○ WantedPostalSouvenir sheet1.50 r
Semaphore signalling
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.RAK.01-30- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 13th World Scout Jamboree
1971.RAK.01· piece 30 of 36 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Ras al-Khaimah (RAK)- Year / date
- 1971-02-01
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 1.50 r
- Format
- Souvenir sheet
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
- Colors
- Multicolour
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Imperforate
- Printing
- Lithography
Catalog numbers
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- RK 524EBII
Notes
Deluxe sheet with an olive-yellow margin inscribed RAS AL KHAIMA in English and Arabic. Imperforate.
Series history
Ras al-Khaimah issued eight lithographed stamps on 1 February 1971 for the 13th World Scout Jamboree in Japan. The four postage values show a camp fire, flag hoisting, rowing and a Scout salute; the four airmails show climbing, semaphore signalling, German Scouts pitching a tent and a French Girl Guide directing traffic. Each design carries a national flag. Comb perforated 13. Imperforate stamps exist, as do deluxe sheets with a white or an olive-yellow margin. Two airmail souvenir sheets show Girl Guides and Scouts of several countries. Postal standing is unsettled.
