Qatar 1957 Scouting Jubilee Overprint Stamps

Qatar · 1957 · 10 Naye Paise, 20 Naye Paise, 30 Naye Paise, 50 Naye Paise

This set of four stamps, originally issued by Great Britain for the 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scout movement, features portraits of Lord Baden-Powell and the Scout emblem. They were overprinted 'QATAR' for local use in the Trucial States.

Issued in 1957, these stamps commemorate the golden jubilee of the Boy Scout movement, founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. Qatar, then a British protectorate, utilized these overprinted stamps as part of its early postal history.