Scout watering a gazelle, overprinted
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.NER.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 24th World Scout Conference, Nairobi
1973.NER.01· piece 1 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Niger (NER)- Year / date
- 1973-07-19
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 100 f
- 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€2.60 for 2 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- Pierre Forget
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office
- Process
- Engraved
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.31
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- NE C217
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- NE 388
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- NE PA217
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- NE 489
Notes
A kneeling Scout offering a bowl of water to a gazelle, a second gazelle behind, and two figures at a tree. Lettering scoutisme and FORGET; circular World Scout emblem at lower right. Inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER, POSTE AERIENNE 1973 and 100F. Black overprint 24e Conférence Mondiale / du Scoutisme / NAIROBI 1973.
Series history
Niger overprinted two of its March 1973 Scout airmails in black at Niamey on 19 July 1973 for the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi. The overprint reads 24e Conférence Mondiale du Scoutisme NAIROBI 1973. Pierre Forget designed and engraved the underlying stamps; the French Stamp Printing Office printed them by recess, comb perforated 13.
The 100 f shows a kneeling Scout offering a bowl of water to a gazelle, signed FORGET. The 150 f shows two Scout profiles with a gazelle, a sunburst, a bird and a fish. Both remain inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER, POSTE AERIENNE, scoutisme and 1973.
