UNESCO – World Heritage Sites
(Part – 3)
Check List for the Stamps issued worldwide in 2011 related to the theme of ‘UNESCO - World Heritage
JULY 2011:
Villa Adriana (Italy): Italy issued a stamp on ‘Villa Adriana’, a world Heritage site.
Rare Birds of Henderson Islands (Pitcairn Island): ‘Henderson Island’ is a World Natural Heritage Site. A set of five stamps on the Rare Birds of Henderson Islands was issued by the Pitcairn Islands postal authority. The logo of ‘Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)’ can also be seen depicted over the stamps of this set.
Ouro Preto (Brazil): In continuation of the of ‘Historic City’ Brazil Postal authority issued a stamp on ‘Historic City of Ouro Preto’, a World Heritage Site, to commemorate the 400 years of its foundation.
Botanical Garden of Padua (Italy): Italy issued a stamp on ‘Botanical Garden of Padua’, a World Heritage site.
Sunderbans (Bangladesh): Bangladesh postal authority issued a beautiful Sheetlet of 12 different stamps on ‘Magnificent Birds of the Sunderbans World Heritage’.
Machu Picchu (Peru): A Souvenir Sheet to commemorate the centenary of the discovery of ‘Machu Picchu’, a world heritage site was issued by Peru Postal authority.
Archaeology (Iraq): Iraq issued a set of stamps and one imperforated souvenir sheet on ‘Archaeology’. The Spiral Minaret of Samarra, a World Heritage monument, is depicted over the souvenir sheet and one of the four stamps of the face value of 500 Dinars shows the ruins of Hatra, a World Heritage site.
AUGUST 2011:
Ouvea Lagoon (New Caledonia): The postal authority of New Caledonia issued a stamp on UNESCO World Heritage featuring ‘Ouvea Lagoon’. The logo of UNESCO can also be seen on this stamp.
Ilulissat (Greenland): In 2011 the theme for SEPAC (Small European Postal Administrations Corporation) stamp was landscape. The Sepac stamp of Greenland shows a landscape of ‘Ilulissat Icefjord’, a World Natural Heritage site.
Komi Forest (Russia): A beautiful Souvenir Sheet depicting the winter landscape of ‘Virgin Komi Forest’, a World Natural Heritage site issued in Russia.
To be contd….
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