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1968.TGO.01

Togolese Scouts

Togo·1968

Honouring Togolese Boy Scouts

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1968.TGO.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Togo (TGO)
Year
1968-11-23
Event
Honouring Togolese Boy Scouts
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Commemorative · Airmail

Production

Designer
Maxim Shamir
Printer
Israel Government Printers
Process
Lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 14 (stamps); simulated (souvenir sheet); also imperforate

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
968.37/43; 968.44
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
TG 656/660; TG C97/C98; TG C98a
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
TG 672/678; TG Bl 36
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
TG 588/592; TG PA100/PA101; TG BF33
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
TG 613/619; TG MS620

History

Togo issued seven lithographed stamps at Lomé on 23 November 1968 honouring Togolese Boy Scouts. Maxim Shamir designed the set for the Israel Government Printers. The 5 f shows a Scout with backpack before a green tent; the 10 f and 45 f show a leader with two Cub Scouts (one shading his eyes on the lower value, one saluting on the higher); the 20 f shows first-aid practice; and the 30 f shows two Scouts locking arms to lift a third. The 60 f and 90 f airmail stamps repeat the first-aid and Scout-game designs with the airmail inscription. Singles are comb-perforated 14 in panes of forty; imperforate singles of the seven designs also exist. A souvenir sheet gathers the two airmail values on an olive ground, the stamps showing simulated perforations.

Stamps in this series

15 pieces