Boy Scout emblem and map of Central America — 2d
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1952.JAM.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 1st Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree
1952.JAM.01· piece 1 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Jamaica (JAM)- Year / date
- 1952-03-05
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 2 d
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicoloured
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb13½ x 13
- Printing
- Offset
- Size
- 26 x 35 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 952.1
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- JM 150
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- JM 153
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- JM 158
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- JM 151
Notes
Scout emblem and Central America map. Typography, Bradbury Wilkinson. Domfil 952.1. Print run 2,864,153 (SOSOW).
Series history
On 5 March 1952 Jamaica issued a two-value commemorative set for the 1st Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree at Briggs Park. Domfil catalogues the pair as 952.1–952.2 under «1st Caribbean Jamboree»: 2 pence map of Central America with Scout emblem (Scott JM 150 / Michel JM 153 / Domfil 952.1) and 6 pence globe and island map for the jamboree (Scott JM 151 / Michel JM 154 / Domfil 952.2).
Designed by C. de Souza and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson in typography, with comb perforations 13½ × 13 and 13 × 13½ depending on orientation, watermark multiple Crown and script C A. SOSOW records print runs of 2,864,153 (2d) and 899,723 (6d), and validity for postage until 31 March 1958.
This is a pure Scouts-on-Stamps commemorative for the first regional Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree hosted in Jamaica — map-and-emblem designs rather than a semi-postal or private label. Both values are catalogued here in face-value order (sheet SCOUT-1952-JAM-01.1 / 01.2).