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Lot# 4298 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 4298 Great Britain

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    First World Jamboree Olympia London 1907 (June 19): Original handwritten and signed letter from Lieutenant-General Baden Powell on the 'Horse Guards Whitehall S.W.' stationery lettersheet writing: "I'm thinking of having a small camp of boys for a week in Dorsetshire early in August, 1st to 8th. I should be glad to include six boys from the Boy's Brigade if you cand send them. I should not charge them anything - unless you think it is polite to do so. ..... I propose to teach them my new form of Scouting for Boys". The first recorded letter, the genesis of the idea and the beginning of the Scout Movement, of great historical importance.rnProvenance: London Stamp Exchange, Sale No. 84, 30 Nov. 1965 Lot 1.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF