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1965.BMU.0150th Anniversary of Scouting in Bermuda
Bermuda·1965
50th Anniversary of Scouting in Bermuda, 1915–1965
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1965.BMU.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Bermuda (BMU)
- Year
- 1965-07-24
- Event
- 50th Anniversary of Scouting in Bermuda, 1915–1965
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- William Harrington (drawings); Harrison & Sons staff artists
- Printer
- Harrison & Sons
- Process
- Photogravure
- Paper
- Watermarked multiple St Edward's Crown and CA
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 12½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 965.3
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- BM 198
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- BM 187
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- BM 186
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- BM 186
History
Bermuda issued a 2 shilling commemorative at Hamilton on 24 July 1965 for the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in the islands. Staff artists of Harrison & Sons adapted drawings by William Harrington: a green rope figure-of-eight tied with the Scout promise ON MY HONOUR encloses, on the left, a gold Scout fleur-de-lis and, on the right, the St Edward's Crown above the royal cypher E II R, with the dates 1915–1965 and FIFTY YEARS OF SCOUTING. Harrison & Sons printed about 55,975 copies by photogravure in panes of sixty on paper watermarked with a multiple St Edward's Crown and CA, perforated 12½.