1961.THA.0150th Anniversary of Thai Scouting
Thailand·1961
50th anniversary of Thai Scouting (1911–1961)
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1961.THA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Thailand (THA)
- Year
- 1961-11-01
- Event
- 50th anniversary of Thai Scouting (1911–1961)
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Department of Fine Arts
- Printer
- Japanese State Printing Works
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 (also given as 13½)
Catalog numbers
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- TH 370/372
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- TH 382/384
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- TH 355/357
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- TH 447/449
History
Thailand issued three photogravure stamps at Bangkok on 1 November 1961 for the fiftieth anniversary of Thai Scouting, founded in 1911 under King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). The designs are by the Department of Fine Arts; printing was at the Japanese State Printing Works, with watermark of wavy lines. Print runs were 1,000,000 of the 50 satang and 500,000 each of the 1 baht and 2 baht.
The 50 satang (pink carmine) shows the Thai Scout tiger-head emblem inside a fleur-de-lis and a three-finger salute. The 1 baht (green) places two Scouts — one holding the national flag, one saluting — before a camp building among trees. The 2 baht (blue) pairs a portrait of King Rama VI in dress uniform with Cub, Girl and Boy Scouts walking in the background. Sources give the perforation as 13 or 13½.