10th Anniversary of Scouting in Rwanda

Rwanda issued eight commemoratives at Kigali on 20 February 1978 for the tenth anniversary of Scouting there, 1968–1978, and the first national jamboree. Each stamp is upright, 30 × 40 mm, lettered Xe ANNIVERSAIRE 1968–1978 and RWANDA, with O. BONNEVALLE, 1978 and CARTOR in the margin.

Oscar Bonnevalle designed the set. Cartor printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 12½, in panes of 25. An imperforate printing of 600 sets was also released.

The 20 centimes shows a Scout playing a flute before a purple fleur-de-lis in a rope circle, with a salute at upper left. The 30 centimes shows three Scouts around a camp-fire before a tent. The 50 centimes shows Scouts on a tall wooden pioneering tower among trees. The 1 franc shows two Scouts with a unit flag before thatched huts. The 10 francs shows two Scouts on a rocky overlook with staffs. The 18 francs shows two Scouts in a canoe. The 26 francs shows a Scout roasting food over a fire beside a tent. The 44 francs shows Baden-Powell in a Scout hat, with a salute and a fleur-de-lis.