“Rio+20" - Earth Summit 20

 

Date of Issue : 1 June 2012

On 1 June 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration issued three commemorative stamps on the theme "RIO+20". A souvenir card was also released on the same day.

   

 

A souvenir card on the theme "RIO+20" was issued on 1 June 2012. The card depicts the new stamps and carries a statement by Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon and Sha Zukang, Conference Secretary-General.

RIO+20 – Earth Summit 20

The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution agreeing to hold the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012. Also referred to as "Rio+20" or Earth Summit 20, the conference takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg.

The objectives of the Conference are to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development; to assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development; and to address new and emerging challenges.

The Conference will focus on two specific themes: "A green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication" and "an institutional framework for sustainable development". Sustainable development emphasizes a holistic, equitable and far-sighted approach to decision-making at all levels. The concept of green economy focuses primarily on the intersection between environment and economy.

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“ GANDHI MEMORABILIA EXHIBITION ”

– INAUGURATED BY Hon’ble Former President, DR.A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM ON JUNE 6^TH 2012 AT VIVEKANANDA AUDITORIUM, ANNA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS – CHENNAI.

8500 CHILDREN FROM SCHOOLS IN CHENNAI CITY VISIT GANDHI MEMORABILIA EXHIBIION CONDUCTED BY GANDHI WORLD FOUNDATION FOR 4 DAYS IN ANNA UNIVERSITY FROM JUNE 6^TH – 10^TH

Gandhi World Foundation is a Non – Political, Non Profitableand Social Service Organisation. It is a duly registered Trust with the main object of spreading the teachings and messages of Mahatma Gandhiji among the younger generation. The registered office of the Trust is situated in New Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. A wide range of Mahatma Gandhiji’s collection of stamps, coins, currencies, postal covers, special covers, tokens and telephone cards issued by many countries in the world are in the possession of our Trust. We also possess many rare photos of Mahatma Gandhiji, Newspapers published by Mahatma Gandhiji, Manuscripts and various information about Mahatma Gandhiji .Mahatma Gandhiji is the only tall leader in this entire world and has been bestowed with rare honour since more than 120 Countries have issued Stamps by displaying his photo and whose statues have been erected in more than 70 Countries across the world.

The exhibition was inaugurated on June 6^th 2012 by Hon’ble Former President, Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam. Dr.P.MannarJawahar, Vice Chancellor, Anna University also spoke during the time of exhibition inauguration.   Shri.Kalyanam, Personal Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi (1944-1948) was felicitated by Dr.Abdul Kalam during the exhibition inauguration.

-  M L.Rajesh - Chennai

United Nations personalised stamp sheet features Tinkerbell

 

 

 On 25th October , 2009, the United Nations  named Disney’s Tinker Bell “ Honorary Ambassador of Green ” for “ living consistently in harmony with the environment. ”

On 1st June 2012, UNPA will issue a personalized stamp sheet to celebrate Tinker Bell as the Honorary Ambassador of Green.The stamp sheet features the Disney fairy, Tinker Bell, The sheet, which can be personalized in New York, is composed of 10 stamps in the denomination of US$ 1.05.

UN made Disney's Tinker Bell as honorary ambassador to raise environmental awareness among children in 2009

The United Nations named the Disney animated character Tinker Bell an “Honorary Ambassador of Green” to help promote environmental awareness among children.

The announcement came just prior to a screening at UN Headquarters in New York of the world premiere of the Walt Disney animated film, “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure.”

Protecting the environment is an underlying theme of the Tinker Bell movies, according to the UN Department of Public Information (DPI), which adds that the Walt Disney Company uses its storytelling to inspire a love of nature and spirit of conservation in its audience.

In the  film, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell's greatest adventure takes place in autumn, as the fairies in Pixie Hollow are busy changing the colours of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches and helping geese fly south for the winter. When Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out on a secret quest to set things right.

The Initiative acts as a liaison between the UN and producers, directors, writers and new media professionals seeking a working relationship with the world body with the goal of raising awareness of critical global issues.

Stamps on endangered species from UNPA…

 

Date of Issue : 19 April 2012

 

Hi ! Here are some marvelous stamps on wildlife issued by UNPA. The stamps feature some most endangered species of animals found around the world. These wonderful stamps have been designed by Ms Diana Marques of Portugal. The stamps are amazing and sure to be liked by wild  life lovers and stamp collectors !!

