Sharjah – Girl Scouts First Day Cover (1965)

Issued by Sharjah & Dependencies in 1965, this First Day Cover commemorates the Sharjah Girl Scouts. It bears the complete six-stamp issue depicting a large gathering of Girl Scouts, accompanied by a cachet illustrating a scout blowing a bugle beside the fleur-de-lis scouting emblem. The cover reflects the development of organized youth and scouting activities in Sharjah during the Trucial States period and is primarily of interest to collectors of early Sharjah postal history.

Additional Details

* Issuer: Sharjah & Dependencies (Trucial States)

* Year: 1965

* Subject: Sharjah Girl Scouts

* Type: Commemorative First Day Cover

* Number of Stamps: 6

* Face Values: 1 NP, 2 NP, 3 NP, 4 NP, 5 NP and 2 Rupees

* Perforation: Perforated

* Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd.

* Cancellation: Sharjah & Dependencies first-day cancellations

* Cachet: Scout with bugle, fleur-de-lis emblem and “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE”

* Condition: Appears in good used condition based on the image

* Historical Period: Pre-UAE / Trucial States