The following spreadsheet of first Scout postal cancels by country is designed to provide an authoritative reference and checklist for topical collectors seeking these items. The comment "non-Scout" describes a cancellation that does not mention Scouting, nor has any Scouting illustrations but may be tied to a Scout stamp or on a Scout-related cachet. Examples of this include many first day covers "FDCs" for Scout stamp issues or events. A "machine cancel" is the same as a slogan cancel, and should not be confused with meter stamps. During war or crisis periods, some Scout Local Posts operated with Field Post Offices or as substitute postal administrations.
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Country |
Date |
Design |
Comments |
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Abkhazia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Aden | none | |||
Afghanistan | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Aitutaki | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Ajman | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Algeria | 14-Apr-1930 | Camp National de Scoutisme, Alger | National Scout Camp | |
Anguilla | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Antigua | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Antigua & Barbuda | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Argentina | 12-Jan-1961 | Oficina Postal Movil No. 1 - Buenos Aires | 1st International Patrol Camp | |
Armenia | 27-Jul-1995 | 5. Pan-Armenian jamboree | in Armenian(?) | |
Aruba | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Ascension | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Australia | 24-Dec-1934 | Aust. Jamboree Frankston Vic. | 3 types exist. | |
Austria | 17-Jul-1936 | Jubiläumslager des Österr. Pfadfinderkorps "St. Georg", Laxenburg | Jubilee camp of the Austrian Scout Association "St. George" | |
Bahamas | 22-Feb-1985 | Girl Guides 75th Anniversary | FDC. The 1967, 1970 and 1977 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Bahrain | none | non-scout FDCs | ||
Bangladesh | 22-Jan-1973 | Scout Post, Pulareat Camp | Scout Local Post cancels with FPO during war of independence, April-December 1971 | |
Barbados | 24-Jul-1987 | Barbados with Scout badge | FDC. The 1962-1982 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Barbuda | none | non-scout FDCs | ||
Belgium | 4-Aug-1930 1916 | Interscout - Liege - Luik - 1930 PFADINDERABTEILUNGNot a Belgian Postal Service | Transit camp for Scouts visiting the international exhibition. German Scouts operating in occupied Belgium at FPO | |
Belize | 1978 | 40th anniversary of Guiding in Belize | Machine cancel | |
Benin | 16-Aug-1976 | Jamboree Africain | FDC. See also Dahomey | |
Bermuda | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Bhutan | 28-Mar-1967 | Boy Scouts of Bhutan | FDC | |
Bolivia | 28-Apr-1976 | Scouts 60 Anniversario | FDC. 1970 FDC is non-scout | |
Bophuthatswana | 29-Jan-1982 | Boy Scouts 75 Years, Mafikeng | FDC | |
Botswana | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Brazil | 12-Oct-1941 | 1o. Semana do Transito, Ceara | 1st Transport Week | |
British Antarctic | none | |||
British Virgin Islands | 18-Nov-1982 | The Year of the Scout 1907-1982 | FDC | |
Brunei | 14-Dec-1985 | Scout badge | FDC. The 17-Oct-85 International Youth Year FDC is non-Scout | |
Bulgaria | 2-Aug-1998 | "Drastar 98", International Camp of Bulgarian and Rumanian Scouts | In Bulgarian. 1942 FDC is non-Scout. | |
Burkina Faso | none | non-Scout FDCs. Formerly Upper Volta | ||
Burma | 1-Nov-1960 | Second Far East Regional Scout Conference | ||
Burundi | none | non-scout FDCs | ||
Cameroun | 5-Oct-1981 | Conference Africaine du Scoutisme | FDC. The 1973 FDC is non-Scout | |
Canada | 20-Oct-1937 | Buy an apple October 30th to help the boys | Machine cancel | |
Canal Zone | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Cape of Good Hope | none | Mafeking Siege 1900 local issues for Cadet Corps and Baden Powell | ||
Cayman Islands | 24-Aug-1982 | Cayman Islands | FDC with Scout Year logo | |
Central African Republic | 27-Sep-1965 | Scoutisme | FDC | |
