The 60th anniversary
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60th Anniversary specially designed logo |
In line with prior anniversary dates, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) celebrated its 60th anniversary on 7 December 2004. No philatelic material was issued to commemorate this anniversary.
In his 2004 message to mark this event, ICAO Council President, Dr. Assad Kotaite, portrayed ICAO’s constitution, the Convention on International Civil Aviation, as the first example of international civil aviation cooperation. He stated that: “the principle of global cooperation among nations of the world is at the heart of the Convention. Through 60 years, global cooperation has coalesced the Contracting States of the organization and the various entities to create and maintain an extraordinary sound and efficient global air transport system.” At the same time, he said that the vision of a globally harmonized environment has kept pace with societal changes over the years by evolving and expanding.
Through the Staff Notice SN 4709 dated 9 January 2002, a contest was launched for the design of a commemorative stamp marking the 60th anniversary of ICAO, open to all ICAO staff members. Unfortunately, prizes of this contest were never distributed.
All worthwhile human endeavours rest on the goodwill of people to join forces in a collaborative effort. ICAO has embodied this principle for more that 60 years.
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Staff Notice SN 4709 on the organization of a stamp contest to mark the 60th anniversary of ICAO.
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Poster issued by the Pietersburg International Airport, in the South African province of Limporo. The 7th of December 2003 was the beginning of the 60th anniversary of ICAO. For 60 Years … Setting the Standards for International Civil Aviation was the theme of the 2003 edition of the International Civil Aviation Day, celebrated annually to mark the creation of ICAO on that day in 1944.
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Dr. Assad Kotaite, ICAO’s President, signed the welcome message (see here-above) and special copies of the commemorative album issued by Hong Kong on the occasion of the 41st Conference of the Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Regions, held in Hong Kong, China, from 1 to 5 November 2004.
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A few first day covers, with their related illustrative pages, extracted from the 38-page commemorative album: Together We Fly, issued by the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong on the occasion of the 41st Conference of the Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Regions, held in Hong Kong, China, from 1 to 5 November 2004. |
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