Chad 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

Chad has issued a nice souvenir sheet of 4 stamps on 75th Anniversary of United Nations.

Chad - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Souvenir Sheet - 2020

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Bulgaria 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

Bulgaria issued a nice and artistic stamp to celebrate 75 Years of United Nations Organization.

The real theme of the stamp is "75th Anniversary of UN and 65 Years of Bulgaria in UN" 

Bulgaria - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

The stamp does not feature the UN75 official logo but definitely shows UN and Bulgarian flags.

Bulgaria - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp FDC - 2020

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Belarus 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

On 23 October 2020, Belarus issued a single stamp to mark 75th Anniversary of United Nations. It's a beautiful stamp showing official UN75 Logo as well as a colourful Belarus flag in the foreground.

Belarus - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

The denomination of the stamp is marked by letter "H".

Belarus - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Sheet - 2020

The stamp has been issued in small sheetlets of 6 stamps each with colourful borders/ margins as well and also contains a bar codez.

Belarus - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp FDC - 2020

The postmark on the FDC is really artistic and beautiful.

Stamps issued on the same theme by other countries can be seen by clicking the link. 

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Pakistan 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after it came into existence. Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN's specialised agencies and organisations. Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013.

The Pakistani military has played a key role in the UN's peacekeeping programme in different parts of the world, most prominently in Somalia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Congo and Liberia. 1st time, Pakistani troops participated in UN peacekeeping mission in Congo in 1960. Pakistani troops have served in 23 countries uptill now under total 41 UN peacekeeping missions and its 141 soldiers have been martyred. Pakistan stands as the largest contributor of troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions in the world, and was followed by Bangladesh and India.

Pakistan - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

Pakistan Post issued a single commemorative stamp of 20 Pakistani Rupees denomination to celebrate "75th Anniversary of United Nations" on 24 October 2020.

Pakistan - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp FDC - 2020

Pakistan - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Sheet - 2020

The stamp has been issued in smaller sheets of 9 stamps each, unlike very large sheets issued by Pakistan Post in the past.

Pakistan - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Brochure - 2020

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India 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

 India was among the original members of the United Nations that signed the Declaration by United Nations at Washington, D.C. in October of 1944 and also participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945.

India - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

India Post issued a commemorative stamp on 23 October 2020 on "75 Years of the United Nations". The denomination of the stamp is 5 Indian Rupees.

India - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp FDC - 2020

The FDC features a sky bue dove near the Earth to depict peace.

Complete list of Postage Stamps issued on the same theme by other countries can be seen by clicking the link. 

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Luxembourg 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

In June 1945, after the Second World War, 50 nations met in San Francisco and founded the United Nations. Today, 193 countries worldwide are members of the United Nations and try to defuse conflicts in the world peacefully and in multilateral exchange, to find solutions together and to promote human rights.

Luxembourg is a founding member of the United Nations and has assumed responsibility at the highest level on several occasions over the years.

Luxembourg - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

The motif of the stamp shows the sculpture "Non-Violence" by the Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, a gift from Luxembourg to the United Nations. 

Luxembourg - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Sheet - 2020

The single stamp has been issued in a smaller sheet of 10 stamps each.

Luxembourg - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp FDC - 2020

The stamp issued on 15 September 2020 was cancelled by a marvellous and clean postmark on the First Day Cover.

Technical details

Issue Date:15.09.2020

Designer:Carl Frederik Reuterswärd (SE)

Illustrator:United Nations Photo Library

Printer:Bpost Stamps Factory, Malines (B)

Process:Offset

Colours:High-Resolution Four-Colour

Size:38,15 x 48,75 mm

Values:1.40

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Monaco Stamp Set 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization

Monaco issued a more colourful set to mark the 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization. Both stamps of the set display the official "UN75" Logo to celebrate the occasion.

Monaco - 75th Anniversary of United Nations - Set of 2 Stamps - 2020

With a set of 2 stamps, issued in a sheet of only 4 sets, Monaco's issue is definitely a beautiful one.

Monaco - 75th Anniversary of United Nations - Full Stamp Sheet - 2020

You can also see the Monaco First Day Cover issued for the event below.

Monaco - 75th Anniversary of United Nations - Stamp Set FDC - 2020

How do you like the stamp issue from Monaco? Please feel free to share in comments section below.

To mark its 75th anniversary, the United Nations launched the UN75 initiative, a wide-ranging and inclusive debate spanning the entire globe on the role of international cooperation in building a better future for humanity. To overcome problems such as the climate crisis, inequality and new patterns of violence, and to address the major demographic and technological change of our era, we need cooperation that cuts across borders, sectors and generations. This is also required to achieve the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Technical details

Issue Date:23.10.2020

Designer:Creaphil

Process:Offset

Size:60 x 40,85 mm horizontal

Values:2 x €1.40

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Belgium 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

Belgium - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

Belgium became one of the initial countries to issue a beautiful stamp to commemorate 75th Anniversary of United Nations. The stamp was issued on 16 March 2020 in Souvenir sheet of 5 stamps each.

