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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
Two issue sets, both with M/S of 3 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
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BHUTAN
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 14 October 2002,
M/Sheetlet of 3 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
Designs: Nu50, Nu50, Nu50, M/S NU 90.
See S/S stamp ||
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA I (Sarajevo Administration)
Bosnia-Herzegovina Scouting Organization 80th Anniversary.
Issue Date: 20 April 2002.
Design:
1v, Boy Scouts, tents. Stamps are offset printed in sheetlets of 10 stamps. Print run is 30,000. FDC.
Designer: Asad DŽ. N.
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Issue Date: 6 February 2002.
Design: 1 stamp,
30c: Photo of Princess Guides - 30th June 1942 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose (right) wearing
Girl Guide uniforms at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire. Courtesy of Hulton Archive.
Total of five stamps were issued, 4 singles and M/S with common stamp.
Designer: Andrew Robinson,
Printer: The House of Questa.
See stamp
CONGO
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 9 stamps.
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DOMINICA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 3 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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EL SALVADOR
80th Anniversary of Scouting
Issue Date: 16 December 2002.
Design: 1 stamp
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GAMBIA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 1 July 2002,
M/Sheetlet of 3 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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GHANA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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GIBRALTAR
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Issue Date: 6 February 2002. Design: 1 stamp
1942 photo of Princess Elizabeth in Girl Guide uniform. Total of five stamps were issued,
4 singles and M/S with common stamp.
Designer: Andrew Robinson,
Printer: The House of Questa.
See stamp
GREECE
Scouting.
Issue Date: 26 June 2002.
4 values. Designs:
0,45 € (Euro) Sea scout and Navy,
0,60 € (Euro) Scout and emblem of the World Scout Conference,
0,70 € (Euro) Air scout and tree planting by Cub Scouts,
2,15 € (Euro) Scouts and scene. Official presentation album (card board, limited number),
M/S.
See stamps || See Presentation Card || See M/S
GRENADA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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GRENADA CARRIAUCAU & PETITE MARTINIQUE
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
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GUINEA REPUBLIC
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
2 M/Sheetlets of 3 stamps: M/Sheetlet of 6 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
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GUYANA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 1 July 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 3 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
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IRELAND
Scouting in Ireland. Scouting Ireland CSI, formerly known as the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland, was founded in 1927.
Issue Date: 12 March 2002, 4 stamps.
Designs: 41c x2 se-tenant pair, 57c x2 se-tenant pair.
Format: - Sheet: 16 (8 s/ten pairs), Stamp Quantity: 750.000.
Designer: Finbarr O'Connor, Printers: Irish Security Stamp Ptg Ltd.
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JAPAN
13th Nippon Jamboree, 23rd Asia-Pacific Region Jamboree and the 80th Anniversary of Scout Association of Japan.
Issue Date: 15 July 2002.
1 Furusato Stamp (Prefectural Issue), [R559], sheet 20 stamps ( 4 x 5 ).
Design: Boy Scouts camping at Jamboree, Sun Tower, Osakajo Castle, value 50 Yen. Issue area Post Offices in Kinki Area Yuusei Post Office, Osaka.
Designed by Ootsuka Etuko. A commemorative sheet folder, guide card and FDC were produced. The event also had a commemorative slogan meter stamp.
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See FDC ||
See meter stamp
LESOTHO
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: September 1, 2002
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
SHEETLET: M9 x4, MINIATURE SHEET: M25.
See S/S stamp ||
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LIBERIA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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MALDIVES
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 11 July 2002.
3 stamp M/sheetlet + 1 stamp S/S:
SHEETLET: [rufiyas]
R15: Traditional scenic Thai Buddhist pagoda,
R15: Thai Boy Scout with purple beret,
R15: Boy Scout merit badges against a backdrop of the Thailand national flag,
MINIATURE SHEET: R25: The Mountain Climbing Merit Badge. In the border portion is a
portrait of Boy Scout Founder - Lord Robert Baden-Powell and part of "The Boy Scout Creed"
as penned by Ludvig S. Dale.
