SCOUTS ON STAMPS A Checklist© 2001 Edition [This edition covers 2000 Issues– updating the 1997 be checklist] North American Version (Scott Catalogue Numbers Used) scoutstamps.com PO Box 6173 Moraga, CA 94570-6173 U.S.A. Tenth Edition First Printing SOSSI Website Version 2000 PREFACE This year marks a new milestone in our operations. We have changed our name to 'scoutstamps.com' to join the multitude in e- commerce enterprises and to be more in line with what we are doing. We have instituted a new issue service and we are creating a new web site. For those that are interested in comparisons against when a country issued a stamp, whether or not they are a member of the UPU, and whether or not they have a National Scouting Organization, we have continued to use a comparison chart that depicts these issues. This chart follows this preface. We use all philatelic publications available with Scott information first except for issue dates in which we used the FDCs. We have tried to provide a catalogue number to all issues. Issues reported by Scott through March, 2000 are noted. A few notes on the content of the publication. This is the North American version wherein Scott catalogue numbers are used. Included are all sheet sizes known as of the date of this supplement, 2000. Postal stationery is included if it has engraved (indicia) postage. Therefore, Post Cards are not listed, but all Postal Cards are. Errors and varieties are not incorporated as there are over 1000 known to date, and they are listed and described in a companion publication. This includes inverted watermarks and overprints, etc. We welcome opinions and corrections from any reader. We are only trying to provide the most comprehensive worldwide listing of Scouts on Stamps ever issued. There are listings that have never been reported in any other publication. At the end of the main listing, there are five Addendums. They comprise listings for Postal Stationery, Brigades, Locals, Cinderellas, and Pioneer issues. There are also many fakes issued over the years and such information is best left for other publications as it's descriptive content would not lend itself to this kind of listing. We are no longer listing phone cards as we do not feel that these are philatelic items. If you are interested in a listing of phone cards of the world, you can obtain a checklist from: Ken Colgrave via e-mail at: [email protected]. And finally, if you are interested in related issues that contain errors or varieties, please write for more information to obtain the publication 'Errors and Varieties' on Scouts on Stamps. This publication lists the stamp issue, with all known international catalogue numbers, and Page 1 of 9 2000 PREFACE provides a description for the reason it is unusual and not the normal printing. Additionally, this style of listing has also been created for collectors interested in St. George on stamps (the Patron Saint of Scouting). If you are interested in this publication, please write for information or ask your St. George on Stamps dealer. Scouting Personalities contained on stamps: Lord Baden-Powell Founder of the Boy Scouts, Cape #179-80 [2] Sgt. Major Goodyear Baden-Powell's first Boy Scout, Cape #178 Jean-Baptiste Charcot Founder and President of French Scouting between 1911 and 1921, France #868, B69 [4] Juliette Gordon Low Founder, Girl Scouts of America, US #974 Josefa Llanes Esconda Leader of the Philippines Girl Scouts, #1195 Carlo A. Nicolass-Perez Scouting pioneer in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, #631 Francisco P. Moreno Co-founder of Scouting in Argentina, #807 Paul Doumer Member of the 1911 Committee to form French Scouting, France #292 Maréchal Gallieni Member of the 1911 Committee to form French Scouting, France #899 Maréchal Lyantey Honorary President of French International Scouting in 1928, France #8281 Baron Pierre de Coubertin Creator of French Scouting in 1911 [3] A.B. Svojsik Founder of Czechoslovakia Scouting, #2816 Shah Mohammed Riza Pahiavi In a Scout uniform, Iran #937 H.M. Sultan Qaboos bin Said Oman Chief Scout, Oman #360-1 Page 2 of 9 2000 PREFACE William Taft US President, Scout, Dominica #1206b [1] Gerald Ford US President, Scout, Dominica #1207c [1] John Kennedy US President, Scout, Turks and Caicos Islands #778f [1] Lady Annie Allen Chief Girl Guide for St. Kitts-Nevis, #307 Notes: 1- All United States Presidents are Honorary BSA Presidents 2 - Lord Baden-Powell is depicted on many Scout issues 3 - Coubertin is depicted on many Olympic (Sport) issues due to his involvement in that activity 4 - Charcot is also depicted and/or referenced on issues from French Southern and Antarctic Territories Listing of World Scouting Jamborees No. Year Location I 1920 Olympia, London, England II 1924 Copenhagen, Denmark III 1929 Arrowe Park, England