Scout, tent and trees
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1974.SUR.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of Suriname
1974.SUR.01· piece 1 of 3 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Suriname (SUR)- Year / date
- 1974-08-21
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 10 c + 5 c
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Charity issue
- Colors
- Multicolour
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ◔ Purchased€1.30 for 3 pieces · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Designer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
- Printer
- Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14½ × 15
- Panes
- 50
- Size
- 25 x 39 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 974.12
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- SR B208
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- SR 677
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- SR 602
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- SR 776
Notes
Portrait of a Scout in a campaign hat and green neckerchief; an orange tent and stylized green trees behind. Inscribed SURINAME, 1924-1974, 50 JAAR BOY SCOUTS VAN SURINAME and 10C + 5.
Series history
Suriname issued three semi-postal stamps in Paramaribo on 21 August 1974, inscribed 50 JAAR BOY SCOUTS VAN SURINAME and 1924-1974. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. designed and printed the set by offset lithography, comb perforated 14½ × 15, without watermark, in panes of 50. The stamps measure 25 × 39 mm. They were withdrawn from sale on 31 October 1974 and remained valid for postage until 31 August 1975.
The 10 cents + 5 cents shows a Scout in a campaign hat before an orange tent and stylized trees. The 15 cents + 8 cents is a diamond emblem for the 5th Caribbean Jamboree, a green fleur-de-lis on a globe lettered VOOR VOORUITGANG 1974. The 20 cents + 10 cents shows two Scouts beneath a radiant sun with a fleur-de-lis at the centre.