Bank of England & Royal Exchange — jamboree camp cachet
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1920.GBR.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- International Jamboree Camp postcard
1920.GBR.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
United Kingdom (GBR)- Year / date
- 1920
- Format
- Postcard
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Postcard
- Colors
- Sepia photograph; purple cachet on reverse
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Notes
Picture postcard with printed caption BANK OF ENGLAND & ROYAL EXCHANGE on the front and a purple rectangular cachet on the unused reverse: THE SCOUTS INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE CAMP 1920. OLD DEER PARK, RICHMOND, SURREY. Printed in England.
Series history
Unused picture postcard printed in England, showing the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in a busy London street scene of horse traffic and early motor buses. The reverse is a standard divided back marked POST CARD, with spaces for correspondence and address.
A purple rectangular cachet struck on the reverse reads THE SCOUTS INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE CAMP 1920. OLD DEER PARK, RICHMOND, SURREY. Old Deer Park at Richmond was the camping ground for Scouts attending the first World Scout Jamboree, whose main gatherings were held at Olympia in London in 1920. The card carries no postage stamp and no handwritten message.