1973.NER.02Boy Scouts of Niger
Niger·1973
Boy Scouts of Niger, Niamey, 21 March 1973
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1973.NER.02- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Niger (NER)
- Year
- 1973-03-21
- Event
- Boy Scouts of Niger, Niamey, 21 March 1973
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Pierre Forget
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office
- Process
- Engraved
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.13/16
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- NE C206/209
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- NE 370/373
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- NE PA206/209
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- NE 471/474
History
Niger issued four airmail commemoratives at Niamey on 21 March 1973 for the Boy Scouts of Niger. Pierre Forget designed the set; the stamps are inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER, POSTE AERIENNE, scoutisme and 1973. The 25 f shows a Scout listening on a handheld radio, with a radio camp, camels and tents behind, and is signed FORGET 1973. The 50 f shows Scouts bandaging a head wound and carrying a stretcher, with a red cross, and is signed BEQUET. The 100 f shows a Scout offering a bowl of water to a gazelle, and is signed FORGET. The 150 f shows two Scout profiles with a gazelle, a sunburst, fish in a band of water and a bird in cupped hands. The French Stamp Printing Office printed the set by recess, comb perforated 13.
Stamps in this series
4 piecesScout with a radio
First aid
Scout watering a gazelle
