1971.DXB.0113th World Scout Jamboree
Dubai·1971
13th World Scout Jamboree, Japan
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1971.DXB.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Dubai (DXB)
- Year
- 1971-08-30
- Event
- 13th World Scout Jamboree, Japan
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Victor Whitely
- Printer
- Format International
- Process
- Lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14 × 13½ / 13½ × 14
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 971.6/9
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DB 147; DB 148; DB 149; DB 150
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DB 393; DB 394; DB 395; DB 396
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DB 114-A; DB 114-B; DB 114-C; DB 114-D
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DB 377; DB 378; DB 379; DB 380
History
Dubai issued four commemoratives on 30 August 1971 for the 13th World Scout Jamboree in Japan. The 60 dirhams shows a folding fan, the Scout emblem and a map of Japan. The 1 riyal shows a Scout in a yellow kayak, with another canoe astern. The 1.25 riyals shows a Scout climbing a rock face and two others on the ridge, with a shield inscribed NIPPON. The 3 riyals shows seven Scouts around a campfire at night, tents and palms behind. The 60 dirhams and 1 riyal are inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT MEETING; the 1.25 and 3 riyals are inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE. Victor Whitely designed the set; Format International printed it in lithography in panes of fifty, perforated 14 × 13½ or 13½ × 14.