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1962.LKA.0150th Anniversary of Scouting in Ceylon
Sri Lanka·1962
Golden Jubilee of Scouting and National Jamboree (Colombo)
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1962.LKA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Sri Lanka (LKA)
- Year
- 1962-02-26
- Event
- Golden Jubilee of Scouting and National Jamboree (Colombo)
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- W. A. Ariyasena
- Printer
- Helio Courvoisier
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 962.1
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- LK 363
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- LK 317
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- LK 335
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- LK 472
History
Ceylon marked fifty years of Scouting with a 35-cent stamp issued in Colombo on 26 February 1962 for the Golden Jubilee and a national jamboree. The blue and gold design centres on a circular Scout fleur-de-lis charged with the Ceylon lion holding a sword, flanked by the dates 1912 and 1962. The country name appears in Sinhala, Tamil and English; the jubilee wording runs across a gold band at the foot.
Designer W. A. Ariyasena; Helio Courvoisier; photogravure in panes of 100; perforated 11½.