IV 1933 Gödöllő, Hungary V 1937 Vogslenzang, Netherlands VI 1947 Moisson, France VII 1951 Bad Ischl, Austria VIII 1955 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada IX 1957 Sutton Coldfield, England X 1959 Manila, Philippines XI 1963 Marathon, Greece XII 1967 Idaho, USA XIII 1971 Asagiri Heights, Japan XIV 1975 Lilliehammer, Norway XV 1983 Calgary, Canada XVI 1987 Australia XVII 1991 Korea XVIII 1995 Lelystad, Netherlands XIX 1998 Chile Page 3 of 9 2000 PREFACE This checklist is the sole property of the Editor/Publisher with all rights reserved. The information contained herein is sold 'AS IS' without qualification as to its accuracy although every attempt has been made to make it as complete and accurate as possible. Inquiries, comments, and suggestions can be made to: scoutstamps.com PO Box 6173 Moraga, CA 94570-6173 USA or you can reach us via e-mail at: [email protected]. If you are not a member of the Scouts on Stamps Society International (SOSSI), you can obtain membership information from: Carl F. Schauer PO Box 526 Belen, NM 87002 USA A special thanks to Dennis Shields and Ken Beckman for their opinions, corrections, and suggestions to make this checklist more accurate than ever before. For the active collector, the following monthly publications are recommended: Linn's Stamp News Global Stamp News Scott Stamp Monthly Gibbons Stamp Monthly Michel Rundschau Membership in the American Philatelic Society (APS) and/or the American Topical Association (ATA) is also recommended for the collector that wants more information on the Scout topical and other related information and membership offers. The marks SCOTT and SCOTT's are Registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office, and ore trademarks of Amos Philatelics, Inc., dba Scott Publishing Co. No use may be made of these marks or of material in this publication which is reprinted from a copyrighted publication of Amos Philatelics, Inc., without the express written permission of Amos Philatelics, Inc., dba Scott Publishing Co., Sidney, Ohio. Copyright 1991 Arms Philatelics, Inc., dba Scott Publishing Page 4 of 9 2000 PREFACE Definitions For the listed catalogue numbers, Scott is used. Remember C = Airmail; B = Semi Post; RA = Postal Tax; CO = Air Post Officials; and CB = Air Post Semi-Officials. Others are as follows; SG Stanley Gibbons; SB for Booklets Mi Michel M Minkus Z Zumstein HAG Higgins and Gage '1v' means that there is one value in the issue or set. No catalogue number is available at this printing. Sheets with a quantity of 25 or less are denoted as sheetlets. Many of these will fit on to an 8.5 x 11" album or stock page. Sheets notations that only have a blank have an unknown quantity at this time. Hopefully in the future we can fill in these blanks. Cinderella - A Cinderella stamp(s) is probably one best handled by exclusion than by inclusion. If you exclude government-issued postage stamps and stationery, then what is left usually qualifies as Cinderella material. The newcomer to philately would probably do best to regard as Cinderella material that which is not listed in the general catalogs, although it should be noted that some of the more specialized catalogs do include such Cinderella material as revenues, post office seals, etc. This is not to imply that material not included in general catalogs is not collectible—far from it. But it is something that should be collected on the basis of knowledge. The fields of Cinderella philately are broad indeed, and there are some dark corners that can trap the unwary into obtaining material that is not what it is represented to be. As in all areas of philately, knowledge is the key. When collected with knowledge, Cinderella material can offer a great deal of pleasure. Also included would be labels in stamp-like form bearing the names of imaginary or existing countries, or postal services, and intended to fool collectors into believing them to be genuine postage or revenue stamps. Page 5 of 9 2000 PREFACE Local Issues - Two definitions are necessary here – one between simply "Local Stamps" which are defined as privately produced to frank mail carried by the individual or organization issuing the stamps to the nearest government post office. They are not valid for any purpose, and when so franked they are deposited at a government PO, where official postage stamps must be applied. In more recent years there has been something of a flood of private local stamps that serve no real postal purpose and are created more to gain publicity and for sale to collectors than for postal use. As for a "Local Postage Stamp" they are defined as – official government issues that have a restricted validity. They are not valid outside the area or service for which they are issued, nor can they be used in the international mails.