1967.MRT.0112th World Scout Jamboree in Idaho
Mauritania·1967
12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A.; issued at Nouakchott, 5 June 1967
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1967.MRT.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Mauritania (MRT)
- Year
- 1967-06-05
- Event
- 12th World Scout Jamboree, Idaho, U.S.A.; issued at Nouakchott, 5 June 1967
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Cécile Guillame
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office (Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris)
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 967.14; 967.15
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- MR 230; MR 231
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- MR 313; MR 314
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- MR 232; MR 233
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- MR 274; MR 275
History
Mauritania issued two commemorative stamps at Nouakchott on 5 June 1967 for the 12th World Scout Jamboree held in Idaho, United States. Cécile Guillame designed the set. The French Stamp Printing Office in Paris printed it in recess, comb perforated 13, in panes of 25. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 30 September 1968.
The 60 f (vertical) shows the 1967 World Jamboree emblem — a white fleur-de-lis over mountains and pines — against a camp landscape with tents among trees, a large white disc behind the badge, and a Scout campaign hat with neckerchief in the foreground. The 90 f (horizontal) places the same jamboree emblem between red silhouettes of Scouts with packs, one alone at left and a group of three at right, against a blue sky and white disc.
An imperforate set is also recorded.