✓ In collectionPostalStamp4 p
Scout salute — presentation of the troop flag
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.TAA.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 50th Anniversary of the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition
1971.TAA.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Tristan da Cunha (TAA)- Year / date
- 1971-06-01
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 4 p
- 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
- Panes
- 25
- Printing
- Lithography
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 971.14
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- TA 154
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- TA 154
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- TA 154
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- TA 150
Notes
Presentation of a Scout Troop flag in front of the Tristan school; the Scout-design value of a four-stamp expedition set.
Series history
Tristan da Cunha issued a four-value set on 1 June 1971 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Shackleton-Rowett South Atlantic Expedition. Only the 4 pence shows a Scout design: the presentation of a Scout Troop flag in front of the Tristan school. Victor Whitely designed the stamp; John Waddington printed it in lithography, comb perforated 14, in panes of twenty-five, on paper watermarked St. Edward's Crown and CA multiple. It was withdrawn from sale on 31 August 1971.