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1970.BTN.01Provisional surcharge — Scout climbing
Bhutan·1970
1970 provisional 20 ch surcharges
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1970.BTN.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Bhutan (BTN)
- Year
- 1970-06-19
- Event
- 1970 provisional 20 ch surcharges
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Definitive
Production
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Line 13½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 970.43
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- 115G
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- 364
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- 327
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- 213
History
Bhutan released a 20 chetrum provisional surcharge on 19 June 1970, overprinted in black on the diamond-shaped 4 ngultrum Scout climbing stamp of 1967. Harrison & Sons had printed the underlying design by photogravure; it is line perforated 13½. A Scout in a red jacket climbs a snow slope with rope, ice axe and backpack; a gold fleur-de-lis stands at the right, and the stamp is inscribed BHUTAN in English and Dzongkha. Black bars cancel the original 4 ngultrum. The surcharge printer is not established. Postal standing of the provisionals is not settled.
