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3.3 ... the community supports Scouting; Royal approval sets an example and governments follow their lead
Control mark. Cancelled at Ban Pong, the location of
a Wild Tiger Corps camp, near Bangkok
King Rama VI of Siam brought back the idea
of Scouting from Eng land where he studied.
In 19 l 1, he estab lished the "Wi ld T iger Corps"
for adults and created a junior branch "Tiger
Cubs" w hich continues today as the Scouts.
Control mark
Control mark.
Stamps and postal cards were overprinted by hand, using a rubber
cancel, with the emblem of the "The Wild Tiger Corps" Scouting
organisation, a tiger head, and .;Scout's Fund" in Siamese.
011(y 2,000 stamps were overprinted ofthe I Tica/ stamp.
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