STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1945-1977)

 

Mali : 30th Anniversary of United Nations Charter

 

Issue date: 10/11/1975

 

 

UN emblem and names of the Specialized Agencies (including OACI, Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale, in the right branch of the letter N) forming the acronym ONU (Organisation des Nations Unies).

The diagonals must cross the inner circle of the UN logo. Moreover, the olive branches must be curved according to the roundness of the outer circle. At the opposite right is the correct UN emblem.

 

Die Proof in black; Embossed Government Seal; Autographed by the Designer Jean Pheulpin

(Signed Artist Die Proof).

 

Die Proof in black/brown; Embossed Government Seal; Autographed by the Designer Jean

Pheulpin (Signed Artist Die Proof).

 

Trial Colour Gutter Pair (Imperf) – Purple (left) and Multicolour (right) – Pencil marks (printer’s colour code).

 

Trial Colour Gutter Pair (Imperf) – Black (left) and Multicolour (right) – Plate number, press

number (T.D.3-12) and date on the bottom.

 

Trial Colour Full Sheet (Imperf; Gutter block of 10) – Multicolour – Plate number, press number (T.D.3-12) and date on the bottom; Pencil marks (printer’s colour code).

 

Imperf Gutter Block of 10 – Plate number, press number (T.D.3-12) and date at the bottom.

 

First Day Cover:

 

Background: The UN came officially into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, and by a majority of signatories.