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The Scouting Movement - 1/2 buqsha

Following the 1962 revolution, youth development and civic training became key pillars in building the modern Yemen Arab Republic, leading to the formal expansion of the Yemen Scouts Association. Scouting was promoted across the nation to foster civic leadership, outdoor skills, self-reliance, and international brotherhood among Yemeni youth. Issued in the mid-1960s, this commemorative postage stamp celebrates the Scouting Movement (SCOUTS / الكشاف). The vignette depicts a young Boy Scout raising the national flag of the Yemen Arab Republic alongside a white Scout pennant featuring the fleur-de-lis emblem, set against a campsite of tents in the background.