Mountaineering
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1975.GRD.01-06- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 14th World Scout Jamboree, Norway
1975.GRD.01· piece 6 of 8 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Grenada (GRD)- Year / date
- 1975-07-02
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 75 c
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicolour
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- Designer
- John Waddington Studios
- Printer
- Format International Security Printers Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14
- Panes
- 50
- Size
- 43 x 29 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 975.78
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GD 649
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GD 682
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GD 609
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GD 718
Notes
Inscribed Adventure Training - Mountaineering, 75c and GRENADA. Two figures in striped sweaters rest on a rocky ledge with a coiled rope and a pack; a lake and mountains below.
Series history
Grenada issued seven commemoratives and a souvenir sheet on 2 July 1975 for the 14th World Scout Jamboree, Nordjamb 75, in Norway. John Waddington Studios designed them (the initials J. W. appear on the issue); Format International Security Printers lithographed them, comb perforated 14. The stamps measure 43 × 29 mm and were printed in panes of fifty. Each stamp is headed 14th WORLD JAMBOREE - NORWAY 1975, carries the Nordjamb 75 mountain mark at upper left, and is inscribed GRENADA.
The ½ cent, lettered Health and Environment / Wild-life study, shows a Scout watching a squirrel on a branch beside a lake. The 1 cent, Adventure Training — Seamanship, shows three Scouts in a sailing boat. The 2 cent, Survival — Map reading and location, shows two Scouts with an unfolded map. The 35 cent, Survival - First aid, shows one Scout bandaging another. The 40 cent, Health and Environment - Physical training, shows two figures stretching on mats. The 75 cent, Adventure Training - Mountaineering, shows two figures resting on a rocky ledge with a coiled rope. The 2 dollar, Entertaining - Sing-song, shows Scouts with a guitar and an accordion.
The souvenir sheet, 106 × 80 mm, sets a 1 dollar stamp in a fjord landscape with a yellow autumn tree. The stamp is lettered Survival— Emergency boat building and shows three Scouts building a boat of logs at the water's edge. The same 1 dollar design is also listed as a single stamp; it is not catalogued separately here.