Designer: Thomas Wood, Printers: The House of Questa (England)
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MICRONESIA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 17 June 2002
3 stamp M/sheetlet + 1 stamp S/S:
SHEETLET:
$1: A scenic landmark Buddhist pagoda,
$1: The official Scout emblem of the Boy Scouts of America,
$1: A Boy Scout cap,
MINIATURE SHEET: $2: Images of three different Boy Scout merit badges. In the border
portion is one of Thailand's many colorful Buddhist pagodas.
Designer: Thomas Wood, Engraver: Cartor S.A. (France).
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MOZAMBIQUE
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 28 September 2002.
M/Sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S.
See S/S stamp ||
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MOZAMBIQUE
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 28 September 2002
Mushrooms, butterflies and Baden Powell.
13v set. S/S of 1v, 2x M/S of 6v, Value 17000 MZM,
Printer: UAB STAMPERIJA.
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NEPAL
Golden Jubilee of Nepal Scouts.
Issue Date: 9 April 2002.
Design: Scouts, logo. 1 stamp, value Rs. 2. Designer: Mohan Narsingh Rana,
Printer: Austrian Government Printing Office. Printed: 1,000,000 in sheets of 50. FDC.
Note: The 50th Anniversary of Scouting in Nepal is more appropriately on June 18, 2002,
the exact date when the late King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev established the Nepal
Scouts and Guides Association by hoisting its flag in Narayanhiti Royal Palace.
See stamp
NEVIS
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 26 August 2002.
SHEETLET:
$2.00: Canueing,$2.00: Canueing,$2.00: Rope bridge,$2.00: Craftmanship Project,
MINIATURE SHEET: $5: Boy Scout engaged in a Craftmanship Project.
Designer: Robert Sauber,
Printers: The House of Questa Ltd.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2002. 4v.
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PARAGUAY
Jamboree de la Fraternadad.
Issue Date: 24 January 2002. 1 stamp, FDC.
Design: WOSM badge, Paraguay Scout badge, tree frog.
See stamp
PERU
90th Anniversary of Scouting in Peru.
Issue Date: 4 June 2002.
2 se-tenant stamps + 1 stamp S/S.
Designs: S3.20 x2, M/S S10.20.
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SIERRA LEONE
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 1 July 2002.
4 stamp M/sheetlet: 1 stamp S/S:
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SRI LANKA
150th Anniversary Uduppiddy American Mission College.
Issue Date: 19 October 2002.
Design: 1 stamp, Rs. 4.50 Photo of college with WOSM logo in corner.
See stamp
ST HELENA
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Issue Date: 6 February 2002.
Design: 1 stamp,
20p Photo of Princess Guides - Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose wearing Girl Guide
uniforms. Total of five stamps were issued, 4 singles and M/S with common stamp.
Designer: Andrew Robinson.
Printer: The House of Questa.
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ST KITTS
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 17 June 2002.
1 M/sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 S/S of 1 stamp:
SHEETLET:
$2: a Boy Scout demonstrating the Scout sign,$2: the Silver Award 2,$2: a patch of a Scout council,
$2: a Boy Scout holding a ceremonial sword inscribed with the Scout motto - "Be Prepared."
MINIATURE SHEET: $6: the Environmental Merit Badge, shown in the St. Kitts.
Designer: Ron Rundo, Printers: Cartor S.A. (France).
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ST VINCENT & GRENADINES
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 1 July 2002.
1 M/sheetlet of 3 stamps: 1 S/S:
SHEETLET:
$5: Scout holding aloft a Kudo Horn,
$5: Two Scouts breaking Camp,
$5: Dan Beard & Lord Robert Baden Powell, two important pioneer Scout leaders in the first half of the 20th Century,
MINIATURE SHEET:
$5: Two boy scouts giving the Scout Salute. FDC.
Designer: Joel Iskowitz,
Printers: Cartor S.A. (France).
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THAILAND
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 28 December 2002.
2 stamps and personalized label.
DESIGNS: The 3 Baht stamp takes inspiration from the new corporate
identity of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and shows images of Scouts from the
six Regions of WOSM. The 12 Baht stamp illustrates the camp site of the 20th World Scout Jamboree 2003
located on a beautiful beach at Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, Thailand. A personalized
sheet cost 300 Baht and a blank sheet cost 200 Baht.
Designer: Udorn Niyomthum, Thai British Security Printing.
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TURKS & CAICOS
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 17 July 2002.