Ceylon | 1952 | Jamboree Camp P.O., Ceylon | See also Sri Lanka | |
Chad | 17-Oct-1967 | Jamboree Mondial 1967 | FDC | |
Chile | 21-May-1982 | Santiago with Scout salute | FDC. The 1971 FDC is non-Scout. | |
China (Mainland) | 12-Nov-1933 | 5th Municipal Scout Rally and Jamboree - 642nd Scout Troop | In Chinese | |
China (Taiwan) | ??-Aug-1956 | Golden Scout Meeting at the Sun-Moon Sea | In Chinese | |
Ciskei | 3-May-1985 | Girl Guides | FDC | |
Cocos Islands | 21-Jul-1982 | Cocos Keeling Islands - Indian Ocean with Scout badge | FDC | |
Columbia | 26-Jul-1962 | Consejo Interamericano de Escultismo | FDC. A spelling error "Concejo" exists. | |
Comoro Islands | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Congo | 29-Sep-1967 | Jamboree Mondial 1967 | FDC | |
Cook Islands | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Costa Rica | 15-Mar-1968 | Scout badge | FDC. A free postage cachet with a Scout badge in 1959 | |
Croatia | 10-Aug-1994 | 80th Anniversary of Scouting in Koprivnica and in Croatia | In Croatian. | |
Cuba | 27-Dec-1954 | Campamento Nacional | FDC. Free postage cachets with a Scout badge seen from 1950. | |
Cyprus | 21-Aug-1963 | Cyprus with Scout badge | FDC | |
Cyprus (Turkish) | 15-Dec-1982 | Izciligin Kurulusunun 75. Yli | FDC | |
Czechoslovakia | 28-Oct-1918 | Posta Skautu, Praha 1918 | Scout Post, cancels used by the Scout Mail Delivery Service | |
Czech Republic | 6-Nov-1993 | 75 Vyroci Posty Ceskych Skauto, Praha | 75th anniversary of the Czech Scouts' Mail Delivery Service | |
Dahomey | 17-Oct-1966 | Scoutisme | FDC. See also Benin | |
Denmark | 13-Jul-1930 | Middelfart Fænø KFUM-Spejderne | National camp for YMCA Scouts | |
Djibouti | 16-Jul-1981 | Scoutisme | FDC | |
Dominica | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Dominican Republic | 7-Dec-1973 | Scout badge | FDC. The 1957 FDC is non-Scout | |
Dubai | 20-Jan-1964 | Dubai 11th jamboree | FDC | |
Ecuador | 1-Feb-1994 | Scouts with Scout badge | FDC | |
Egypt | 25-Jul-1956 | 2nd Arab Jamboree | FDC in Arabic | |
El Salvador | 25-Jul-1968 | Emision Scout | FDC. Free postage cachets seen from 1961. | |
Equatorial Guinea | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Eritrea | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Estonia | 10-Jul-1936 | Paralepa Eesti Skautide III Suurlaager | 3rd National Camp of Estonian Scouts. Uncertain status of Scout field post cancels 1918-1920. | |
Ethiopia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Falkland Islands | none | |||
Faroe Islands | 14-Apr-1976 | Leynavatnslegan, Tórshavn | Camp of Faeroese Scouts at Leynavatn | |
Fiji | 1959 | Girl Guides World Regional Gathering, Suva, Sep. | Machine cancel | |
Finland | 20-Jul-1934 | Lauttasaari Drumsö Partioleiri Scoutläger | Camp of the Swedish speaking Scouts in Finland | |
France | 26-Jun-1938 | Plein Jeu, Eclaireurs de France, Paris | Interdenominational Scouts camp | |
French Antarctic | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
French Polynesia | 18-Dec-1971 | 2eme Rallye des Scouts et Guides de France | FDC | |
Fujeira | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Gabon | 17-Oct-1966 | Scoutisme | FDC | |
The Gambia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Germany | 1-May-1956 | Pfadfinderlager Brexbachtal, Bendorf (Rhein) | Camp for St. George Scouts | |
Ghana | 22-Jul-1971 | Ghana Girl Guides 1921-1971 | FDC. The 1967 FDC is non-Scout | |
Gibraltar | 27-Mar-1978 | 70th Anniversary of Boy Scouting in Gibraltar | The 1968 and 1975 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Gilbert Islands | none | non-Scout FDCs. See also Kiribati | ||
Great Britain | 31-Jul-1929 | Arrowe Pk Camp, Wirral Ches | 3rd World Jamboree | |
Greece | 19-Aug-1950 | Pan Hellenic Jamboree, Athens | In Greek letters | |
Greenland | 20-Jul-1967 | Katangut-ekspeditionen, Sdr. Strømfjord | The Katangut Expedition of Danish Scout Association | |
Grenada | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Grenada Grenadines | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Guatemala | 1-Jul-1985 | 75 Anos de Fondacion del Escultismo Mundial | FDC. The 1966 FDC is non-Scout. Free postage cachets with a Scout badge are seen from 1940. | |