 

On 19 April 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)  issued a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. Theseare the twentieth set of stamps in UNPA's multi-year series Endangered Species. The series was launched on 3 March 1993 to highlight the need for the protection of endangered species throughout the world. For the twentieth anniversary of the Endangered Species stamp issue, UNPA has included three universally recognized and loved animals from previous years-the Giant Panda, the Siberian Tiger and the Snow Leopard.

 

UNPA has issued  three sheets of 16 stamps, one sheet in each of the three currencies. Four different endangered species are illustrated on each sheet; hence, 12 species have been covered.

 

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The Artist behind these stamps…

The "2012 Endangered Species" stamps were illustrated by Diana Marques (Portugal). Ms. Marques completed a biology degree and several drawing and science illustration certificate programmes in Portugal before graduating from the Science Illustration Program in Santa Cruz, California.

Ms. Marques is an assistant lecturer of the Drawing Master Program of the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Lisbon and she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Digital Media, focusing on the visual communication of science. She is actively involved with professional associations like the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques and has exhibited in a number of settings.

Ms. Marques runs her freelance business working with an assortment of clients, such as the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, researchers, publishers, educational and scientific institutions and businesses.

She works in a variety of media and favours rendering with attention to details and scientific accuracy. This is her first stamp design for the United Nations.

Asiago International Awards for Philatelic Art

 

 

On July 17th, the 41st Asiago International Awards were held. UNPA  won the Best Stamp of 2010 award for 2 event sheets about human trafficking and the fight against child labour.

At the ceremony for the forty-first Asiago International Awards for Philatelic Art, held in Italy on 17 July, UNPA received the prize for "best stamps in the world" for 2010. The winning stamp sheets highlighted "Human Trafficking - Blue Heart Campaign (UNODC)"  by UNPA Vienna and "Against Child Labour (ILO and Geneva World)" by UNPA Geneva.

UNPA Vienna issued a special stamp sheet on the theme "human trafficking" on 5 February 2010. The Blue Heart Campaign is an awareness-raising initiative developed by UNODC to fight human trafficking and its impact on society. The campaign aims to inspire decision makers to effect change, as well as to encourage the involvement of all areas of society to help stop this crime. The campaign allows people to show solidarity with the victims of human trafficking by wearing the blue heart as an international symbol against this crime. The blue heart represents the sadness of those who are trafficked while reminding us of the cold-heartedness of those who buy and sell fellow human beings.

On 2 September 2010, UNPA Geneva issued a stamp sheet on the theme "child labour". The drawings featured on the stamps show the grim realities of exploited young people. The selected images are part of "Children's Views of Child Labour", a vast initiative promoted in 2009 by GenevaWorld in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with the support of local volunteers to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

The prize is given annually under the patronage of the President of Italy. The organizing Italian stamp collectors club, Sette Comuni, is one of the most well-known and respected stamp collectors clubs in Europe.

Awards won by other Postal administrations..

Portugal won the Tourism award for the Public Elevators series.

Hong Kong won the Ecology award for a souvenir sheet about the Development of Old Areas.

Greece won the Olympic Academy award for their Europa 2010 Children's book set.

Stamps on Centenary of First UK Aerial Post

 

Date of Issue : 9 September 2011

Royal Mail is issuing a miniature stamp sheet and prestige stamp book on 9 September 2011, as a tribute to the pioneering aviators who made philatelic history through the UK’s first aerial post service a century ago.

Gustav Hamel’s 15-minute flight from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor Castle on 9 September 1911 was part of the celebrations of the coronation of King George V.  It was the first of 16 aerial post flights carrying commemorative postage to mark the coronation.  The flights took place until 26 September 1911 and are recognised as the world’s first scheduled airmail service.

Now exactly 100 years on, Royal Mail marks the event with a miniature sheet, featuring a border that replicates the design of an original publicity poster for the inaugural flight.  The four-pane prestige stamp book written by Peter Lister, President of the British Air Mail Society includes a pane comprising four 50p Windsor Castle stamps, re-issued from the 2005 set of high-value definitives stamps printed by intaglio.

