1973.CMR.01Admission to the World Scout Conference
Cameroon·1973
Admission to the World Scout Conference
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1973.CMR.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Cameroon (CMR)
- Year
- 1973-07-31
- Event
- Admission to the World Scout Conference
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Odette Baillais
- Printer
- EDILA (Éditions de l'Aubetin, Geneva)
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.20; 973.21; 973.22
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CM C202; CM C203; CM C204
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CM 738; CM 739; CM 740; CM 738B; CM 739B; CM 740B
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CM PA217; CM PA218; CM PA219
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CM 686; CM 687; CM 688
History
The United Republic of Cameroon issued three airmail stamps at Yaoundé on 31 July 1973 for Cameroon's admission as a member of the World Scout Conference on 26 March 1971. Odette Baillais designed the set; EDILA (Éditions de l'Aubetin, Geneva) printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 13, about 31 × 52 mm. Each stamp is inscribed RÉPUBLIQUE UNIE DU CAMEROUN / AFFILIATION DU CAMEROUN A LA CONFÉRENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME. 26 MARS 1971, and in English MARCH 26 TH 1971. ADMISSION OF CAMEROON AS A MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE. The stamps are lettered POSTE AÉRIENNE and signed BAILLAIS and EDILA.
The shared design shows the World Scout emblem in a rope circle with a three-finger salute at the top, ten national flags at the sides, and the two-star flag of the United Republic of Cameroon below. The 40 f has a light-blue ground, the 45 f a tan ground, and the 100 f a pink ground.
Imperforate singles of the three values exist.
Stamps in this series
6 piecesWorld Scout emblem on blue
World Scout emblem on tan
World Scout emblem on pink
World Scout emblem on blue
World Scout emblem on tan