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Scouting Around the World Egypt

The 2nd Pan-Arab Scout Jamboree took place in Aboukir near Alexandria, Egypt in July-A ugust 1956. The stamps,
souvenir sheets and first day covers are well known to Scout stamp co llectors since they were issued back in 1956.

What was not known until 2009 is that an Alexandra machine cancel with advertisin g slogan was in use in
Alexandri a around the time of the Jamboree. In 20 16, a similar machine cance l was discovered , used in Cairo.
The slogan is in Arab only, and this mu st be one of the reasons why Sco ut coll ectors have been unaware of these
postmarks for over 50 years. Translation of slogan: Arab Scout Jamboree I at Aboukir I from 2517 to 3/8/1956.

Right: The only recorded
item with the 1956 Scout
machine cancel used in

Cairo.

Cover sent from Ca iro f AUG

1956 to an Engineer with Unit

358 (G 18) Mechanics,

bac ksta mp ed military

postmark 3.8 .56 APO 18 at

Qusaymah and 20.8.56 APO 7 ~v.P' tY"'~ (./~' ~,~, .-P. r_;)• ~

at El Arish. (_.,1;,), .; ~.) q_:_,0,

The addressee was a military
person based in the Sinai
Peninsula and belonged to a
batch of covers which had
been confi scated by the Israeli
army to extract intelli gence
when they occupied the Gaza
Strip and the Sinai Peninsula.
Postage stamp(s) removed,
possibly by the Israe li .

Cover from " LONDON W.C. 4 AUG 1956" to Alexandri a, Egypt. Mail control #2 (censorship) cachet on front.
On reverse machine cance l with advertising slogan " Arab Scout Jamboree at Aboukir from 25/7 to 3/8/1956" .

Only two copies are recorded with this postmark.