Scout in a kayak
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.DXB.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 13th World Scout Jamboree
1971.DXB.01· piece 2 of 4 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Dubai (DXB)- Year / date
- 1971-08-30
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 1 r
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicolour
- 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.
- Comb 14 × 13½
- Printing
- Lithography
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 971.7
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DB 148
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DB 394
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DB 114-B
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DB 378
Notes
Scout in a white ghutra and orange life vest paddling a yellow kayak, a second canoe astern; Scout emblem in a rope circle; inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT MEETING JAPAN — AUGUST 1971; DUBAI; 1 riyal.
Series history
Dubai issued four commemoratives on 30 August 1971 for the 13th World Scout Jamboree in Japan. The 60 dirhams shows a folding fan, the Scout emblem and a map of Japan. The 1 riyal shows a Scout in a yellow kayak, with another canoe astern. The 1.25 riyals shows a Scout climbing a rock face and two others on the ridge, with a shield inscribed NIPPON. The 3 riyals shows seven Scouts around a campfire at night, tents and palms behind. The 60 dirhams and 1 riyal are inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT MEETING; the 1.25 and 3 riyals are inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE. Victor Whitely designed the set; Format International printed it in lithography in panes of fifty, perforated 14 × 13½ or 13½ × 14.