The Aerial Post Miniature Sheet tells the story of this historic flight; featuring original photography of key events from the day; from Hamel receiving the first mail bag (1^st Class), sitting in the cockpit of his Blériot XI monoplane at Hendon Aerodrome (68p), and his arrival in the grounds of Windsor Castle (£1.10). The fourth £1 stamp features Clement Greswell, another of the pilots who helped deliver the UK’s first aerial post.

 

Indian themes on foreign stamps

                                                             - Kenneth Sequeira

Post : United Nations ( Geneva )

Stamp issuing authority : United Nations Postal Administration

Date of Issue  : 24 May 2002

Primary theme: Minerology & Geology

Subject : International Year of Mountains - Kamet - India

Kamet  is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India, after Nanda Devi, 7,816 m (25,643 ft). It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand , close to the border with Tibet. It is the third highest mountain in India and the 29th highest in the world. Kamet is most properly considered part of (and the highest summit in) the Zaskar Range, which lies north of the main chain of the Himalaya, between the Suru River and the upper Karnali River. In appearance it resembles a giant pyramid topped by a flat summit area with two peaks.

Due to its position near the Tibetan Plateau, Kamet is remote and not as accessible as some Himalayan peaks. It also receives a great deal of wind from the Plateau. However, by modern standards, it is a relatively straightforward ascent for such a high mountain.

Other Mountains in this series are from Japan, Switzerland, Antarctica, US, Chile, Tanzania, Kyrgystan, Nepal, Pakistan, Canada & New Zealand .

Other stamps in this  series

 

  :  Pradip Jain – Patna , Kenneth Sequeira – Dubai (UAE)

 

Stamps on International Judo Federation

 

 

Through the cooperation of Magyar Posta Zrt. and the International Judo Federation, on 21 August 2011 two different souvenir sheets have been released to commemorate the anniversary of the 60 years of the International Judo Federation.   

The main motif of the IJF 60 Years I souvenir sheet is judokas wrestling. The logo of the International Judo Federation is featured in the perforated design and the same logo is repeated in the border above it.

The main motif of the IJF 60 Years II souvenir sheet is a portrait of the founder of judo Jigoro Kano. The logo of the International Judo Federation is used in the perforated section.

 

 

Special Covers

In this column Special covers released in different states are published for  for the cross reference of Thematic Collectors.

West Bengal

Yuva Philatelic Exhibition, Liluah 

Karnataka

Karnataka Philexpo - 74

Maharashtra

United Nations Day

: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur

New Stamps on Int.Year of Forests..

 

Tijuca National Park

Date of Issue : 6 July 2011

Here are new stamps on International Year of Forests.The main theme for the International Year of Forests 2011 is “Forests for People”. It highlights the dynamic relationship between forests and the people who depend on them. Brasil Post issued a souvenir sheet commemorating International Year of Forests and World Philatelic Exhibition Brasiliana 2013 . UNPA will also issue new stamps on 13 October in celebration of International Year of Forests.

On Souvenir Sheet…

In the souvenir sheet’s background, a forest symbolizing the Park can be seen. Green in different tones was used to create a harmonious effect by overlapping the elements portrayed in the stamps, which represent typical fauna and flora species: the violet-capped woodnymph (Thalurania glaucopis), the green-headed Tanager (Tangara seledon), the hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou insidiosus) and the orchid Hadrolaelia lobata, which is the symbol of the Tijuca National Park, an endemic species threatened by extinction. On the upper left corner, one can see the logo of the International Year of Forests and the logo of the World Philatelic Exhibition Brasiliana 2013 can be seen on the right.

Rio de Janeiro 's Tijuca National Park surrounds one of the 7 Wonders of the World :100-feet high statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms.Corcovado.(Christ the Redeemer seen from   the city of Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado Located in the Tijuca National Park, at more than 2000 feet high). 

Tijuca National Park

The Tijuca Forest is a mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the world's largest urban forest, covering some 32 km² (12.4 mi²). The forest shares its name with the Tijuca bairro or neighborhood that contains it.The Tijuca Forest is home to hundreds of species of plants and wildlife, many threatened by extinction, found only in the Atlantic Rainforest After all the original forest had been destroyed to make way for coffee farms, Tijuca was replanted by Major Manuel Gomes Archer in the second half of the 19th century in a successful effort to protect Rio's water supply.In 1961, Tijuca Forest was declared a National Park. The Forest contains a number of attractions, most notably the colossal sculpture of Christ the Redeemeratop Corcovado mountain.

