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Scouting Around the World Non vay
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In 1951 , Swedish
YMCA Boy Scout
Assoc iation held their
nationa l camp in
Barsebiick just by the
Oresund stra it which
separates Sweden and
Denmark. The special
postmark (S-018) was
used 13-23 July, 195 1.

Postcard to Norway, L_
postmarked (S-018)
"ORESUNDSLAGRET
KFUM 21-7 5 1" . It was
written by Erik
Rasmussen, Secretary
General for the
Norwegian Boy Scouts
Association 1922- 195 1.

Scouting in Austria was founded in 191 2 and was one of the founding members of the World Organization
(WOSM) in 1922. Scouting ceased to exist in 1938 with the occupation of the Nazis who banned all
Scouting activities. In 1946, at the conc lusion of the war, Austria was agai n ad mitted into the World
Organization . The national organisations combined to form the Pfadfinder Osterreichs, which hosted the
7th World Jamboree in Bad Isch! in 1951 with 12,884 participants from 6 1 countri es. The Norwegain
contingent consisted of 153 Boy Scouts and Scouters. The special postmark was used 3- 12 August.

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OFFIZJELLE FESTPOSTKARTE

Special Jamboree postcard written by Ole Frernvik, one of the Norwegian Scouters and sent to Norway.
Postmarked "JAMBOR EE 195 1 BAD ISC HL OSTERREICH 7.V lll.1 95 1" .
The postmark depicts a Jew ' s harp which was the Jamboree' s symbol.