1966.DZA.0130th Anniversary of the Algerian Muslim Scouts and 7th Arab Jamboree
Algeria·1966
30th Anniversary of the Algerian Muslim Scouts and 7th Arab Boy Scout Jamboree
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1966.DZA.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Algeria (DZA)
- Year
- 1966-07-23
- Event
- 30th Anniversary of the Algerian Muslim Scouts and 7th Arab Boy Scout Jamboree
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Mohammed Bouzid
- Printer
- Delrieu
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 12 × 12½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 966.13; 966.14
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DZ 356; DZ 357
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DZ 456; DZ 457
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DZ 426; DZ 427
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DZ 463; DZ 464
History
Algeria issued two commemoratives on 23 July 1966 — with first-day sale at Algiers, Oran, Laghouat and Constantine — marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Algerian Muslim Scouts (Scouts Musulmans Algériens, founded in 1936) and the 7th Arab Boy Scout Jamboree.
The 0.30 dinar shows the association's emblem, a white fleur-de-lis set in a green crescent, on a red inverted triangle against a yellow field, with the dates 1936 and 1966 and the bilingual anniversary inscription. The 1.00 dinar carries a gold fleur-de-lis with a palm tree in its centre above purple wings and a map of the Arab world, on a field of crescents and stars, inscribed VIIe JAMBOREE ARABE 1966.
Mohammed Bouzid designed both values. Delrieu printed them in photogravure, perforated 12 × 12½, in panes of 25.