March-past — imperforate block of four
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1964.DXB.01-15- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 11th World Scout Jamboree, Marathon
1964.DXB.01· piece 15 of 15 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Dubai (DXB)- Year / date
- 1964-01-20
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 4 R
- Format
- Souvenir sheet
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
- Colors
- Dark blue | Light blue
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- Designer
- A. Tcheterian
- Process
- Offset
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Imperforate
- Size
- 100 x 120 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 964.23
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DB C24a
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DB BL13
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DB BF5
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DB MS59e
Notes
Imperforate sheetlet: four 1 R airmails; margin typo DUBIA on some printings
Series history
Dubai issued ten stamps on 20 January 1964 for the 11th World Scout Jamboree, held at Marathon, Greece, in 1963. A. Tcheterian designed the set; the stamps are offset-printed and perforated 12. Four designs run through the values: scouts forming a human pyramid, a bugler before camp tents, a march-past with a wolf-head staff, and a march-past with a bugler. Ordinary postage values are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 naye paise; airmail values of 20, 30, 40 and 70 naye paise and 1 Gulf rupee are inscribed AIR MAIL. Print runs ranged from 1,000,000 of the 1 naye paise to 50,000 of the 70 naye paise and 1 rupee airmails. Five imperforate souvenir sheets accompanied the set, each a block of four of one airmail design (80 naye paise, 120 naye paise, 160 naye paise, 280 naye paise and 4 rupees), in an edition of 19,000 sets of sheets. Sources give no printer.
