The Philatelic Bureau of Maltapost is issuing a special Occasion Card to commemorate a scouting activity known as the Scouting Sunrise. This activity is being organised by the Scout Association of Malta, and will be held at the Floriana Granaries on the 31st July and 1st August.

This event is being celebrated in all scouting countries and territories worldwide, and will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the world organisation of the Scout Movement (1907 – 2007).

This Occasion Card depicts the Chief Scout of the World, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, in 1937 during the last of his several visits to Malta.

The imprinted stamp has a face value of 51c / Euro 1.19, and is one of a set of four stamps originally designed by artist Luciano Micallef and issued on 21 July 1993. The stamp, with an original face value of 10c, shows a scout lighting a traditional bonfire.

This Occasion Card will be available from the Maltapost Mobile Unit on the Floriana Granaries on 31st July from 6.30p.m., and on the following day between 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. The Occasion Card will also be available from the Maltapost Retail Outlet, in Dar Annona, Castill Square, Valletta as from 1 August, between 8.15 a.m. and 3.45 p.m (Saturdays between 8.15 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.). The Card can also be ordered from the Philatelic Bureau of Maltapost (tel. 2596 1747, email philately@maltapost.com, postal address: 305 Triq Hal Qormi, Marsa, MTP1001).

In addition, a special hand postmark – SCOUTING SUNRISE – will be in use at the Maltapost Retail Outlet in Dar Annona, Castille Square, Valletta, on Wednesday 1st August between 8.15 a.m. and 3.45 p.m.

Envelopes pre-franked with this special hand postmark can also be ordered from the Philatelic Bureau.

Additional details regarding this Occasion Card and forthcoming stamp issues can be found on the Maltapost website at www.maltapost.com.