Since the advent of
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...
in 1907, Scouts have been depicted on the
postage stamps
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the fa ...
of almost every nation during different times of their political development.
The Scouts on Stamps Society International, or SOSSI was created as a response to
stamp collectors who want to specialize in the
field of Scouting in their collections in particular.
Individual nations have organizations for Scout philatelists as well.
Association Française des Collectionneurs de Timbres Scouts (AFCTS)-French Scouts on Stamps Association
See also
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Scouting memorabilia collecting Scouting memorabilia collecting is the hobby and study of preserving and cataloging Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding items for their historic, aesthetic and monetary value. Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, the dep ...
External links
Official siteScouts on Stamps at www.stampnews.com
Philatelic organizations
Scouting-related associations
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