Stamps featuring Scouting
The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a set of stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 100 years of Scouting.
| Kind of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Denomination & Quantity: | P7 – – – 100,000 (2 designs) |
| Souvenir Sheet: | P28 – – 8,000 sheets |
| Date of Issue: | August 1, 2007 |
| Last Day of Sale: | July 31, 2008 (as stocks allow) |
| Sheet Composition: | 50 (10 x 5) |
| Size of Stamps: | 30mm x 40mm |
| Perforation: | 14 |
| Printing Process: | Litho-Offset (4 colors) |
| Paper: | Imported Unwatermarked |
| Printer: | Amstar Company, Inc. |
| Design Coordinator: | Noel B. Sabandal |
| Graphic Designer: | Nicasio de Leon |
| Designer and Layout Artist: | Richard Allen Baron |
| Designs: | Three Fingers Scout Sign and Flag; Scouting Centenary Logo |
One hundred years ago, Lord Baden-Powell ran his experimental camp on Brownsea Island on the South Coast of England, for 20 boys from different social backgrounds. Today, Scouting is a million times bigger and involves girls and boys, women and men from every origin, religion and culture, and nearly every country in the world. Read more.
Stamps, Souvenir Sheets and Official First Day Covers will be available starting August 1, 2007 at the Philatelic Service, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila and at all Regional Offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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