1952.JAM.011st Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree
Jamaica·1952
Commemorative pair for the First Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree, Briggs Park, Jamaica
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1952.JAM.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Jamaica (JAM)
- Year
- 1952-03-05
- Event
- Commemorative pair for the First Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree, Briggs Park, Jamaica
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- C. de Souza
- Printer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
- Process
- Typography (typo / letterpress)
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13½ × 13 and 13 × 13½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 952.1; 952.2
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- JM 150; JM 151
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- JM 153; JM 154
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- JM 158; JM 159
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- JM 151; JM 152
History
On 5 March 1952 Jamaica issued a two-value commemorative set for the 1st Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree at Briggs Park. Domfil catalogues the pair as 952.1–952.2 under «1st Caribbean Jamboree»: 2 pence map of Central America with Scout emblem (Scott JM 150 / Michel JM 153 / Domfil 952.1) and 6 pence globe and island map for the jamboree (Scott JM 151 / Michel JM 154 / Domfil 952.2).
Designed by C. de Souza and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson in typography, with comb perforations 13½ × 13 and 13 × 13½ depending on orientation, watermark multiple Crown and script C A. SOSOW records print runs of 2,864,153 (2d) and 899,723 (6d), and validity for postage until 31 March 1958.
This is a pure Scouts-on-Stamps commemorative for the first regional Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree hosted in Jamaica — map-and-emblem designs rather than a semi-postal or private label. Both values are catalogued here in face-value order (sheet SCOUT-1952-JAM-01.1 / 01.2).