Map of Africa and Scout emblem
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.DZA.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- World Scout Conference, Nairobi
1973.DZA.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Algeria (DZA)- Year / date
- 1973-07-15
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 0.80 d
- 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€0.80 · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- Hassan Boukendakdji
- Printer
- BC Algérie
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 10¾
- Panes
- 25
- Quantity printed
- 560,000
- Size
- 30 x 40 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.14
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DZ 502
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DZ 612
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DZ 574
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DZ 627
Notes
White map of Africa on a purple ground, with the World Scout emblem in a disc over the continent. Inscribed CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME, NAIROBI 1973, ALGERIE and 0,80; Arabic at top and right. Signed BOUKENDAKDJI; lettered BC ALGERIE.
Series history
Algeria issued a single commemorative at Algiers on 15 July 1973 for the World Scout Conference held in Nairobi. Hassan Boukendakdji designed the stamp; it is signed BOUKENDAKDJI and lettered BC ALGERIE. It was lithographed, comb perforated 10¾, in the format 30 × 40 mm, in panes of twenty-five, without watermark. The print run was 560,000. The stamp remained on sale until 6 November 1976.
The design is a white map of Africa on a purple ground, with the World Scout emblem in a disc over the continent. The stamp is inscribed CONFERENCE MONDIALE DU SCOUTISME, NAIROBI 1973, ALGERIE and 0,80 dinar, with Arabic at the top and right. Nairobi hosted the 24th World Scout Conference in July 1973.