1967.COG.0112th World Scout Jamboree in Idaho
Congo·1967
12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A.; issued at Brazzaville, 29 September 1967
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1967.COG.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Congo (COG)
- Year
- 1967-09-29
- Event
- 12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A.; issued at Brazzaville, 29 September 1967
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Michel Monvoisin
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office (Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris)
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 967.25; 967.26
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CG C58; CG C59
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CG 140; CG 141
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CG PA60; CG PA61
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CG 137; CG 138
History
The Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) issued two airmail stamps on 29 September 1967 for the 12th World Scout Jamboree, held at Farragut State Park, Idaho, United States, from 1 to 9 August 1967. Michel Monvoisin designed the set. The Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste in Paris printed it in recess, comb perforated 13. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 20 December 1968.
The 50 f shows Scouts with packs and staffs marching past a large ridge tent, with another line of Scouts on a distant ridge and the 1967 World Jamboree emblem inset at right. The 70 f shows a raised Scout sign, a campsite of tents before evergreen trees and mountain peaks (Borah Peak), and the same jamboree emblem at upper right. Both are inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO, POSTE AERIENNE and JAMBOREE 1967; Monvoisin's signature appears on each design.
Both values also exist imperforate. De luxe proofs of the set are recorded.
Stamps in this series
4 piecesScouts marching past tent and Jamboree emblem
Scout sign, campsite and Borah Peak
Scouts marching past tent and Jamboree emblem, imperforate