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1971.BTN.01

60th Anniversary of Scouting

Bhutan·1971

60th anniversary of Scouting

31% of this series in collection (4 / 13)
In collection 4 · purchased 9 · wanted 0 · of 13 pieces
Series preview
60th Anniversary of Scouting — preview

Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1971.BTN.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Bhutan (BTN)
Year
1971-11-30
Event
60th anniversary of Scouting
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative

Production

Designer
Heraclio Fournier
Printer
Heraclio Fournier
Process
Lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 13½

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
971.60; 971.61; 971.62; 971.63; 971.64; 971.65; 971.66
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
BT 134; BT 135; BT 136; BT 137; BT 138; BT 139; BT 139a
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
BT 480; BT 481; BT 482; BT 483; BT 484; BT 485; BT 480B; BT 481B; BT 482B; BT 483B; BT 484B; BT 485B; BT BL47
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
BT 363; BT 364; BT 365; BT 366; BT 367; BT 368; BT BF42

History

Bhutan issued six diamond-shaped commemoratives and a souvenir sheet at Tas Chho-Dz'ong on 30 November 1971. The stamps are inscribed 60th ANNIVERSARY — 1972. Three designs, each used on two values, show a Scout in a blue gho crossing a stream in a rope sling (10 and 75 chertum), two Scouts mountaineering (20 chertum and 2 ngultrum), and two Scouts reading a map (50 chertum and 6 ngultrum). Heraclio Fournier designed and printed the issue in lithography, in panes of forty, comb perforated 13½. Quantities were 100,000 each of the 10, 20 and 50 chertum, 50,000 of the 75 chertum, 30,000 of the 2 ngultrum, 20,000 of the 6 ngultrum, and 7,500 souvenir sheets. The diamond sheet pairs the 2 and 6 ngultrum with side labels of a fleur-de-lis, comb perforated 13.

Imperforate singles of the six values exist.

SOSOW / SOSSI reference ↗

All 1971All BTN

Stamps in this series

13 pieces
Crossing a stream in a rope sling
1971.BTN.01-01

Crossing a stream in a rope sling

10 chScott BT 134Domfil 971.60
Purchased
Mountaineering
1971.BTN.01-02

Mountaineering

20 chScott BT 135Domfil 971.61
Purchased
Reading a map
1971.BTN.01-03

Reading a map

50 chScott BT 136Domfil 971.62
Purchased
Crossing a stream in a rope sling
1971.BTN.01-04

Crossing a stream in a rope sling

75 chScott BT 137Domfil 971.63
In collection
Mountaineering
1971.BTN.01-05

Mountaineering

2 NuScott BT 138Domfil 971.64
In collection
Reading a map
1971.BTN.01-06

Reading a map

6 NuScott BT 139Domfil 971.65
In collection
Crossing a stream in a rope sling
1971.BTN.01-07

Crossing a stream in a rope sling

10 ch
Purchased
Mountaineering
1971.BTN.01-08

Mountaineering

20 ch
Purchased
Reading a map
1971.BTN.01-09

Reading a map

50 ch
Purchased
Crossing a stream in a rope sling
1971.BTN.01-10

Crossing a stream in a rope sling

75 ch
Purchased
Mountaineering
1971.BTN.01-11

Mountaineering

2 Nu
Purchased
Reading a map
1971.BTN.01-12

Reading a map

6 Nu
Purchased
2 ngultrum and 6 ngultrum souvenir sheet
1971.BTN.01-13

2 ngultrum and 6 ngultrum souvenir sheet

2 Nu + 6 NuScott BT 139aDomfil 971.66
In collection

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