Making a mat
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1977.KIR.01-03- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Golden Jubilee of Scouting in the Gilbert Islands
1977.KIR.01· piece 3 of 4 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Kiribati (KIR)- Year / date
- 1977-12-05
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 20 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.
- ◔ Purchased€2.80 for 4 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- John Cooter
- Printer
- John Waddington Security Print Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
- Size
- 39.5 x 25.5 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 977.15
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GB-GI 306
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GB-GI 301
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GB-GI 54
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GB-GI 62
Notes
Landscape. Inscribed Golden Jubilee of Scouting in the Gilbert Islands, Making a mat, Gilbert Islands and 20c. A Scout in a yellow neckerchief sits cross-legged, weaving a green leaf mat on the sand under palms. Queen Elizabeth II silhouette at upper right. Offset lithography, comb 13, 39.5 × 25.5 mm.
Series history
The Gilbert Islands issued four commemoratives at Tarawa on 5 December 1977 for the golden jubilee of Scouting there. They are inscribed Gilbert Islands and Golden Jubilee of Scouting in the Gilbert Islands, with a silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II.
John Cooter designed the set. John Waddington printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 13, in panes of 50 as two panes of 25 with a gutter, on paper watermarked with a multiple Crown and Block CA in diagonal rows.
The 8 cent, upright, shows a gold 50 over a green Scout fleur-de-lis in a blue disc lettered TIKAUTI NI KIRIBATI and 1927–1977, with palms, a beach and an outrigger canoe. The 15 cent, landscape, is captioned Patrol meeting: a taller Scout addresses five younger Scouts in white shirts and green neckerchiefs, barefoot, beside a thatched hut. The 20 cent, Making a mat, shows a Scout sitting cross-legged weaving a green leaf mat. The 40 cent, upright, is captioned Canoeing: three Scouts in a white outrigger canoe under a triangular sail.