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John's Jottings November/December 2010 by John Ineson |
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![]() In the November London auction of Argyll Etkin Lot 304 - Egypt 1956 Scout miniature sheets set of two on
On sale by Harmers of London during September were three covers used in Kuwait, showing the 1957 U.K.
It is well known to Scout stamp collectors that the U.K. set of three stamps for the Jubilee Jamboree were overprinted for use in the territories of Bahrain, Muscat and Qatar. The SGSC Bulletin Vol. 35 No 4, July/August 1991 gives this explanation:“Supplies for Kuwait were actually in Bahrain when it was decided for political reasons that these stamps should not be issued in Kuwait”. The Journal of the Scout Stamp Collectors Club Vol. 1 No 4, January 1958 states "They were not put on sale because the Ruler of the territory said he would prefer that the stamps were not issued in view of the agreement with certain Arab countries to boycott the Jamboree on account of the Suez incident!". Although the overprints for Kuwait were never put on sale, the overprinted World Scout Jubilee Jamboree stamps were issued in Bahrain, Qatar and Muscat, the latter overprints showing the value in local currency only. The overprinted Scout Jamboree stamps used in Kuwait were those issued by the other territories. The following quantities of Kuwait overprinted stamps were sent to the Postmaster: 1,200 sheets of the 2½d stamp (there were 120 stamps in each sheet), 800 sheets of the 4d stamp, and 400 sheets of the 1s 3d value. Although all the stamps were returned to the Royal Mail in London, it was reported that one cylinder block of six belonged to a collector in the U.S., but this has not been confirmed. |