Map of Gabon and Scout sign, overprinted
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1981.GAB.02-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 28th World Scout Conference in Dakar
1981.GAB.02· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Gabon (GAB)- Year / date
- 1981-07-23
- 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).
- 981.42
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GA 478
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GA 798
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GA 471
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GA 784
Notes
The July 75-franc design — a yellow map of Gabon with a brown Scout sign and PRÊT À SERVIR — overprinted in black DAKAR / 28e CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME above the Abidjan conference line. The stamp remains lettered RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE, 75F, LE SCOUTISME GABONAIS AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT NATIONAL, POSTES, ABIDJAN, 4e CONGRES PANAFRICAIN DU SCOUTISME - Août 1981. Signed O.BAILLAIS and DELRIEU.
Series history
Gabon issued a 75-franc commemorative at Libreville on 23 July 1981, overprinted in black on the July stamp for the 4th Pan-African Scout Congress at Abidjan. The overprint reads DAKAR / 28e CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME. The underlying stamp remains lettered RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE, 75F, LE SCOUTISME GABONAIS AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT NATIONAL, POSTES, ABIDJAN, 4e CONGRES PANAFRICAIN DU SCOUTISME - Août 1981, and signed O.BAILLAIS and DELRIEU. A yellow map of Gabon on a green and blue ground still carries a brown Scout sign and the motto PRÊT À SERVIR.
Odette Baillais designed the original stamp. Delrieu of Paris printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 12½, 28 × 48 mm, in panes of 25. The overprinted stamp also exists imperforate.
