Scout of the Federal Republic of Germany
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.LBR.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 13th World Scout Jamboree
1971.LBR.01· piece 2 of 14 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Liberia (LBR)- Year / date
- 1971-08-06
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 5 c
- 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.
- Line 14
- Printing
- Lithography
- Size
- 39 × 51 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 971.29
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- LR 564
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- LR 795A
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- LR 535
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- LR 1075
Notes
Scout in a light-blue shirt and beret, flag of the Federal Republic of Germany, fleur-de-lis; inscribed W. Germany, SERVICE ABOVE SELF, SCOUTS OF THE WORLD JAMBOREE & CONGRESS JAPAN 1971; LIBERIA 5c.
Series history
Liberia issued six commemoratives at Monrovia on 6 August 1971 for the 13th World Scout Jamboree. Victor Whitely designed Scouts of the United States (3 cents), the Federal Republic of Germany (5 cents), Australia (10 cents), Great Britain (12 cents), Japan (20 cents) and Liberia (25 cents), after a Boy Scouts of America Supply Service postcard series. Each stamp is inscribed SERVICE ABOVE SELF and SCOUTS OF THE WORLD JAMBOREE & CONGRESS JAPAN 1971. Format International Security Printers lithographed the set; the stamps exist line perforated 14 and imperforate. A 50 cent airmail souvenir sheet shows Scouts cooking at a campfire, with Girl Guides in the side margins and 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE · JAPAN · AUGUST 1971; it exists line perforated 15 and imperforate.