1 M/sheetlet of 4 stamps + 1 stamp S/S:
SHEETLET: 80c, 80c, 80c, 80c,
MINIATURE SHEET: $2.
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TUVALU
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 2 October 2002.
1 M/sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 stamp S/S:
SHEETLET - Scouting Merit Badges:
$2: Citizenship in the World,
$2: First Aid,
$2: Personal Fitness,
$2: Environmental Science.
MINIATURE SHEET: $5: Lord Robert Baden Powell.
Designer: Howard Friedman,
Printers: The House of Questa (England).
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UGANDA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 1 July 2002.
1 M/sheetlet of 4 stamps: 1 S/S of 1 stamp:
SHEETLET:
S1400: Scouting in the 1930's,
S1400: A scout, circa 1930, symbolizing the motto of "Be Prepared" by giving the Scout salute,
S1400: two teenage Boy Scouts taking part in a Camping Trip,
S1400: the official World International Scout Symbol,
MINIATURE SHEET: S3500: Lord Robert Baden-Powell.
Designer: Howard Friedman,
Printers: The House of Questa (England).
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YEMEN
Diamond Jubilee of Yemen Boy Scouts (1927 - 2002).
Issue Date: 30 April 2002.
3 stamps + S/S.
Designs: 30 Rials, 60 Rials, 70 Rials, M/S 160 Rials.
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ZAMBIA
20th World Scout Jamboree.
Issue Date: 30 July 2002.
4 stamp M/S + S/S.
SHEETLET: K3200: Scout Troop Hiking
K3200: Scout Tying Knots
K3200: Scout engaged in Archery
K3200: Scout making Fire at a campsite,
MINIATURE SHEET: K8000: Scout Camping, cooking over a camp fire.
Designer: Howard Friedman,
Printers: The House of Questa (England).
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CZECH REPUBLIC
90th Year of Czech Scouting.
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SLOVENIA
12th Slovenian National Scout Jamboree
Issue Date: 2 August 2002.
See postcard
A local post is an independent mail system or service not operated by a Postal System that is a member of the U.P.U.
Great Britain Scout Christmas Posts are issued each year.
Scout and Guide Charity Christmas Posts
Cinderellas are "labels that are not issued by a federal government for the purpose of paying postage." Many of these are privately printed or overprinted stamps by dealers, so they never had any postal value or use. Their production and sale is banned by the U.P.U. and member states.
BENIN
UPU International Bureau Circular #30, 2 February 2004.
Orchids and Butterflies, Baden Powell.
Issue Date 2002.
9 stamp M/S.
ERITREA
UPU International Bureau Circular #294, 25 August 2003.
Panda bears on 2 sheets of 3 with Scout logo.
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
UPU International Bureau Circular #294, 28 July 2003.
A number of sets of M/S bearing the Scout and / or Rotary logo.
Topics include
- seashells, fauna (dogs, butterflies), flora (orchids);
- famous people (Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe);
- sport (motorcycle racing, motorbikes, table tennis);
- vehicles (vintage cars, fire engines, trains)
MAURITANIA
UPU International Bureau Circular #161, 28 April 2003.
Eleven miniature sheets* each containing six stamps, each stamp depicting a different type of
bird (including birds of prey, ducks, pheasants, field birds and sea birds). The value
shown on each stamp is 80 UM, and each stamp is inscribed with the year 2002 and the Scout emblem.
Four miniature sheets* each containing six stamps, each stamp depicting a different species of owl. The value shown on each stamp is 80 UM, and each stamp is inscribed with the year 2002 and the Scout emblem. The name of each species is inscribed vertically along the edge of each stamp.
Two miniature sheets* each containing six stamps, each stamp depicting various types of firearm. The value shown on each stamp is 60 UM, and each stamp is inscribed with the year 2002. On one miniature sheet, each stamp features the International Rotary emblem, while on the other each stamp features the Scout emblem.
MYANMAR (BURMA)
UPU International Bureau Circular #428, 25 November 2002.
Numerous thematic issues with Scout logo.
NIGER
Scouting, birds 3v M/S
Scouting, birds, 3v S/S
Scouting, butterflies, 3v, M/Sc
Scouting, butterflies, 3v, S/S
Scouting, mushrooms, 3v, M/S
Scouting, mushrooms, 3v, S/S
Scouting, minerals, 3v, S/S