✓ In collectionPostalStamp50 f
Japanese quince and grape hyacinth
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.SEN.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 13th World Scout Jamboree
1971.SEN.01· piece 2 of 4 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Senegal (SEN)- Year / date
- 1971-08-07
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 50 f
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicolour
- 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.
- Comb 14 × 13½
- Printing
- Photogravure
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 971.21
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- SN 347
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- SN 466
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- SN 352
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- SN 469
Notes
Botanical drawings captioned MUSCARI BOTRYOIDES (grape hyacinth) and CHAENOMELES JAPONICA (Japanese quince); fleur-de-lis; 13e JAMBOREE MONDIAL du SCOUTISME JAPON; REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGAL 50 F. Designed J. Van Noten; printed Enschedé.
Series history
Senegal issued four commemoratives at Dakar on 7 August 1971 for the 13th World Scout Jamboree. Each stamp is inscribed 13e JAMBOREE MONDIAL du SCOUTISME JAPON with a fleur-de-lis. J. Van Noten designed a taiko drummer captioned HAYASHIDA (35 francs), Japanese quince and grape hyacinth — Chaenomeles japonica and Muscari botryoides (50 francs), a judo throw captioned JUDO (65 francs), and Mount Fuji captioned FUJI (75 francs). Joh. Enschedé printed the set by photogravure, comb perforated 14 × 13½.