Map of Gabon and Scout sign
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1981.GAB.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 4th Pan-African Scouting Congress, Abidjan
1981.GAB.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Gabon (GAB)- Year / date
- 1981-07-16
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 75 f
- 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.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- Designer
- Odette Baillais
- Printer
- Delrieu, Paris
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12½
- Panes
- 25
- Size
- 28 × 48 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 981.41
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GA 477
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GA 797
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GA 470
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GA 783
Notes
A yellow map of Gabon on a green and blue ground carries a brown Scout sign and the motto PRÊT À SERVIR on a shield. Lettered RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE, 75F, LE SCOUTISME GABONAIS AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT NATIONAL, POSTES, ABIDJAN, 4e CONGRES PANAFRICAIN DU SCOUTISME - Août 1981. A white fleur-de-lis sits at lower right. Signed O.BAILLAIS and DELRIEU.
Series history
Gabon issued a 75-franc commemorative at Libreville on 16 July 1981 for the 4th Pan-African Scout Congress at Abidjan. The stamp is lettered RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE, 75F, LE SCOUTISME GABONAIS AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT NATIONAL, POSTES, ABIDJAN, 4e CONGRES PANAFRICAIN DU SCOUTISME - Août 1981. A yellow map of Gabon on a green and blue ground carries a brown Scout sign and the motto PRÊT À SERVIR; a white fleur-de-lis sits at lower right. Signed O.BAILLAIS and DELRIEU.
Odette Baillais designed the stamp. Delrieu of Paris printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 12½, 28 × 48 mm, in panes of 25. The stamp also exists imperforate.
