Lifesaving
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.MDV.01-06- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- First World Conference of Boy Scouts in Africa
1973.MDV.01· piece 6 of 9 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Maldives (MDV)- Year / date
- 1973-08-01
- 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
- Designer
- M. Shamir
- Printer
- Format International Security Printers
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 15
- Panes
- 50
- Size
- 43 × 25 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.33
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- MV 432
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- MV 459A
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- MV 426
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- MV 443
Notes
Same beach lifesaving design as the 2 l: resuscitation, first-aid kit and a boat. Lettered 1R. Inscribed FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE OF BOY SCOUTS IN AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES vertically at left, and the World Scout emblem.
Series history
The Republic of Maldives issued eight commemorative stamps and a souvenir sheet at Malé on 1 August 1973, inscribed FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE OF BOY SCOUTS IN AFRICA. M. Shamir designed the set; Format International Security Printers printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 15, about 43 × 25 mm, in panes of 50. Each stamp is lettered REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES vertically at the left, with the World Scout emblem.
The 1 l and 3 r show two Scouts bandaging a lamb. The 2 l and 1 r show Scouts giving first aid on a beach, one with a life jacket and kit, another with a boat. The 3 l shows Scouts examining maize; that design is repeated as the 5 r stamp in the souvenir sheet (about 101 × 79 mm), with two hiking Scouts in the margins. The 4 l and 2 r show Scouts building and painting a wooden frame. The 5 l shows Scouts playing leapfrog at a campsite.