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1963.CHE.0150th Anniversary of Swiss Scouting
Switzerland·1963
50th anniversary of Swiss Boy Scouting (1913–1963); annual publicity series
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1963.CHE.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Switzerland (CHE)
- Year
- 1963-03-21
- Event
- 50th anniversary of Swiss Boy Scouting (1913–1963); annual publicity series
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Eric Poncy
- Printer
- Helio Courvoisier
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11½ (also given as Comb 11¾)
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 963.5
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CH 422
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CH 768
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CH 705
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CH 670
History
Switzerland released its annual publicity series at Bern on 21 March 1963. One of the six values — the 5 centimes — marks the fiftieth anniversary of Swiss Boy Scouting (1913–1963). Eric Poncy designed a Scout in campaign hat holding a red pennant inscribed with those years; the trilingual legends Pfadfinder / Éclaireurs / Esploratori appear above Helvetia. Helio Courvoisier printed the stamp by photogravure on granite paper in panes of 25 with a border inscription; about 11.9 million were issued. Perforation is given as about 11½–11¾.