STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1984-1985)

 

Antigua and Barbuda : 40th Anniversary of the United Nations

 

Issue date: 18/11/1985

 

 

Aviation Pioneer Charles Lindbergh (1902‑1974); United Nations New York 25-cent stamp issued on 12/06/1978 (Safety in the air).

 

 

Imperf proof.

The design of the following First Day Covers was also used by Lesotho on 15 October 1985 (see at the following link: Lesotho : 40th Anniversary of the United Nations). The covers show the three stamps and the souvenir sheet of this issue.

 

 

Background: In 1985, a five-nation (Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Grenada Grenadines, Sierra Leone) omnibus series (i.e. multination stamp series sharing a common design or a common theme but the designs vary) was arranged by the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation of New York City (IGPC). Each postal administration released three stamps and a souvenir sheet to mark the 40th anniversary of the United Nations. The stamps featured a common format of portraits of famous personalities whose contributions have enriched the lives of people around the world. Also, each stamp was highlighted by the reproduction of earlier stamps issued by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA), emphasizing some of the many activities carried out by the United Nations.

The ICAO stamp is part of an issue of 3 stamps and one souvenir sheet, whose details are given hereafter:

1.    40-cent stamp: Picture of Postmaster Benjamin Franklin; United Nations New York UPU 5-cent stamp (issued on 12 June 1953, stamp-on-stamp).

2.    1-dollar stamp: Picture of George Washington Carver, Agricultural Chemist; Nature conservation and protection 28-cent stamp (issued by the United Nations on 19 November 1982, stamp-on-stamp).

3.    3-dollars stamp: Aviation Pioneer Charles Lindbergh (1902‑1974); United Nations New York 25-cent stamp issued on 12 June 1978 (Safety in the air).

4.    Souvenir sheet: Picture of Marc Chagall, Artist; Marc Chagall’s stained-glass windows. In 1964, Marc Chagall received a commission to create a stained-glass window for the United Nations. The purpose of this window was to honor Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN’s second Secretary General who was killed together with 15 other people in a plane crash in Africa. When the window arrived at the United Nations, it was named The Peace Window. The window is predominantly blue in color and full of whimsical figures and symbolism. Chagall’s aim was to express the ideals of peace and brotherhood, for which the United Nations was founded. The Chagall Peace Window is located in the western side of the UN public lobby.

 

 

On 12/08/1986, the 3 stamps of this issue were overprinted by Barbuda with BARBUDA MAIL (see at: Barbuda : 40th Anniversary of the United Nations).

IGPC currently serves as the philatelic agency for more than 70 nations.