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1962.COL.01

30th Anniversary of Colombian Boy Scouts and 25th of Girl Scouts

Colombia·1962

30th Anniversary of the Colombian Boy Scouts and 25th Anniversary of the Colombian Girl Scouts

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1962.COL.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Colombia (COL)
Year
1962-07-26
Event
30th Anniversary of the Colombian Boy Scouts and 25th Anniversary of the Colombian Girl Scouts
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Airmail · Commemorative

Production

Designer
Imre Mosdóssy
Printer
Austrian State Printing Office
Process
Photogravure
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
11½ × 12

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
962.17; 962.18; 962.19; 962.20; 962.21
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
CO 746; CO C435; CO C436; CO C437; CO C438
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
CO 1024; CO 1025; CO 1026; CO 1027; CO 1028
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
CO 605; CO PA416; CO PA417; CO PA418; CO PA419
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
CO 1121; CO 1122; CO 1123; CO 1124; CO 1125

History

Colombia issued five values at Bogotá on 26 July 1962 for the thirtieth anniversary of the Scouts of Colombia (1931–1961) and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Girl Scouts of Colombia (1936–1961). Two designs by Mosdóssy share the set: boy scouts around a campfire by tents, used on the 10 centavo ordinary postage stamp (inscribed Correos), the 15 centavo airmail and the 1 peso Extra-rápido; and a group of Girl Scouts with the Guide trefoil, used on the 40 centavo and 1 peso airmails.

Print runs are given as 1,000,000 of the 10 c, 40 c and 1 peso airmail; 500,000 of the 15 c; and 100,000 of the 1 peso Extra-rápido. Austrian State Printers; photogravure; perforated 11½ × 12.

SOSOW / SOSSI reference ↗

All 1962All COL

Stamps in this series

5 pieces
Boy Scouts at the campfire
1962.COL.01-01

Boy Scouts at the campfire

10 c - Colombia - CentavoScott CO 746Domfil 962.17
In collection
Boy Scouts at the campfire
1962.COL.01-02

Boy Scouts at the campfire

15 c - Colombia - CentavoScott CO C435Domfil 962.18
In collection
Girl Scouts of Colombia
1962.COL.01-03

Girl Scouts of Colombia

40 c - Colombia - CentavoScott CO C436Domfil 962.19
In collection
Girl Scouts of Colombia
1962.COL.01-04

Girl Scouts of Colombia

1 $ - Colombia - PesoScott CO C437Domfil 962.20
In collection
Boy Scouts at the campfire (extra-rápido)
1962.COL.01-05

Boy Scouts at the campfire (extra-rápido)

1 $ - Colombia - PesoScott CO C438Domfil 962.21
In collection