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Stamps from UN Postal administration

 

On 13 October 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration will issue three mini-sheets of eight stamps to commemorate the International Year of Forests.

Every one of us is connected to forests. Forests contribute to the balance of oxygen, carbon dioxide and humidity in the air. Over 40 per cent of the world’s oxygen is produced from rainforests. A tree releases 8 to 10 times more moisture into the atmosphere than the equivalent area of the ocean. Forests protect watersheds which supply fresh water to rivers – a critical source of the water we drink and use in our daily lives.

Healthy forests sustain healthy people. Tropical forests provide a vast array of medicinal plants used in healing and health care. More than a quarter of modern medicines originate from tropical forest plants. Forests curb transmission of infectious diseases. Undisturbed tropical forests can have a moderating effect on the spread of insect- and animal-borne diseases.

The International Year of Forests 2011 offers a unique opportunity to raise public awareness of the challenges facing many of the world’s forests and the people who depend on them.

 

New Stamps from UN Postal Administration..

 

Date of Issue : 1 July 2011

On 1 July 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a set of six commemorative stamps with the theme "ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) - Education".

The stamp designs are based on six internationally agreed "Education for All" goals which aim to meet the learning needs of all children and adults by 2015.

Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. It promotes individual freedom and empowerment and yields important development benefits. Education is a powerful tool by which economically and socially marginalized adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty and participate fully as citizens. Yet millions of children and adults remain deprived of educational opportunities, many as a result of poverty.

United Nations 30 Years of a World Living with AIDS

 

Date of Issue : 3 June 2011

On 3 June 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a stamp issue commemorating 30 years of a world living with AIDS.

The issue consists of three self-adhesive stamps in a ribbon die-cut shape in mini-sheets of four stamps in the denominations of US$ 0.44, CHF 1.30 and € 0.70. This is the first time ever that UNPA has issued self-adhesive stamps.

The United Nations Postal Administration is part of a global initiative of participating postal administrations around the world who are issuing stamps on the topic of HIV/AIDS in 2011 in order to raise awareness of HIV prevention and to reduce the number of new infections. This initiative was organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNI Global Union.

Special Covers 

Tamil Nadu

 

: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur

New Stamps on Birds…

 

Date of Issue : 7 September 2011

On 7 September 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. These will be the nineteenth set of stamps in UNPA’s multi-year series Endangered Species.

Date of  issue : 16 September 2011

Royal Mail highlights the diverse birdlife to be found around the UK’s coastline for the fourth and final issue of its Birds of Britain Post & Go pictorial stamps.

To be issued on 16 September, this issue of Birds of Britain features six birds active around the UK coastline, from the diminutive puffin and ringed plover, to larger seabirds like the gannet and cormorant.

Birds on other recent  wildlife stamp sets

 

Souvenir sheet showing a Wandering Albatross in flight

South Georgia - Frozen Planet Stamp Issue

This spectacular South Georgia stamp issue, Frozen Planet, released ahead of the BBC's Frozen Planet TV series, is due for release on 15th September 2011.

The theme of these stamps, like the series they represent, is the extreme seasonality that occurs in the Polar Regions.

Produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit, Frozen Planet is the most ambitious series on the Polar Regions ever undertaken.

60p - Southern Elephant Seals
70p - Wandering Albatross
95p - Blonde Fur Seal Pup
£1.15p - King Penguin

£2.50p - souvenir sheet showing a Wandering Albatross in flight against the South Georgia backdrop

Frozen Planet broadcasts on BBC One in autumn 2011. The series is presented by Sir David Attenborough, who himself first visited South Georgia in 1982 while filming for the television series, Living Planet.

Biodiversity featured on new Irish stamps

An Post's, latest definitive stamp series features eight species found on this island and its surrounding waters. The series attempts to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving and cherishing biodiversity. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life and natural processes on Earth. The latest issue is the second phase of An Post's Biodiversity series.

The species featured on these stamps are: the Beadlet Anemone, the Squat Lobster, the Cuckoo Wrasse, the Common Frog, the Green Huntsman, the Elephant Hawk-moth, the Goldfinch and the Red Deer.