Tower and salute
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1974.LBY.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 20th Anniversary of Scouting in Libya
1974.LBY.01· piece 1 of 3 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Libya (LBY)- Year / date
- 1974-02-01
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 5 d
- 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.
- ◔ Purchased€5.00 for 3 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 11¼ × 11¾
- Panes
- 50
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 974.1
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- LY 531
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- LY 447
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- LY 500
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- LY 616
Notes
Light-blue frame. Pioneering tower with a Scout at the top, a map of Libya, a three-finger salute and a rising sun. Inscribed الجمهورية العربية الليبية and الذكرى العشرون لتأسيس الحركة الكشفية ١٩٧٤. Scout emblem at upper left; flag shield at upper right.
Series history
Libya issued three commemorative stamps on 1 February 1974 for the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Scout movement in the country. The designs were prepared from material supplied by the Scout Association of Libya and printed by offset lithography, comb perforation 11¼ × 11¾, in panes of 50. Sources give no printer.
Each stamp shows a pioneering tower with a Scout at the top, a map of Libya, a three-finger salute and a rising sun, inscribed الجمهورية العربية الليبية and الذكرى العشرون لتأسيس الحركة الكشفية ١٩٧٤. The 5 dirhams has a light-blue frame, the 20 dirhams a lilac frame, and the 25 dirhams a teal frame.