This issue, released on 24th March 1982, was a set of four stamps, designed by B. Sanders. They celebrated four different youth organisations. This included the 75th Anniversary of the Boy Scout movement, the 125th Anniversary of Lord Baden Powell and the centenary of the Boys Brigade.

The 15 1/2p depicted The Boys Brigade, 19 1/2p Girls Brigade, 26p Boy Scout Movement and 29p the Girl Guide Movement.

The Boys Brigade began with a single company of boys, set up in 1883 by William Smith at Free Church Mission Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. According to research the brigade was set up to teach boys “Christian manliness by the use of semi-military discipline and order, gymnastics, summer camps and religious services and classes. The Girls brigade followed a few years later.

The Scout movement was set up by Lord Baden Powell, which is covered in a separate article. In contrast his movement was not based around the church or religion, which is where the main differences between the organisations formed.

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