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Chairman's Notes September/October 2009 by John Ineson |
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![]() Help please! Much has been written about the very scarce 1936 Darlington postmark, but very little about the
Moving from Devon to the next county of Somerset, the Scouts there have had at least three Jamborees in the
1930's. Some 10,000 Scouts attended the West Country Jamboree at Corston near Bath in 1932, where in usual
Scout fashion; it carried on despite torrential downpour which turned the campsite into a "sea of mud". Despite
having no sound track there is a short Pathe News film of this event which can be seen by going into the website
https://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=3003 Baden-Powell, and his wife both attended this event and
With our Euro-Scout event taking place next May in Chelmsford,
It was at the 2000 Euro-Scout Philatelic Exhibition held at Comacchio, Italy, that a meeting took place to form IFSCO, the International Federation of Scout and Guide Stamp Collecting Organizations. The purpose of IFSCO is to provide a unified front in dealing with the World Scout Bureau, international philatelic organizations, promoting international Scout stamp exhibitions, and participation in World Scouting events. Since the formation of IFSCO some of the members have helped to classify the various issues from A to E. Details at www.ifsco.sossi.org/ifscoclass-en.htm There were many dubious issues in 2007 and many of these are classed as "C". It is at the Euro-Scout meeting that IFSCO decides where the following meeting will take place. I do have various Scout magazines to give away. The only cost would be the actual postage plus a very small packing fee. However, if paying by PayPal, the purchaser would have to pay their charge of 4%. I have the following. Our magazine but called the Scout Stamp Collectors Club 1961-1969 virtually complete. World Scout Sealers No. 1-23 (1990-2000) great for those collecting seals/labels. Scout & Guide Stamp Society of Australia 1986-1991. Scout Memorabilia published in the USA 1967-1996 nearly complete. I also have a later long run of our Bulletin and the SOSSI Journal which I will offer free in another Bulletin. |