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1979.DMA.01

50th Anniversary of the Girl Guides

Dominica·1979

Golden Jubilee of the Girl Guides in Dominica, 1929–1979

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1979.DMA.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Dominica (DMA)
Year
1979-07-30
Event
Golden Jubilee of the Girl Guides in Dominica, 1929–1979
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Max Diamond
Printer
Questa
Process
Offset lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 14

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
979.27/30; 979.32
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
DM 630; DM 631; DM 632; DM 633; DM 634
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
DM 637; DM 638; DM 639; DM 640; DM BL57
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
DM 613; DM 614; DM 615; DM 616; DM BF57
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
DM 672; DM 673; DM 674; DM 675; DM MS676

History

Dominica issued four commemoratives and a souvenir sheet at Roseau on 30 July 1979 for the golden jubilee of the Girl Guides on the island, 1929–1979. Max Diamond designed the issue; Questa printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 14, the stamps in panes of forty as two panes of twenty with gutter pairs. Each stamp is lettered COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA and GOLDEN JUBILEE GIRL GUIDES 1929-1979, with a purple flower at the right. The 10 cents shows four Guides in blue at a camp-fire, one kneeling at a pot. The 20 cents shows four Guides pitching a white ridge tent. The 50 cents shows a Guide hoisting the Dominica flag while three Guides in brown stand at attention. The $2.50 shows a Guide playing an accordion and three younger Guides singing. The souvenir sheet, 110 × 85 mm, holds a $3 stamp of four Guides on a wooden pier in a harbour, with a ship, a small boat, hills and a faint rainbow, lettered GOLDEN JUBILEE OF GIRL GUIDES.

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Stamps in this series

5 pieces
Cooking
1979.DMA.01-01

Cooking

10 cScott DM 630Domfil 979.27
Purchased
Pitching tent
1979.DMA.01-02

Pitching tent

20 cScott DM 631Domfil 979.28
Purchased
Raising the flag
1979.DMA.01-03

Raising the flag

50 cScott DM 632Domfil 979.29
Purchased
Accordion and singing
1979.DMA.01-04

Accordion and singing

$2.50Scott DM 633Domfil 979.30
Purchased
Souvenir sheet — Guides on the pier
1979.DMA.01-05

Souvenir sheet — Guides on the pier

$3Scott DM 634Domfil 979.32
Purchased