Where is Sanmay Ved: 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

50th Anniversary of the Space Age: Space for Humanity

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In recognition of the anniversary of the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, 50 years ago, on October 25, 2007, the United Nations Postal Administration released a set of six commemorative stamps that celebrate "Space for Humanity."

The commemoratives were offered in denominational pairs:

Two in US dollars with a face value of 41 cents and 90 cents for the UN office in New York

Two in Swiss francs with a face value of F.s. 1,00 and F.s. 1,80 for the UN office in Geneva.

Two in Euros with a face value of €0,65 and €1,15 for the UN office in Vienna.

Each stamp features the inscription 'Space for Humanity' in either English, French or German.

The cent-value stamps depict the U.S. space shuttle and astronauts spacewalking. The franc-value stamps depict the Hubble Space Telescope and the Galileo spacecraft near Jupiter, as well as an astronaut on a spacewalk. The international space station, among other orbiting outposts are shown on the euro-value stamps.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Humanitarian Mail

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On 6 September 2007, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued commemorative stamps on the theme "Humanitarian Mail."

Additionally, a special silk cover was issued.

This special silk cover consists of the three United Nations stamp values (90¢, F.s. 1,80 and € 0,75) and the F.s. 1,80 value issued by the Swiss Post and each silk cover is sequentially numbered. The stamps are cancelled with the appropriate first day of issue cancellation from the two postal administrations. The text "Humanitarian Mail" and the logos of both the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union are in gold foil.

Format: The size of the cover is 8 1/8" x 5 1/2" (203 mm x 137 mm).

Over the years, the general mail and the mailing of parcels have been used for humanitarian uses throughout the world to provide support for the needy and to raise funds for all kinds of humanitarian needs. To commemorate the use of mail for humanitarian purposes, the UNPA has decided to commemorate and acknowledge mail used for humanitarian causes through this stamp issue.