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1963.NGA.0111th World Scout Jamboree, Marathon
Nigeria·1963
11th World Scout Jamboree, Marathon
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1963.NGA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Nigeria (NGA)
- Year
- 1963-08-01
- Event
- 11th World Scout Jamboree, Marathon
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Stephanos Apostolou; G. A. Okiki
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 14 (stamps)
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 963.5/7
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- NG 145/146; NG 146a
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- NG 136/137; NG Bl 1
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- NG 141/142; NG BF1
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- NG 133/134; NG MS134a
History
Nigeria issued two triangular photogravure stamps at Lagos on 1 August 1963 for the 11th World Scout Jamboree at Marathon, Greece — the first triangular Scout stamps. Harrison & Sons printed both values in panes of sixty, perforated 14. Stephanos Apostolou designed the 3 pence: a Nigerian Scout and a Greek Scout shaking hands beneath the jamboree emblem. G. A. Okiki designed the 1 shilling: Scouts silhouetted around a camp-fire under the same emblem. A souvenir sheet places the two triangles together as a diamond under the heading «The 11th World Scout Jamboree».