Guides and drummers on parade
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1972.YEM.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Arab Youth Week
1972.YEM.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Yemen (YEM)- Year / date
- 1972-07-20
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 40 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.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13½
- Printing
- Lithography
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 972.23
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- YE-SO 118
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- YE-SO 141
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- YE-SO 118
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- YE-SO 119
Notes
A parade: three youths in white sailor-style uniforms and blue neckerchiefs playing drums at left; a column of Girl Guides in light-blue dresses, red belts, white neckerchiefs and light-blue hats at right. Inscribed ARAB YOUTH WEEK and PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, with the Arabic legends; POSTAGE at left; 40 Fils; orange-and-green geometric frame.
Series history
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen issued a 40 fils stamp at Aden on 20 July 1972 for Arab Youth Week. It is the Scout and Guide value of a four-stamp set. The design shows a parade: three youths in white sailor-style uniforms playing drums, and a column of Girl Guides in light-blue dresses with red belts and white neckerchiefs. The stamp is inscribed ARAB YOUTH WEEK and PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, with the corresponding Arabic legends, inside an orange-and-green geometric frame. Lithography, comb perforated 13½. Designer and printer are not established.