Guernsey | 11-Sep-1971 | Guernsey Scout Association Diamond Jubilee 1911-1971 | ||
Guinea | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Guinea Bissau | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Guyana | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Haiti | 23-Mar-1951 | Visite de Lady Baden-Powell Haiti 1951 | Lady BP's visit to Haiti 1951 | |
Honduras | 15-Dec-1992 | XVI Camporee Scout Centroamericano | 16th Central American Camporee | |
Hong Kong | 27-Dec-1961 | Jamborette P.O. Hong Kong | ||
Hungary | 4-Sep-1925 | I. Cserkész Keruleti Verseny, Ujpest-Népsziget | Machine cancel. 1st Scout national camp and county display. 1925 FDC is non-Scout | |
Iceland | 28-Jul-1962 | Landsmót Skáta, itingvellir | Scouts and Guides National Congress | |
India | 1921 | Indian Scout Village S.I.B.S.A | ||
Indonesia | 27-Jun-1955 | Hari Penerbitan Pertana | Indonesia was formerly Netherlands Indies | |
Iran | 3-Dec-1967 | Logo | FDC. The 1950-1965 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Iraq | 15-Dec-1967 | Baghdad with Scout badge | FDC in Arabic | |
Ireland | 18-Jul-1967 | Boy Scouts Camp, Lismore | Scout camp, 40th anniversary of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland) | |
Isle of Man | 26-May-1977 | 70 Years of Scouting | FDC | |
Israel | 21-May-1954 | National Jamboree of the Union of Jewish Scouts in Israel | In Hebrew | |
Italy | 11-Aug-1952 | A.S.C.I. Campo Naz Rover, San Candido | 1st National Rover Moot of the Catholic Scout Association of Italy | |
Ivory Coast | 16-Jul-1973 | 24 Conference Mondiale du Scoutisme | FDC | |
Jamaica | 5-Mar-1952 | 1st Caribbean Jamboree | FDC | |
Japan | 2-Aug-1935 | All Nippon Boy Scout Camp | In Japanese | |
Jersey | 1-Nov-1973 | 65 Years of Scouting in Jersey | ||
Jordan | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Kenya | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Kenya Uganda Tanzania | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Khor-Fakkan | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Kiribati | none | non-Scout FDCs. See also Gilbert Islands | ||
Korea, South | 27-Feb-1957 | 50th Anniversary of Establishment of Boy Scouts | FDC. Several different cancels on this date. | |
Kuwait | 14-Jan-1996 | FDC. The 1966 and 1982 FDCs are non-Scout | ||
Latvia | 20-Jun-1934 | Latvijas Skauti, Gaida Jus, 3. Lielá Nometné Asaros II | Machine cancel, "3rd National Camp, Asaros" is a translation | |
Laos | 1-Sep-1973 | Vientiane with Scout badge | FDC | |
Lebanon | 24-Aug-1974 | Logo | FDC. The 1962 FDC is non-Scout | |
Lesotho | 15-Mar-1982 | Maseru with Scout badge | FDC. The 1967 FDC is non-Scout | |
Liberia | 1-Sep-1979 | Monrovia with Scout badge | FDC. The 1961-1971 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Libya | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Liechtenstein | 9-Jun-1981 | Vaduz Ausgabetag with Girl Guide trefoil | FDC. The 1932, 1953 and 1957 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Lithuania | 8-Jul-1938 | A. Panemune, Tautiné Skautu Stovykla | National Scout Jamboree is a translation | |
Luxembourg | 26-Jul-1948 | Letzeburger Scouten Jamboree Bonnevoie | (National camp) | |
Madeira | none | non-Scout FDC | ||
Madagascar (Malagasy) | 6-Jun-1964 | 40 Anniv. du Scoutisme Malgache | FDC | |
Malaysia | 12-Aug-1961 | 50th Anniversary of Malaysian Scouting | This is the event, not the exact cancellation text. Machine cancel. | |
Maldives, Republic of | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Mali | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Malta | 21-Oct-1983 | 60 Years of Guiding in Malta 1923 - 1983, Valletta | Machine cancel | |
Manama | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Marshall Islands | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Mauritania | 5-Jun-1967 | Jamboree Mondial 1967 | FDC | |
Mauritius | 25-Feb-1982 | The Year of Scouting | FDC | |
Mexico | 27-Dec-1960 | IV Campamento Nacional Rover - 1 Rover-Moot Centro Americano y del Caribe | 4th National Rover Camp, 1st Central American and Caribbean Rover Moot | |
