Scout emblem
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.DOM.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 50th Anniversary of Scouting in the Dominican Republic
1973.DOM.01· piece 1 of 3 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Dominican Republic (DOM)- Year / date
- 1973-12-07
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 1 c
- 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
- Printer
- Editorial Padilla
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12
- Panes
- 50
- Quantity printed
- 500,000
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.34
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DO 718
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DO 1052
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DO 742
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DO 1181
Notes
Green Scout fleur-de-lis with yellow side petals and a Dominican flag cross in the centre, on a scroll AÑO CINCUENTENARIO. Purple-blue frame. Lettered CORREOS and 1¢. Inscribed 50º ANIVERSARIO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, SCOUT DOMINICANO and 1923–1973.
Series history
The Dominican Republic issued two postage stamps and an airmail at Santo Domingo on 7 December 1973 for the 50th anniversary of Dominican Scouting (1923–1973). Editorial Padilla printed the set by offset lithography, comb perforated 12, in panes of 50. Sources give no designer. The 1 c and 5 c each had a print run of 500,000; the 21 c airmail 300,000. Each stamp is inscribed 50º ANIVERSARIO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, SCOUT DOMINICANO and 1923–1973.
The 1 c shows a Scout fleur-de-lis with the Dominican flag in the centre and a scroll lettered AÑO CINCUENTENARIO. The 5 c shows two Scouts with the national flag. The 21 c (CORREO AEREO) shows two Scouts lashing a tripod over a campfire, with a portrait of Baden-Powell at upper right.