Rover at the wheel, Scout salute
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1973.TUN.02-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 2nd Pan-Arab Rover rally
1973.TUN.02· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Tunisia (TUN)- Year / date
- 1973-07-30
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 60 m
- 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€0.70 · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- Amor Ben Mahmoud
- Printer
- De La Rue & Co. Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 × 13½
- Size
- 46 × 32 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 973.22
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- TN 611
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- TN 815
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- TN 756
Notes
A stylized blue figure at the wheel of a white crescent-shaped car, one arm raised in the three-finger Scout salute, before a yellow-orange fleur-de-lis. Inscribed RALLYE ROUTIER PANARABE, REPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE, Arabic for the Republic of Tunisia and for the 2nd Pan-Arab Rover Moot, and 60. Signed AMOR BEN MAHMOUD.
Series history
Tunisia issued a 60 millime commemorative on 30 July 1973 for the 2nd Pan-Arab Rover rally. Amor Ben Mahmoud designed the stamp; it is signed AMOR BEN MAHMOUD. De La Rue printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 13 × 13½, about 46 × 32 mm.
A stylized blue figure sits at the wheel of a white crescent-shaped car, one arm raised in the three-finger Scout salute, with a yellow-orange fleur-de-lis behind. The stamp is inscribed RALLYE ROUTIER PANARABE, REPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE, Arabic naming the 2nd Pan-Arab Rover Moot, and 60.