Belgium - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp Souvenir Sheet - 2020

The beautiful Belgian stamp Sheet features the United Nations Flag + the UN Security Council Chamber in New York, and the special logo designed for the presence of Belgium in the UN Security Council in 2019-2020.

Technical details

Issue Date:16.03.2020

Designer:Layout: Myriam Voz

Printer:Stamps Production Belgium

Process:Offset

A second version of the stamp has been seen on internet but probably it's a personalized stamp.

Belgium - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Personalized Stamp - 2020

Is this really a personalized issue or do you have some other info about it?

Please share in comments.

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Austria 2020 - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Organization Stamp

In 1945 the United Nations was established as an international organization to maintain peace and stability. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of UNO, Austrian Post has dedicated a commemorative stamp to the UNO.

Austria - 75th Anniversary of United Nations Stamp - 2020

Date of issue : 24 October 2020

Even while the Second World War was still in progress, the US president Franklin D. Roosevelt and the British prime minister Winston Churchill drew up the Atlantic Charter, setting out principles for international policy and the securing of peace. On 26th July 1945, at the conference in San Francisco, 50 states signed up to the United Nations Charter with its 111 articles as the founding charter, which came into effect on 24th October 1945. Austria joined the UNO in 1955.

The main aims of the United Nations, usually abbreviated to UN or UNO for United Nations Organization, are to ensure world peace and international security, to develop friendly relationships between nations, to work together across the nations to solve global problems and to support human rights, as well as to agree on the efforts to be undertaken by the nations in order to put these shared goals into practice. Its headquarters are in New York, but it also has offices in Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna. The United Nation’s most important bodies are the UN General Assembly, the UN Secretariat, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. The graphic design on the commemorative stamp shows a top-down view of the United Nations offices in Vienna, the “UNO City”.

Stamps issued on the same theme by other countries can be seen by clicking the link. 

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Jersey 2017 - Lion's Club International Centenary Stamp

Jersey issued a beautiful set of 6 stamps and a Souvenir sheet on the occasion of  Lion's Club Centenary in 7 June 2017.

Jersey 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Set

The 2 Pounds Souvenir sheet is really beautiful.

Jersey 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Souvenir Sheet

The cachet on the FDC is also appealing.

Jersey 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Set FDC

Japan 2017 - Lion's Club International Centenary Stamp

Japan issued a beautiful set of 5 stamps on the occasion of 100-Year Anniversary of Lion's Club International on 24 May 2017.

Japan 2017 Lion's Club Centenary Stamp Set Sheet

Each sheet has 10 stamps or 2 sets only with graphic images and 6 traffic lights on the sheet margin. Each stamp has a letter in the background, completing the word L-I-O-N-S.

Why millennials have fallen in love with stamp collecting?

Philately is gaining popularity with younger hobbyists, who are drawn to its vintage - and Instagram - appeal

It was once a byword for boring, but it seems stamp collecting is finding a new – young – audience, despite the fact that some hobbyists have never actually posted a letter.

Illustration from The Children’s Golden Treasure Book for 1937. Today people share their stamps via Twitter and Instagram. Photograph: Getty

Philately is gaining popularity among millennials, many of whom see the creative pursuit as an escape from their screen-based lives, says 37-year-old Suzanne Rae, from North Yorkshire.

“Philately is tangible: it’s relaxing and unplugged. It’s also very Instagrammable,” says Rae, who is only the second female chairman the Philatelic Traders Society has had in its 91-year history. “Twitter and Instagram enable young collectors to find people like them, and see that it’s not only a geeky old man’s pursuit.”

Rae gave up her job as a management consultant two years ago to make her hobby her business by starting an online stamp shop, Art Stamped. “We were one of the first stamp businesses using social media,” she says..

Nicholas Challinor-Halford, business manager at stamp auctioneer Harmers of London, believes that part of the millennial boom is the result of romantic notions of pre-digital life. “For Generation Y… [stamp] collecting is escapism with a nostalgic slant, giving collectors a physical link with the past.”

Sadie Medhurst, a 31-year-old fan, agrees: “Stamp collecting is presumed to be a solitary endeavour reserved for the older members of society, but this could not be further from the truth. Each stamp tells a story: I often like to think of the many hands they have passed through.”

Instagram stamp art by Suzanne Rae

Rae’s love of stamp collecting was instilled in her as a child, thanks to her grandparents.

“I grew up in Edinburgh where there was – and is – a stamp shop just around the corner,” Rae says. “I started off buying British stamps with my pocket money. As I travelled for work, I built up a Ghanian Gold Coast collection. More recently, though, I just collect what I like – stamps that tell stories or are graphically appealing.”

