○ WantedPostalStamp4 p
Scout emblem
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1974.SDN.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 24th World Scout Conference
1974.SDN.01· piece 2 of 3 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Sudan (SDN)- Year / date
- 1974-01-15
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 4 p
- 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.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
- Panes
- 50
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 974.2
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- SD 270
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- SD 305
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- SD 270
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- SD 338
Notes
Olive-brown. Gold Scout fleur-de-lis at left; a knotted vertical rope and a red vertical scarf or staff at right. Inscribed D R SUDAN and THE 24th WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE 1973, with the same conference line in Arabic. Face value 4 PT.
Series history
Sudan issued three commemorative stamps on 15 January 1974 for the 24th World Scout Conference, held in 1973. Harrison & Sons printed the set by lithography in panes of 50. The stamps were withdrawn from sale on 15 July 1974. Each design shows a gold Scout fleur-de-lis, a knotted vertical rope, and a red vertical scarf or staff, inscribed D R SUDAN and THE 24th WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE 1973. The 2 piastres is olive-green, the 4 piastres olive-brown, and the 10½ piastres slate-blue.