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National Jamboree

BuLa – all Swiss guides and scouts will be familiar with this abbreviation, and it’ll immediately rekindle memories of the smell of a campfire, friendships and guitar songs. “BuLa” is the Swiss Guide and Scout Movement National Jamboree.

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National Jamboree 2022 stamp

It only takes place once every 14 years on average. This event provides members of the guide and scout movement in Switzerland with the opportunity to get together with members from other regions who speak different languages. In 2022, it will be hosted by Goms. Around 30,000 scouts and guides are expected to attend and will set up a gigantic campsite. Adopting the slogan “mova”, the jamboree will be all about movement.

Swiss Post is proud to support BuLa as a main partner and to bring together Switzerland and its guides and scouts for two eventful weeks, helping to promote interaction that bridges language barriers, regions and entire generations. 

A competition was held for the design of the special stamp. It was won by the team that had previously designed the jamboree’s graphic identity. In the image, five young people are sitting around a campfire – a place symbolizing a sense of togetherness. There’s singing, and stories are told.

National Jamboree 2022 sheetlet
Sheetlet of 10 stamps

Special branch

During the National Jamboree from 23 July to 6 August 2022, a special branch of Swiss Post will be open on the site. Information about admission can be found at www.mova.ch/en/internationalTarget not accessible. Information about the special cancellation and individual items can be found in PhilaNews no. 7/2022. This can be accessed here from 1 July 2022. 

Buy the stamps
The stamps can be found at postshop.ch

National Jamboree 2022 first-day cover

Technical information

Sales

Philately: from 28.4.2022 to 30.6.2023 or while stocks last

Branches: from 5.5.2022 to 30.6.2023 or while stocks last

Validity

Unlimited from 5.5.2022

Printing

Offset, 6 special colours + rub-off aroma coating; Gutenberg AG, Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein

Sizes

Stamps: 28 × 33 mm

Sheetlet: 192 × 115 mm 

(2 rows of 5 stamps)

Paper

White stamp paper with optical brightener, matt gummed, 110 gm²

Perforation

13 ½ : 13 ¼

Design

Marisa Zürcher, Zurich