This feeling is echoed by 29-year-old Constanze Dennis, a senior auctioneer at Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions in London, who says stamp collecting ties together many elements she loves. “I have a scientific background, so the analytical side really appeals,” she says. “My personal philatelic interest is crash mail, envelopes salvaged from plane crashes. Definitely morbid but equally fascinating.”

One of the highlights of the stamp collectors’ calendar is the Stampex show, held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, north London every autumn. “There are lots of younger people there,” says Rae. “It’s not fuddy duddy; it’s engaging. You can … spend a lot of money but it’s a hobby you can enjoy inexpensively too.”

“From the outside looking in, stamp collecting makes no sense,” says 34-year-old collector James Leigh, who also works at stamp dealer John Curtin Ltd. “Why are people spending sometimes vast amounts of money on little bits of paper that look almost identical? [But] I find them utterly fascinating and I don’t care who knows it.”

“Stamp collecting is so much more than a hobby,” says Medhurst. “It’s a lifestyle, a community.” And, perhaps, the perfect salve for these constrained times.

Source: The Guardian

Asian Civilizations on China Stamps in 2020 - Pakistan-Related Sites are Moenjodaro and Harrapa

China Post has planned to issue a set of 6 special stamps of "Asian Civilization (I)" in June 2020. The exact date is not yet known. Initially the set was scheduled to be issued on May 15, 2020, however it got a bit delayed due to COVID-19 crisis.

The sites depicted on the stamps are: Wuerta Temple (Iraq), Flood Mud Plate, Harappa Seal (Pakistan), Mohenjo Daro Site (Pakistan), Liangzhu jade Cong (China) and Shimao Site (China).

Asia is one of the earliest settlements of human beings and the important birthplace of human civilization. Asia is rich in land, beautiful in mountains and rivers. On one third of the world's land, it has two thirds of the world's population, 47 countries and more than 1000 nationalities. From thousands of years BC, people living in the Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges, Yellow River, Yangtze River and other basins began to cultivate irrigation, cast utensils and make dishes, and build homes. After years of baptism, generations of Asian ancestors engraved the practice of generative life into a long history and accumulated profound civilization.

The splendid Asian civilization has written a colourful chapter for the development history of world civilization. Human civilization is more splendid because of Asia. The six stamps respectively selected the representative sites and cultural relics of ancient civilization in the Tigris River, Euphrates River, Indus River, Ganges River, Yellow River, Yangtze River and other basins.

Mohenjo-Daro Site, located in Pakistan, was listed in the world heritage list in 1980. Built around 2600 BC, it is an important city of Indus River Civilization, known as "the metropolis of ancient Indus River civilization".

Harappa Seal, a large number of animal image seals have been unearthed in the Indus River Basin. The seal materials are frozen stone, clay, ivory and copper, with the largest number of frozen stone. One of the more famous seals, found in the Indian River valley near Harappa, is similar to a square, like the size of a modern stamp, which is carved with a unicorn image based on the body of a cow.

Ur Temple/ Wuerta temple was listed in the world heritage list in 2016 - located in southern Iraq, a sanctuary for ecological diversity and a landscape of urban relics in Mesopotamia. Ahwal consists of seven sites, including the site of Ur city. The ancient city of Ur, built by Sumerians more than 6000 years ago, is one of the earliest cities in the world. 

Flood Mud Board or Flood Tablet(Iraq), one of the treasures of the British Museum, records the flood story in the epic of Gilgamesh, which is almost the same as the story of Noah's Ark. It was discovered by British archaeologists in 1849 in ancient Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire. The mud board is written with cuneiform characters, which is one of the earliest characters in human history. 

Liangzhu Jade Cong, the site of Liangzhu ancient city, is located in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It was listed in the world heritage list in 2019. It is a site of the late Neolithic age from 3300 BC to 2300 BC. Liangzhu ancient city site is an example of human early urban civilization, demonstrating the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5000 years.

Shimao Site, located in Shenmu county, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, was listed in the preparatory list of China's world cultural heritage in 2019. It belongs to the remains from the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age, about 4000 years ago. Shimao site is a window to explore the origin of Chinese civilization.

Details of Stamps: The main body of the set of stamps is prominent, the layers are clear, and the overall appearance is simple and elegant.

• The first picture takes the Ur/ Wuerta Temple as the main picture, and the background shows the Ur/ Wuerta temple from different angles.
• The second picture takes the flood cement board as the main body of the picture, and the background shows the local wedge-shaped characters of the flood mud board.
• The third picture takes the Harappa Seal on the front as the main body of the picture, and the background shows the Yin pattern on the back of the seal.
• The fourth picture shows the Great Bath in the center of MohenjoDaro Site. The main body of the picture and the background form a natural transition through the change of color, highlighting the main structure of the site.
• The fifth picture shows the Jade Cong of Liangzhu. The main body of the picture is the jade Cong, and the background shows the exquisite local patterns and shapes of the jade Cong.
• The sixth picture shows the overall shape of Shimao Site. The main body of the picture and the background form a natural transition through the change of color, highlighting the main structure of the site.

