Scouts saluting a flag
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.MLI.01-02- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- International Scout Congresses, Nairobi and Addis Ababa
1973.MLI.01· piece 2 of 5 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Mali (MLI)- Year / date
- 1973-06-04
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 70 f
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Airmail
- 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
- Designer
- Cécile Guillame
- Printer
- French Stamp Printing Office
- Process
- Engraved
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12¾ x 13
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.19
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- ML C184
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- ML 389
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- ML PA183
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- ML 391
Notes
Two Scouts with right arms extended toward a red flag topped with a fleur-de-lis finial; a circular red fleur-de-lis badge with a rope border at lower right. Inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU MALI, POSTE AERIENNE, SCOUTISME, 70F and GUILLAME.
Series history
Mali issued five airmail commemoratives at Bamako on 4 June 1973. Cécile Guillame designed and engraved the set. The French Stamp Printing Office printed it by recess, comb perforated 13, in panes of 25. The issue was withdrawn from sale on 31 August 1973.
The 50, 70, 80 and 130 f are inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU MALI, POSTE AERIENNE and SCOUTISME. The 50 f shows five Scouts around a camp-fire before a large fleur-de-lis, one playing a flute. The 70 f shows two Scouts with right arms extended toward a flag, beside a circular fleur-de-lis badge. The 80 f shows Scouts hiking with packs, one carrying a large flag bearing a fleur-de-lis. The 130 f is a portrait of Baden-Powell in campaign hat, lettered BADEN POWELL 1857 - 1941. The 270 f is inscribed CONGRES INTERNATIONAUX DU SCOUTISME, NAIROBI and ADDIS-ABEBA; it shows a map of Africa with a fleur-de-lis and 1973, and a round dance of Scouts holding hands. Nairobi hosted the 24th World Scout Conference in July 1973.