Boys' Clubs of America — boy profile (4 ¢)
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1960.USA.02-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America
1960.USA.02· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
United States (USA)- Year / date
- 1960-10-18
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 4 ¢
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Indigo, slate and rose red
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- 11
- Printing
- Recess (Giori press)
- Size
- 25 x 40 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 960.28
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- US 1163
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- US 793
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- US 700
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- US 1162
Notes
Red profile of a boy facing left; BOYS' CLUBS OF AMERICA MOVEMENT across the top, 1860–1960 vertically, 4c U.S. POSTAGE at the foot.
Series history
The United States issued a 4 cent commemorative at New York on 18 October 1960 for the centenary of the Boys' Clubs of America movement (1860–1960). Domfil catalogues it as 960.28 under «Centenario del Club de Muchachos», motif «Escultismo / The Scouts» — Domfil's theme label; the organisation is the Boys' Clubs, not the Boy Scouts of America.
C. R. Coiner designed the stamp and M. D. Fenton engraved it: a red profile of a boy facing left beside BOYS' CLUBS OF AMERICA MOVEMENT, with 1860–1960 down the left and 4c U.S. POSTAGE at the foot. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced it on the Giori press in panes of 50, perforation 11. Print figures of about 123,690,000 are commonly cited.
Further references are Scott US 1163, Michel US 793, Yvert US 700, Stanley Gibbons US 1162 and Unificato 951.
