The Scouting Movement - 1 buqsha

The Scouting Movement - 1 buqsha

Year
1964
Face Value
1
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Jamboree

Catalogs References

Michel
YE-AR 371A
Yvert & Tellier
YE-AR 76
Stanley Gibbons
YE-AR 284

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
30.5 x 40.5 mm
Perforation
12
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printer)
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.