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1961.LBR.01

Scouts in Liberia

Liberia·1961

Honouring Liberian Scouting

100% of this series in collection (8 / 8)
In collection 8 · wanted 0 · of 8 pieces
Series preview
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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1961.LBR.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Liberia (LBR)
Year
1961-12-04
Event
Honouring Liberian Scouting
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative · Airmail

Production

Printer
E. A. Wright Bank Note Co., Philadelphia
Process
Lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
11½ (stamps and perforated sheet); imperforate varieties

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
961.17/19; 961.21
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
LR 399/400; LR C135; LR C136
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
LR 573/575; LR Bl 22
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
LR 377/378; LR PA128; LR BF22
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
LR 852/854; LR MS855

History

Liberia issued a Boy Scouts set at Monrovia on 4 December 1961. E. A. Wright Bank Note Company of Philadelphia printed the issue by lithography on enamel-coated paper; the perforated stamps are gauged about 11½.

The 5 c shows a Scout portrait framed by the motto Service / Education / Achievement and sports vignettes. The 10 c pairs the Liberian Scout fleur-de-lis (letters RL) with two Scouts at a camp-fire under the slogan «Scouts Today / Leaders Tomorrow». The 25 c airmail shows a Scout before a fleur-de-lis with the legend «Duty to God and Country». Imperforate singles of these three values exist.

A souvenir sheet carries a 35 c airmail design of a Scout amid sports figures, headed «Strength in the Arm of Liberty» with flanking RL fleur-de-lis emblems; it exists perforated and imperforate.

SOSOW / SOSSI reference ↗

All 1961All LBR

Stamps in this series

8 pieces
Scout — Service, Education, Achievement
1961.LBR.01-01

Scout — Service, Education, Achievement

5 cScott LR 399Domfil 961.17
In collection
Emblem and camp-site
1961.LBR.01-02

Emblem and camp-site

10 cScott LR 400Domfil 961.18
In collection
Scout — Duty to God and Country
1961.LBR.01-03

Scout — Duty to God and Country

25 cScott LR C135Domfil 961.19
In collection
Scout — Service, Education, Achievement
1961.LBR.01-04

Scout — Service, Education, Achievement

5 c
In collection
Emblem and camp-site
1961.LBR.01-05

Emblem and camp-site

10 c
In collection
Scout — Duty to God and Country
1961.LBR.01-06

Scout — Duty to God and Country

25 c
In collection
Souvenir sheet — Strength in the Arm of Liberty
1961.LBR.01-07

Souvenir sheet — Strength in the Arm of Liberty

35 cScott LR C136Domfil 961.21
In collection
Souvenir sheet — Strength in the Arm of Liberty
1961.LBR.01-08

Souvenir sheet — Strength in the Arm of Liberty

35 c
In collection

Related material

2 items
1961.LBR.01-A35 c airmail Scout — perforated singleDomfil itemises a 35 c single · not treated as a set piece here (sheet C136)Wanted
1961.LBR.01-B35 c airmail Scout — imperforate single35 c single variety · optionalWanted