1981.CMR.014th African Conference of Scouting, Abidjan
Cameroon·1981
4th African Conference of Scouting, Abidjan
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1981.CMR.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Cameroon (CMR)
- Year
- 1981-10-05
- Event
- 4th African Conference of Scouting, Abidjan
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
Production
- Designer
- Louis-Marie Lemana
- Printer
- Cartor
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12½ (also given as 13 × 12½)
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 981.20; 981.21
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CM C293; CM C294
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CM 960; CM 961
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CM PA307; CM PA308
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CM 914; CM 915
History
The United Republic of Cameroon issued two airmail commemoratives at Yaoundé on 5 October 1981 for the 4th African Conference of Scouting in Abidjan. Each stamp is lettered RÉPUBLIQUE UNIE DU CAMEROUN, UNITED REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON, 4eme CONFERENCE AFRICAINE DU SCOUTISME - ABIDJAN, POSTE AERIENNE and 1981, and signed LEMANA LOUIS MARIE and CARTOR.
The 100 francs, on a white ground, shows the World Scout fleur-de-lis in a rope circle with a three-finger salute above it and the Cameroon flag below.
The 500 francs is a portrait of a Scout in a blue beret, white shirt and blue neckerchief giving the Scout salute, against the green, red and yellow of the Cameroon flag.
Louis-Marie Lemana designed the stamps. Cartor printed them by offset lithography, about 30 × 40 mm, in panes of 25. Sources give the perforation as comb 12½ or 13 × 12½. Both values exist imperforate.