Campfire and emblems
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1965.CAF.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Honoring Scouting
1965.CAF.01· piece 1 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Central African Republic (CAF)- Year / date
- 1965-09-27
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 25 F
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Red | Blue | Magenta
- 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
- Claude Haley
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office
- Process
- Recess
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13
- Size
- 41 × 27 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 965.21
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CF 56
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CF 91
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CF 58
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- CF 96
Notes
Campfire of three logs with red flames; blue panel with Scout emblems (tents, fleur-de-lis, badge) and rope border
Series history
The Central African Republic issued two recess commemoratives at Bangui on 27 September 1965 honouring Scouting. Claude Haley designed and engraved both values; the French Stamp Printing Office printed them. The stamps measure 41 × 27 mm and are perforated comb 13. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 10 March 1967.
The 25 F shows a campfire of three logs with red flames against a magenta hatched ground, a blue vertical panel with Scout emblems — tents, a fleur-de-lis and a badge — and a rope-like border at right. The 50 F shows a Scout in profile wearing a broad-brimmed hat and neckerchief, with tent symbols at left and triangular panels bearing an elephant, a crocodile and an antelope at right.