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1968.ROU.01

Pioneers

Romania·1968

Commemorative set for the Romanian Pioneer organisation

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1968.ROU.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Romania (ROU)
Year
1968-06-09
Event
Commemorative set for the Romanian Pioneer organisation
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Vladimir Stoianov
Printer
Fabrica de Timbre, Bucharest
Process
Photogravure
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 13½

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
968.18; 968.19; 968.20; 968.21; 968.22; 968.23
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
RO 2010; RO 2011; RO 2012; RO 2013; RO 2014; RO 2015
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
RO 2677; RO 2678; RO 2679; RO 2680; RO 2681; RO 2682
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
RO 2381; RO 2382; RO 2383; RO 2384; RO 2385; RO 2386
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
RO 3554; RO 3555; RO 3556; RO 3557; RO 3558; RO 3559

History

Romania issued a six-value commemorative set on 9 June 1968 devoted to the Pioneer organisation (Organizația Pionierilor), the state youth movement of the Socialist Republic. Vladimir Stoianov designed the stamps; Fabrica de Timbre in Bucharest printed them by photogravure. Each value measures 55 × 21 mm, is perforated comb 13½, carries no watermark, and had a print run of 250,000.

The horizontal designs show Pioneer life rather than Scouting: three Pioneers before a torch-bearing heroes' monument (5 bani); an instructor fastening a red neckerchief on Young Pioneers (40 bani); model-making with aeroplanes and a sailboat (55 bani); radio work with headphones and a mast (1 leu); folk dancing in traditional costume (1.60 lei); and a tent camp with a map or book (2.40 lei). Each stamp is inscribed POSTA ROMANA and dated 1968.

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Stamps in this series

6 pieces
Pioneers before the Monument for Heroes — 5 bani
1968.ROU.01-01

Pioneers before the Monument for Heroes — 5 bani

5 bScott RO 2010Domfil 968.18
In collection
Young Pioneers receiving neckerchiefs — 40 bani
1968.ROU.01-02

Young Pioneers receiving neckerchiefs — 40 bani

40 bScott RO 2011Domfil 968.19
In collection
Pioneers building models — 55 bani
1968.ROU.01-03

Pioneers building models — 55 bani

55 bScott RO 2012Domfil 968.20
In collection
Pioneers transmitting by radio — 1 leu
1968.ROU.01-04

Pioneers transmitting by radio — 1 leu

1 LScott RO 2013Domfil 968.21
In collection
Pioneers folk dancing — 1.60 lei
1968.ROU.01-05

Pioneers folk dancing — 1.60 lei

1.60 LScott RO 2014Domfil 968.22
In collection
Pioneers in tent camp — 2.40 lei
1968.ROU.01-06

Pioneers in tent camp — 2.40 lei

2.40 LScott RO 2015Domfil 968.23
In collection