1974.SUR.0150th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Suriname
Suriname·1974
50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Suriname and 5th Caribbean Scout Jamboree
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1974.SUR.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Suriname (SUR)
- Year
- 1974-08-21
- Event
- 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Suriname and 5th Caribbean Scout Jamboree
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Charity issue
Production
- Designer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
- Printer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14½ × 15
- Panes
- 50
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 974.12/14
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- SR B208/B210
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- SR 677/679
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- SR 602/604
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- SR 776/778
History
Suriname issued three semi-postal stamps in Paramaribo on 21 August 1974, inscribed 50 JAAR BOY SCOUTS VAN SURINAME and 1924-1974. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. designed and printed the set by offset lithography, comb perforated 14½ × 15, without watermark, in panes of 50. The stamps measure 25 × 39 mm. They were withdrawn from sale on 31 October 1974 and remained valid for postage until 31 August 1975.
The 10 cents + 5 cents shows a Scout in a campaign hat before an orange tent and stylized trees. The 15 cents + 8 cents is a diamond emblem for the 5th Caribbean Jamboree, a green fleur-de-lis on a globe lettered VOOR VOORUITGANG 1974. The 20 cents + 10 cents shows two Scouts beneath a radiant sun with a fleur-de-lis at the centre.