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1964.MDG.0140th Anniversary of Malagasy Scouting
Madagascar·1964
Fortieth anniversary of Malagasy Scouting
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1964.MDG.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Madagascar (MDG)
- Year
- 1964-06-06
- Event
- Fortieth anniversary of Malagasy Scouting
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- D. Razafinjato
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 (imperforate also exists)
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 964.3
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- MG 356
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- MG 521
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- MG 395
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- MG 81
History
The Malagasy Republic issued a single recess commemorative at Tananarive on 6 June 1964 for the fortieth anniversary of Malagasy Scouting. D. Razafinjato designed and J. Gauthier engraved a reddish-brown night scene: two Scouts in broad-brimmed hats sit before a campfire, with a tent to the left and a traveler's palm to the right. The stamp is inscribed REPOBLIKA MALAGASY and, along the foot, 40e ANNIVERSAIRE DU SCOUTISME MALGACHE 6-6-64. The French Stamp Printing Office printed the issue in panes of twenty-five, perforated 13. An imperforate form of the same design exists. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 28 February 1968.