Bugler and drummer — Pioneer pair
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1961.VNN.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 20th Anniversary of the Young Pioneer Organisation
1961.VNN.01· piece 2 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
North Vietnam (VNN)- Year / date
- 1961-05-02
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 12 xu
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Black / red on pale green
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- Designer
- V. Tuấn
- Printing
- Offset lithography
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 961.11
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- VN-N 155
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- VN-N 161
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- VN-N 223
Notes
Same design as the 1 xu in different colours. Domfil 961.11.
Series history
North Vietnam issued a two-value commemorative on 2 May 1961 for the twentieth anniversary of the Young Pioneer Organisation (Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong, founded 15 May 1941). Domfil catalogues the pair as 961.10/11 under «20 Aniversario del escultismo / 20th Anniversary of the Scouts», motif «Corneta y tambor / Bugle and drum», cross-referenced to Yvert 222/223, Michel 160/161 and Scott 154/155, and notes a different-perforation variety at the same set price.
One design by V. Tuấn serves both values: a Pioneer boy sounding a bugle beside a Pioneer girl with a drum, both in red neckerchiefs, under VIỆT-NAM DÂN CHỦ CỘNG HÒA. The 1 xu is printed in dark blue and red on yellow; the 12 xu in black and red on pale green. The bottom legend reads «20 năm thành lập Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong 1941–1961». Domfil's «Scout» heading is the catalogue's usual shorthand for Pioneer youth subjects.