Pitching a tent
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.TGO.01-04- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 1st World Scout Conference in Africa
1973.TGO.01· piece 4 of 7 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Togo (TGO)- Year / date
- 1973-06-30
- 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.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- Designer
- Gabriel Shamir and Maxim Shamir
- Printer
- Israel Government Printers
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14
- Size
- 30 x 52 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.26
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- TG 841
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- TG 979A
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- TG 774
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- TG 939
Notes
The same tent-pitching scene as the 10 f, on an ochre ground. World Scout emblem at upper left. Inscribed REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE, POSTES, 1ère CONFERENCE MONDIALE BOY SCOUTS EN AFRIQUE, 40F and SHAMIR.
Series history
Togo issued six commemorative stamps and a souvenir sheet at Lomé on 30 June 1973, inscribed 1ère CONFERENCE MONDIALE BOY SCOUTS EN AFRIQUE. Gabriel Shamir and Maxim Shamir designed the set; the stamps are signed SHAMIR. The Israel Government Printers lithographed it, comb perforated 14, in panes of 30. The 10, 20, 30 and 40 f are ordinary postage (POSTES); the 100 f and 200 f are airmail (POSTE AERIENNE). Vertical values measure about 30 × 52 mm, horizontal values about 52 × 30 mm.
The 10 f and 40 f show Scouts pitching a tent under a palm. The 20 f and 200 f show three Scouts cooking over a camp-fire. The 30 f shows a Scout climbing a rope from a palm. The 100 f shows two Scouts canoeing. The souvenir sheet (about 107 × 97 mm) places the two airmails on a yellow ground with a tent silhouette and the World Scout emblem, with simulated perforations. Nairobi hosted the 24th World Scout Conference in July 1973. An imperforate deluxe sheet of each of the six stamp designs is also known.