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1969.CHE.01Swiss Girl Scouts
Switzerland·1969
50th anniversary of Swiss Girl Scouting (1919–1969); annual publicity series
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1969.CHE.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Switzerland (CHE)
- Year
- 1969-02-13
- Event
- 50th anniversary of Swiss Girl Scouting (1919–1969); annual publicity series
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Erhard Meier
- Printer
- Helio Courvoisier
- Process
- Photogravure
- Paper
- Phosphorescent
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11½ (also given as Comb 11¾)
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 969.1
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CH 495
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CH 895
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CH 828
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CH 767
History
Switzerland released its annual publicity series at Bern on 13 February 1969. One of the five values — the 10 centimes — marks the fiftieth anniversary of Swiss Girl Scouting (1919–1969). Erhard Meier designed a campsite of white tents on a green meadow beneath grey peaks and a blue sky; a large trefoil in the Swiss colours occupies the right, and the trilingual legends Pfadfinderinnen · Éclaireuses · Esploratrici run along the foot. Helio Courvoisier printed the stamp by photogravure on phosphorescent paper in panes of 50; 19,981,000 were issued. Perforation is given as about 11½–11¾.