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3.3 ... the community supports Scouting; Royal approval sets an example and governments follow their lead
Trial proof The six stamps ofthe second Scout's Fund set were
overprint. overprinted by hand, using a rubber cancel.
A supply of definitive stamps honouring Siamese Kings was overprinted with the Wild
Tiger Corps emblem, the Tiger Head, and wording "Scout's Fund" in Siamese and English.
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5s local mail single weight letter rate, on envelope addressed to the Dusit (Royal) Palace.
Earliest reported usage ofthe "Scout's Fund" 5s + 5s Type lI overprint, 5 May, 1920.
"Dusit Rajdhani " control mark. Reduced image offront.
The surcharge paid for the stamps supported Scouting in Siam.
