Scouts and flag
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.DOM.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 50th Anniversary of Scouting in the Dominican Republic
1973.DOM.01· piece 2 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.
- 5 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).
- 973.35
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DO 719
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DO 1053
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DO 743
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DO 1182
Notes
Two Scouts in olive uniforms, yellow neckerchiefs and garrison caps, with the Dominican flag between them. Dark frame. Lettered 5c CORREOS. 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.