Nigeria, 1965, imperforate
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1972.MAN.01-11- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 25th Anniversary of UNICEF
1972.MAN.01· piece 11 of 18 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Manama (MAN)- Year / date
- 1972
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 20 dh
- 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.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Imperforate
- Printing
- Photogravure
- Size
- 54 × 36 mm
Catalog numbers
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- AJ-MN 886B
Notes
Stamp-on-stamp of Nigeria’s 1965 Scout Golden Jubilee, Baden-Powell and a Scout, 1915–1965. Red UNICEF / 25th ANNIVERSARY overprint with the mother-and-child emblem. Black 13th WORLD JAMBOREE on the reproduced stamp; fleur-de-lis; JAPAN 日本; MANAMA DEPENDENCY OF AJMAN. 20 Dh.
Series history
Manama overprinted the July 1971 stamp-on-stamp 13th World Scout Jamboree issue UNICEF / 25th ANNIVERSARY in red, with the mother-and-child emblem. The six lower values and the 1- and 2-riyal airmails reproduce earlier stamps — Mahra State’s 1967 Idaho jamboree (10 dirhams), Qatar Scouts of 1965 (15 dirhams), Nigeria’s 1965 Scout jubilee (20 dirhams), Paraguay’s 1962 Baden-Powell airmail (25 dirhams), the Canal Zone’s 1960 Boy Scouts of America jubilee (50 dirhams), Brazil’s 1957 Baden-Powell centenary (75 dirhams), a Kathiri State of Seiyun 150 fils (1 riyal), and Austria’s 1962 Scout handshake (2 riyals) — each with a black 13th WORLD JAMBOREE line, a fleur-de-lis, and JAPAN 日本. The same designs exist line perforated 13½ and imperforate. A 10 riyal airmail souvenir sheet shows Neil Armstrong as an Eagle Scout and Dwight D. Eisenhower as honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, with the same red overprint. A day of issue is not established. Postal standing is unsettled.