Tilling the field
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.CIV.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 24th World Scout Conference, Nairobi
1973.CIV.01· piece 2 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)- Year / date
- 1973-07-16
- 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.
- ◔ Purchased€4.50 · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- P. Lambert
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Imperforate
- Panes
- 25
- Size
- 40 × 30 mm
Catalog numbers
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CI 432B
Notes
At left, two Scouts in white shirts, blue shorts and red neckerchiefs till a green field with a man in a white robe; lettered 40 F and POSTES. At right a red map of Africa with the white World Scout emblem. Inscribed REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE, 16-21 JUILLET 1973, and 24e CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME - NAIROBI - KENYA. Signed P LAMBERT, imperforate
Series history
Côte d'Ivoire issued a 40 f commemorative at Abidjan on 16 July 1973 for the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi. P. Lambert designed the stamp; it is signed P LAMBERT. It was printed by photogravure, comb perforated 13 × 12½, about 40 × 30 mm, in panes of 25. Sources name no printer.
The left panel shows two Scouts in white shirts, blue shorts and red neckerchiefs tilling a green field with a man in a white robe, lettered 40 F and POSTES. At right a red map of Africa carries the white World Scout emblem. The stamp is inscribed REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE, 16-21 JUILLET 1973, and 24e CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME - NAIROBI - KENYA.
An imperforate variety of the stamp exists.