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1962.USA.0150th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts U.S.A.
United States·1962
50th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1962.USA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- United States (USA)
- Year
- 1962-07-24
- Event
- 50th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Ward Brackett
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Process
- Engraving
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11 × 10½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 962.10
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- US 1199
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- US 829
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- US 733
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- US 1198
History
The United States issued a 4-cent stamp at Burlington, Vermont, on 24 July 1962 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. The design shows a Girl Scout in profile wearing the organisation's hat and trefoil badge, set against three wavy stripes of the national flag, with the inscription Girl Scouts U.S.A.
One hundred and twenty million copies were printed in panes of 50. Designer Ward Brackett; Bureau of Engraving and Printing; engraved; perforated 11 × 10½.