Scouts from Australia and Japan
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1972.GRD.02-03- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 13th World Scout Jamboree, airmail overprint
1972.GRD.02· piece 3 of 4 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Grenada (GRD)- Year / date
- 1972-06-05
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 50 c
- 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€7.00 for 4 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 11
- Printing
- Lithography
- Size
- 50 × 40 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 972.59
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- GD C25
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- GD 486
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- GD PA24
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- GD 520
Notes
Two Scouts, labelled Australia (tan hat and shirt, blue neckerchief) and Japan (olive shirt, campaign hat, Japanese flag on the sleeve), the Japanese Scout pointing at a badge. 50 CENTS. Inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE / JAPAN — AUGUST 1971 and GRENADA; gold fleur-de-lis at upper left; jamboree shield (13th WORLD JAMBOREE 1971 NIPPON) and a cherry-blossom spray in a grey panel at right. Black AIR MAIL overprint reading up at left.
Series history
On 5 June 1972 Grenada overprinted the previous year’s 13th World Scout Jamboree stamps AIR MAIL, reading up in black. G. Vasarhelyi designed the four pairs: Canada and France (5 cents), West Germany and the United States (35 cents), Australia and Japan (50 cents), and Grenada and Great Britain (75 cents). Each stamp is inscribed 13th INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE / JAPAN — AUGUST 1971 and GRENADA, with a gold fleur-de-lis and a grey panel holding the jamboree shield and a spray of cherry blossom. Format International printed the designs in lithography, comb perforated 11.