Monaco | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Mongolia | 3-Jul-1992 | Boy Scouts | FDC | |
Montserrat | 2-Apr-1979 | 60th Anniversary of Scouting | FDC. The 1970 FDC is non-Scout | |
Morocco | 8-Aug-1962 | V Jamboree Arabe | FDC | |
Namibia | 2-Sep-1977 | Windhoek, with Scout badge | 60 year Scouting in Namibia, African Scout Conference | |
Nauru | 23-Feb-1982 | Year of the Scout | FDC. The 1-Dec-78 FDC is non-Scout | |
Nepal | 29-Dec-1967 | Diamond Jubilee of World Scouting | FDC. | |
The Netherlands | 1932 | National Padvinders Kamp Wassenaar 2-12-Augustus 1932, s'Gravenhage | Machine cancel. The "Padvinders Kamp" line cachet from 1913 is not an official postal cancellation. | |
Netherlands Antilles | 22-Feb-1957 | Ned. Antillen FDC with Scout badge | ||
Netherlands Indies | 1-May-1937 | Koopt Jamboree Zegels, Batavia | Machine cancel, 1-May-37 is FDC, but the cancel was used until 30-Jun-37. See also Indonesia | |
Nevis | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
New Caledonia | Aug-1968 | Noumea pacifique boum | Machine cancel | |
New Hebrides | none | non-Scout FDCs. See also Vanuatu | ||
New Zealand | 6-Jan-1954 | Canterbury Jamborette, Motukarara N.Z. | The 1944 and 1953 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Nicaragua | 27-Nov-1952 | Primer Camporee de Scouts Centroamericanos | FDC. First Central AMerican Scout Camporee. The 1949 FDC is non-Scout | |
Niger | 25-May-1967 | Jamboree Mondial 1967 | FDC | |
Nigeria | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Niuafo'ou | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Niue | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Norfolk Island | none | non-scout FDCs | ||
Norway | 6-Jul-1928 | Landsleiren Romsdalen 1928 | National Boy Scout Camp at Romsdalen | |
Oman, State of | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Oman, Sultanate of | 30 Nov 1997 | Scout Badge | FDC | |
Pakistan | 30-Dec-1952 | 1st Pakistan National Jamboree Post Office | ||
Panama | 14-Apr-1988 | Asociacion Nacional de Muchacha i Guias Panama | FDC. The 1964-1985 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Papua New Guinea | 29-Dec-1970 | Jamboree of New Endeavour | ||
Paraguay | 6-Feb-1962 | Siempre Listo | FDC | |
Penrhyn | none | non-Scout FDCs. Cancel text says "Northern Cook Islands, Penrhyn" | ||
Peru | 8-Aug-1972 | VIII Conferencia Scout-Interamericana | 8th Inter-American Scout Conference. Free postage cachets seen from 1932. | |
Philippines | 31-Oct-38 | Boy Scout Anniversary Period, October 31 -November 15 | Machine cancel | |
Poland | 27-Jul-1914 | Poczta Skautowa IV-L | Scout Field Post from the part of Poland occupied by Austria | |
Portugal | 16-Aug-1956 | X Acampamento Nacional do CNE, Avintes Portugal | 10th National Camp of the Catholic Scout Association | |
Qatar | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Ras Al Khaima | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Redonda | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Rhodesia | 25-Apr-1974 | Ruwa Scout Park | See also Rhodesia & Nyasaland and Zimbabwe | |
Rhodesia & Nyasaland | 4-May-1959 | Scout Jamboree, Ruwa, S. Rhod. | See also Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. | |
Romania | 5-Jul-1932 | Sibiu, Jamb. Nat. | 2nd National Jamboree. The 1931 and 1932 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Russia | none | |||
Rwanda | 20-Feb-1978 | Scouts du Rwanda | FDC | |
Ryukyu Islands | 31-Aug-1964 | Ryukyu Caru-sukarto So-ritsu Ju-nen Ki-nen | FDC. In Japanese. 10th Anniversary of Ryukyuan Girl Scouts, Trefoil | |
St. Helena | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Kitts | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Kitts-Nevis | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Lucia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Pierre & Miquelon | 9-Dec-1987 | Scoutisme | FDC | |
St. Thomas & Prince | 31-Jul-1982 | S. Tomé with Scout logo | FDC | |
St. Vincent | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Vincent Grenadines | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
