1957.CUB.0150th Anniversary of Scouting and the Baden-Powell centenary
Cuba·1957
Commemorative pair for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting and the centenary of Baden-Powell's birth, Havana, 1957
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1957.CUB.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Cuba (CUB)
- Year
- 1957-02-22
- Event
- Commemorative pair for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting and the centenary of Baden-Powell's birth, Havana, 1957
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail · Commemorative
Production
- Printer
- Cía. P. Fernández
- Process
- Engraving and embossing
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Line 12½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 957.2; 957.3
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CU 565; CU C152
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CU 518; CU 519
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CU 449; CU PA152
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CU 803; CU 804
History
Cuba issued two commemoratives at Havana on 22 February 1957, Baden-Powell's birthday, for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting and the centenary of his birth. Domfil catalogues the pair as 957.2/3.
The 4 centavos in green and red shows Scouts gathered around a camp fire (Domfil 957.2 «Junto al fuego / At the fire-side», Scott CU 565, Michel CU 518). The 12 centavos slate is an airmail value carrying a portrait of Baden-Powell (Domfil 957.3, Scott CU C152, Michel CU 519).
Cía. P. Fernández produced both, engraved and embossed — an unusual combination that gives the designs relief — in panes of 50, line perforation 12½, on watermarked star paper. SOSOW records 2,000,000 of the 4 centavos against only 500,000 of the airmail, which makes the Baden-Powell portrait the harder of the two. Further references are Yvert CU 449 and PA152, and Stanley Gibbons CU 803–804.
Notes
- Imperforate trial colour proofs in green (4 c and 12 c) realized $450 at Cherrystone Auctions, 13–14 June 2017, lot 221. https://www.cherrystoneauctions.com/
- A large die proof of the camp-fire design in issued colour on glazed card, serial 10938, with the red (denomination) omitted, realized $650 at Cherrystone Auctions, 5–6 September 2018, lot 229. https://www.cherrystoneauctions.com/