1973.EAC.0124th World Scout Conference, Nairobi
East Africa (Kenya Uganda Tanzania)·1973
24th World Scout Conference, Nairobi
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1973.EAC.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- East Africa (Kenya Uganda Tanzania) (EAC)
- Year
- 1973-07-16
- Event
- 24th World Scout Conference, Nairobi
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Rena Fennessy
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.5/8
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- EA 263/266
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- EA 251/254
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- EA 248/251
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- EA 329/332
History
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania issued four commemorative stamps on 16 July 1973 for the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi. Rena Fennessy designed the set; Harrison & Sons printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 14½, about 28 × 44 mm, in panes of 50 as two blocks of 25 with a gutter. Each stamp is inscribed 24th WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE NAIROBI 1973; the three country names rotate in order at the foot.
The 40 c shows two Scouts laying a brick wall, captioned LEARNING BY SERVING (5,600,000). The 70 c shows Baden-Powell's gravestone at Nyeri, Kenya, with the Scout and Guide emblems and the trail sign for gone home (1,200,000). The 1.50 s shows the World Scout emblem in a purple disc (600,000). The 2.50 s is a portrait of Baden-Powell in a campaign hat (260,000).