1960.USA.02Centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America
United States·1960
Commemorative for the centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America movement, New York, 18 October 1960
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1960.USA.02- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- United States (USA)
- Year
- 1960-10-18
- Event
- Commemorative for the centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America movement, New York, 18 October 1960
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- C. R. Coiner
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Process
- Engraving (Giori press)
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 960.28
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- US 1163
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- US 793
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- US 700
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- US 1162
History
The United States issued a 4 cent commemorative at New York on 18 October 1960 for the centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America movement (1860–1960). Domfil catalogues it as 960.28 under «Centenario del Club de Muchachos», motif «Escultismo / The Scouts» — Domfil's theme label; the organisation is the Boys' Clubs, not the Boy Scouts of America.
C. R. Coiner designed the stamp and M. D. Fenton engraved it: a red profile of a boy facing left beside BOYS' CLUBS OF AMERICA MOVEMENT, with 1860–1960 down the left and 4c U.S. POSTAGE at the foot. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced it on the Giori press in panes of 50, perforation 11. Print figures of about 123,690,000 are commonly cited.
Further references are Scott US 1163, Michel US 793, Yvert US 700, Stanley Gibbons US 1162 and Unificato 951.
