1960.BRA.0150th Anniversary of Scouting in Brazil
Brazil·1960
Fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in Brazil; airmail commemorative issued at Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1960.BRA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Brazil (BRA)
- Year
- 1960-07-23
- Event
- Fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in Brazil; airmail commemorative issued at Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Bernardino Lanzatta
- Printer
- Casa da Moeda
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11½ × 11
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 960.13
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- BR C101
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- BR 985
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- BR PA90
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- BR 1034
History
Brazil issued a single airmail commemorative on 23 July 1960 for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in the country. The day coincided with the unveiling of a monument to Baden-Powell at Russel Beach, Rio de Janeiro.
Bernardino Lanzatta designed the stamp: a Scout in campaign hat, shown in left profile against a tent outline, with the Brazilian Scout fleur-de-lis and the motto SEMPRE ALERTA at lower left. The foot is inscribed CINQÜENTENÁRIO DO ESCOTISMO NO BRASIL - 1960. The value is 3,30 cruzeiros and the heading reads Brasil Correio Aéreo.
Casa da Moeda printed five million copies by photogravure in panes of twenty-five on watermarked paper (correio, star and Brazil), perforated 11½ × 11.