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1979.STP.01International Year of the Child
International Year of the Child
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1979.STP.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Sao Tome and Principe (STP)
- Year
- 1979-07-06
- Event
- International Year of the Child
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Printer
- Format International Security Printers
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12¾
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 979.39
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- ST 514
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- ST 580
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- ST 543
History
São Tomé and Príncipe issued a commemorative on 6 July 1979 for the International Year of the Child. Format International Security Printers printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 12¾. The 7 dobra stamp is inscribed S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE, Db 7, and ANO INTERNACIONAL DA CRIANÇA 1979, with the Year of the Child emblem in a side panel. The picture shows children in red neckerchiefs before a rising sun.