Giant Blue Morpho and Lord Baden-Powell
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1972.FUJ.03-10- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Scouts and butterflies
1972.FUJ.03· piece 10 of 14 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Fujairah (Fujeira) (FUJ)- Year / date
- 1972-07-24
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 2 r
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
- Colors
- Multicolour
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ◔ Purchased€5.50 for 6 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Imperforate
- Printing
- Lithography
Catalog numbers
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- FU 1002B
Notes
Blue morpho in a panel lettered MORPHO DIDIUS; chest-up portrait of Baden-Powell in khaki, campaign hat and neckerchief, arms folded. Caption LORD ROBERT BADEN-POWELL 1857 – 1941. Inscribed FUJEIRA and AIR MAIL; 2 RLS.
Series history
Fujeira issued six stamps and a 10 riyal airmail souvenir sheet on 24 July 1972 for the 65th anniversary of World Scouting, pairing a butterfly or moth with a Scout scene. Each stamp is inscribed FUJEIRA. They were also issued in sheetlets of six, one of each value, and imperforate.
The 20 dirhams shows a moon moth (lettered ARGEMA MOENAS) and King George V on horseback inspecting Scouts; the caption reads 1909 — IN WINDSOR PARC, KING GEORGE V INSPECTS A SCOUT GATHERING. The 80 dirhams shows a nymphalid (Cymothoe coccinata) and two Scouts in blue uniforms, one saluting; the caption dates the scene to a 1913 World Jamboree. The 1 riyal shows a swallowtail (lettered PAPILIO WEISKEI), a World Jamboree 1929 flag, and Scouts before a lattice tower at Birkenhead. The 2 riyals airmail shows Morpho didius and a portrait of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, 1857–1941. The 3 riyals airmail shows Morpho cypris and a Scout facing an obelisk; the caption reads PARIS 1945 — WORLD JAMBOREE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF B.P. The 4 riyals airmail shows Limenitis populi and a portrait of Lady Baden-Powell.
The souvenir sheet places an Ornithoptera beside Scouts at a campfire; a fox-hunt fills the margin. Designer and printer are not established. Postal standing is unsettled.