This set of stamps is designed by Yishan and printed by Beijing Stamp factory.

Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup Posted Cover - A Rarity

Oman issued a beautiful round-shaped stamp to commemorate 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and I got lucky in receiving a gorgeous cover posted with a pair of stamps.

The cover was posted from CPO Mascat. The denomination of the stamp is 500 Baisa.

Not a very common cover, it was posted to me on 10 Dec 2018. It reached me in just 6 days on 16 Dec 2018.

Stamp Collecting is Reviving Again - The Philatelic Revolution

There is a fascinating paradigm shift happening right now to a hobby that has connected people since the 1840s. Stamp collecting is getting social again.

This evolution in how we connect, how we share and how we learn can be seen on all corners of the internet - the Facebook groups, the thousands of Instagram posts to Twitter threads, the YouTube channels, the incredibly well-written and entertaining blogs, the revolution can be heard on the podcasts and seen in chat rooms and video conferencing so on.

Social media has definitely helped in bringing philatelists closer and giving them more chances to get hold of their desired items on internet and even from within their communities. It has undoubtedly enhanced the philatelic experience manifolds.

Has social media affected your philatelic community in any way?

Source: Exploring Stamps on Youtube

Iran COVID-19 Postage Stamp - World's First Stamp on CoronaVirus Theme

Iran has unveiled World's First postage stamp on Fight Against COVID-19 outbreak, honouring medical professionals as frontline fighters of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The stamp was issued on 17 March 2020, on an Iranian government website.

Iran COVID-19 Postage Stamp - 2020

The new stamp from Iran is inscribed “National Heroes” in English on the lower left of the main design.

The design of this 18,000-rial commemorative shows four people and includes symbolic images based on electron micrographs of the Coronavirus.

Three of the four people depicted on the stamp appear to be medical professionals wearing face masks. The fourth person, just to the right of the English inscription, appears to be a soldier wearing a gas mask.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani unveiled the stamp as part of a cabinet meeting. This is probably the first postage stamp in the world related to this coronavirus pandemic.

On March 3, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced plans to mobilize 300,000 troops to help combat the coronavirus outbreak.

According to information on the website of the National Iranian Postal Company, the new stamp salutes “the sacrifices of the country’s medical staff as front-line efforts to fight the coronavirus”.

Vietnam COVID-19 Postage Stamp Set issued

Vietnam Post issued the stamp set “Join hands in COVID-19 Prevention and Control” on 31 March 2020. 

Vietnam COVID-19 Corona Virus Postage Stamp 1

Vietnam COVID-19 Corona Virus Postage Stamp 2

 The stamp set include 2 designs with symbolic images based on electron micrographs.
The first stamp design with a face value of 4,000 dong shows images of medical, military and security professionals as frontline fighters of the coronavirus outbreak. They are the shields to protect the safety of the nation and the people health. Each person carries out a mission and a heart to join hands in the pandemic prevention and control. Their frontline silent sacrifices bring strength, trust and motivation for Vietnamese people to unify and overcome difficulties for a happy, safe and healthy life.
The second stamp design with the face value of 15,000 dong shows the images of Vietnam doctors with their supreme mission and great efforts to study to find out the best treatment methods to cure timely infected patients and the vaccine to fight COVID-19.

Vietnam Stamp COVID-19 Corona Virus FDC

COVID-19, known as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease 2019, is spreading with complexity impacts. On 11 February 2020, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) named officially this virus Corona SARS-CoV-2.
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic .

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UPU's EMS Cooperative 2019 Stamps Complete List - Issued on 20th Anniversary

The UPU's EMS Cooperative celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019. Founded the Beijing Congress on 10 September 1999, the EMS has been working with postal operators on developing delivery with a high, competitive Express Mail Service worldwide.

The stamp was unveiled on the EMS Cooperative's Anniversary. 21 countries agreed to issue the stamp with others likely to join later. Most of the countries issued the commemorative stamp on 10 September 2019.

EMS Joint Commemorative Stamps have been issued by the following countries:-

• Chile
• China (Postcard)
• Comoros
• Cyprus
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Maldives
• Malta
• Mexico
• Mongolia
• Nicaragua
• Nigeria
• Paraguay
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• Wallis & Futuna

Sri Lanka 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp

Sri Lanka issued a single stamp on 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) Stamp:

Sri Lanka 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages Stamp

 The FDC of the same issue can be seen below:-

Sri Lanka 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages FDC

Stamps issued on the same theme "International Year of Indigenous Languages" by other countries can be seen by clicking the link.