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1975.NIC.01

Nordjamb 75, Lillehammer

Nicaragua·1975

14th World Scout Jamboree, Nordjamb 75, Norway

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Series details

Identity

CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1975.NIC.01
EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Nicaragua (NIC)
Year
1975-08-15
Event
14th World Scout Jamboree, Nordjamb 75, Norway
TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
Airmail · Commemorative

Production

Designer
G. L. Vasarhelyi
Printer
Format International Security Printers Ltd.
Process
Offset lithography
PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
Comb 15 (stamps); Comb 13½ / imperforate (souvenir sheets)
Panes
50 stamps

Catalog numbers

DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
975.51/60; 975.65/66
ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
NI 989/994; C880/C883; C883a/C883b
MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
NI 1869/1878; BL86/BL87
YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
NI 1020/1025; PA849/PA852; BF123/BF124
Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
NI 2016/2025; MS2026a

History

Nicaragua issued ten commemoratives and two airmail souvenir sheets at Managua on 15 August 1975 for the 14th World Scout Jamboree, Nordjamb 75, in Norway. They are inscribed NICARAGUA and signed or credited to Vasarhelyi. Format International Security Printers Ltd. printed them by offset lithography. The stamps carry a World Scout emblem and the Nordjamb 75 mountain mark. The six lower values are inscribed CORREO; from 35 centavos they are inscribed AEREO. They were issued in panes of 50, comb perforated 15. Quantities were 3,100,000 (1 and 2 c), 1,600,000 (3 c), 600,000 (4 c), 500,000 (5 c), 300,000 (20 c) and 100,000 each of the four airmail values.

The designs show Scouts saluting the national flag; two Scouts in canoe 26; four Scouts shaking hands; cooking at two pots; a Scout at the stone arch of Campo Escuela Scout Nacional El Coyotepe; a circle of Scouts in discussion; an aerial camp landscape; three Scout musicians; a night camp-fire; and a portrait of Baden-Powell in a wreath.

A perforated souvenir sheet, 126 × 101 mm, comb 13½, holds a 2 córdoba cooking stamp and a 3 córdoba canoe stamp (25,000). An imperforate sheet of the same size holds a 2 córdoba El Coyotepe stamp and a 3 córdoba camp-fire (25,000).

Stamps in this series

12 pieces