a fire. The 40 cent is a field kitchen of three Scouts at a brick hearth. The 1 dollar pairs Grenada Sea Scouts in sailor hats with Grenada Scouts in khaki. The 2 dollar, lettered HIKING & MAP READING, shows two Scouts with a map and two on a trail.

The souvenir sheet, 107 × 85 mm, holds a single 3 dollar stamp lettered SEMAPHORE: one Scout signals with red-and-white flags, another writes on a log. The margin gives the Kingston dates and spells WELCOME in semaphore.

Stamps in this series

8 pieces

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