St. Vincent Grenadines Bequia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Samoa | 29-Jan-1973 | Boy Scouts, Apia, W. Samoa | FDC | |
San Marino | 1-Aug-1995 | ACEGS, 18. World Jamboree | Participation in the 18th WJ by the Catholic Scouts Association | |
Saudi Arabia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Senegal | 11-Dec-1970 | Conference Africaine du Scoutisme | FDC | |
Sharjah | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Siam | 6-Dec-1930 | Scout Jamboree 1 January, Bangkok | Machine cancel, in Thai. See also Thailand. 1920 cancels are non-Scout. | |
Sierra Leone | 6-Dec-1969 | Boy Scout Diamond Jubilee Commemorative | FDC | |
Singapore | 9-Jun-1974 | 9th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference | FDC | |
Slovakia | 18-May-1995 | Bratislava with scout badge | FDC | |
Slovenia | 26-Sep-1995 | Ljubljana with scout badge | FDC | |
Solomon Islands | 15-Nov-1978 | 50 years of Scouting 1928-1978 | FDC | |
Somalia | 15-Aug-1967 | Serie Boy Scouts | FDC | |
South Africa | 8-Jan-1936 | Scout Camp EL | EL is East London | |
Spain | 21-Apr-1975 | Exposicion Filatelica Scout, Semana Escultismo, Sta. Cruz de Tenerife | Scout week and Scout stamp exhibition | |
Sri Lanka | 24-May-1982 | 125th Birth Anniversary of Lord Baden-Powell | The 1977 FDC is non-Scout. See also Ceylon | |
Sudan | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Surinam | 19-Aug-1961 | Paramaribo with camp fire | FDC | |
Swaziland | none | non-Scout FDCs. A postage free cachet "Boy Scouts Association, Official Free" is from 1969 | ||
Sweden | 8-Jul-1927 | Scoutlägret Stockholm | National Boy Scout camp | |
Switzerland | 27-Jul-1925 | I. Scweiz. Pfadfinderlager, Bern 1925 | 1st National Boy Scout camp | |
Syria | 12-Aug-1970 | Logo | FDC, 9th Pan Arab Jamboree. The 1958 FDC is non-Scout | |
Tanzania | 1963 | Tanzania Girl Guides 40th Anniversary, Dar Es Salaam | Machine cancel | |
Thailand | 1-Nov-1961 | Scout badge | FDC. See also Siam | |
Togo | 7-Oct-1961 | Boys Scouts | FDC | |
Tonga | 29-Jun-1973 | Silver Jubilee, Tongan Scouting 1948-1973 | FDC | |
Transkei | 14-May-1982 | Umtata with Scout badge | FDC | |
Trinidad & Tobago | 28-Mar-1961 | Visit Boy Scout Jamboree Trinidad April 4th -14th | Machine cancel | |
Tristan da Cunha | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Tunisia | 9-Aug-1960 | 4 Jamboree Arabe | FDC | |
Turkey | 22-Jul-1962 | Türk Izciliginin 50. Yli, Istanbul | FDC. The 1938, 1946 and 1949 FDCs are non-Scout | |
Turks and Caicos | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Tuvalu | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Uganda | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Ukraine | 8-Aug-1993 | International Jubilee Scout Meeting, and 80th Anniversary of Scouting in Ukraine in Ukrainian | ||
Umm Al Qiwain | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
United Arab Emirates | 29-Nov-1988 | logo | FDC | |
United States | 8-Feb-1935 | B.S.A. 1910 - 1935 | U.S.N. Ship Cancels. 5 different cancels on this date. | |
Upper Volta | 15-Jun-1966 | Scoutisme | FDC. See also Burkina Faso | |
Uruguay | 24-Jan-1968 | Uruguay with Scout and Scout badge | FDC | |
Vanuatu | 1-Sep-1982 | Scout badge | FDC. See also New Hebrides | |
Venezuela | 20-Aug-1964 | VIII Campamento Internacional de Patrullas | 8th International Scout Patrols Camp. Free postage cachets seen from 1958. | |
Viet Nam, South | 25-Dec-1959 | Scout badge | FDC | |
Wallis & Futuna | 21-Jun-1982 | Baden-Powell 1857-1941 | FDC | |
Yemen Arab Republic | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Yemen PDR | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Yemen Republic | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Yugoslavia | 1-Sep-1935 | III. Tabor Skauta, Beograd 21 | 3rd National Scout Camp | |
Zaire | 29-Nov-1982 | Kinshasa with Scout logo | FDC. 1981 FDC is non-Scout | |
Zambia | none | non-Scout FDCs | ||
Zimbabwe | 4-Jul-1982 | Year of Scout logo | See also Rhodesia and Rhodesia & Nyasaland | |
Åland | 1-Aug-1998 | Mariehamn, with Boy and Girl Scout logos | FDC | |