1959.TWN.01X World Scout Jamboree, Philippines
Taiwan·1959
Commemorative set for the participation of the Boy Scouts of China in the X World Scout Jamboree, Philippines, 1959
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1959.TWN.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Taiwan (TWN)
- Year
- 1959-07-08
- Event
- Commemorative set for the participation of the Boy Scouts of China in the X World Scout Jamboree, Philippines, 1959
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Wen Hsueh-ju
- Printer
- China Engraving & Printing Works
- Process
- Engraving (recess)
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 12
Catalog numbers
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- TW 1232; TW 1233; TW 1234
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- TW 334; TW 335; TW 336
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- TW 298; TW 299; TW 300
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- TW 326; TW 327; TW 328
History
Taiwan issued three commemoratives on 8 July 1959 for the participation of the Boy Scouts of China in the X World Scout Jamboree, held that year at Mount Makiling in the Philippines — the first world jamboree in Asia.
One design serves all three values: a Scout in campaign hat sounding the bugle in the foreground while a valley of tents stretches away behind him, Chinese inscriptions running down both sides. Wen Hsueh-ju drew it and Pao Liang-yu engraved it for the China Engraving & Printing Works, in panes of 100, perforated 12. The values are 40 cents pink-carmine, 50 cents blue and 5 dollars green, with printings of 1,500,000, 1,000,000 and 500,000.
As with Taiwan's centenary issue two years earlier, the stamps were put on sale ungummed, and specimen overprints exist. The three values with the face struck through by two black bars are shown below.
Catalogue references are Scott TW 1232–1234, Michel TW 334–336, Yvert TW 298–300 and Stanley Gibbons TW 326–328.
Notes
- Specimen set of three realized $500 at Cherrystone Auctions, 17–18 July 2018, lot 187 (Scott 1232–34S). https://www.cherrystoneauctions.com/_auction/results.asp?auction=201807&country=CHINA
- Photographic essays (40 c Bugler and Tents; 1.40 NT$ Profile of Scout and Tents), pair from Wen Hsueh-ju’s competition submissions, backs handstamped 25 Apr 59, realized $1,500 at Cherrystone Auctions, 17–18 July 2018, lot 188. https://www.cherrystoneauctions.com/_auction/results.asp?auction=201807&country=CHINA