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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | First issue:Burlington, Vermont 1911 - Juliette meets Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts in England, and his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell founder of Girl Guides in England. The Girl Scouts of America 50th anniversary stamp, U.S. #1199, was issued while the Third Girl Scout Senior Roundup was underway in Button Bay, Vermont. The Roundup events were held at three-year intervals from 1956-65, but have not otherwise been regularly scheduled like Boy Scout Jamborees have. The stamp was issued in Burlington, Vermont, about 30 miles north of Button Bay. The Girls Scouts were first organized in Savannah, Georgia, in 1912. The movement uses the “Scouting Method,” popularized by its predecessor, the Boy Scouts, to teach girls values such as honesty, courage, and citizenship. The organization has over 3.5 million members. Juliette starts a Girl Guide company (troop) in the Scottish valley where she is spending the summer 1912 - March 12, Juliette Gordon Low establishes the first Girl Guide troop in the U.S. with 18 girls Margaret Daisy Gordon, Juliette's niece, becomes the first registered Girl Guide in America. 108 girls enrolled as members following the first troop meeting |
| Face value | 4 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | US 829 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | US 1199 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons Catalogue No: 1198 |
| Series | Scout, Flag |
| Stamp colour | pink red |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 126,515,000 |
| Issue date | 24/07/1962 |
| Designer | Ward Brackett |
| Print technique | Rotary Press |
| Printed by | Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| Perforation | 11 x 10 ½ |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
