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41-5 240 The Journal of United Nations Philatelists Affilate #71 of the American Philatelic Society A unit of the American Topical Association Editor: Blanton Clement, Jr. Production Manager: Greg Galletti www.unpi.com Correspondence regarding editorial con- Table of Contents ____ October 2017 tent should be sent to the Editor: Blanton Greetings from UNEXPO 17 Chairman …………………...1 Clement, Jr., P.O. Box 146, Morrisville, UNEXPO 17 Program ..……………………………………2 PA 19067-0146 or e-mail bclemjun- UNEXPO 17 Exhibition-Competitive Exhibits……….……3 [email protected]. UNEXPO 17 Exhibition-Court of Honor……..……………4 UNEXPO 17 Dealers ...…………………………………….4 Seventy Years of the UN Headquarters Complex, 1947- Changes of address should go the UNP 2017, by Daniel Piazza……………………....……………..5 Treasurer: Chris Dahle, 1401 Linmar Special Exhibit by David Weiman………………...……….5 Collecting the Road to International Organization, Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 or e- By Fran Adams……………………………...…...6 mail [email protected]. Collecting League of Nations Stamps & , By Greg Galletti………………………………….7 Collecting Special Cancels of the League of Nations Inquires concerning replacement copies of Assembly, Council & Conferences, By Greg Galletti……...8 recent which did not arrive in the mail or Collecting UN First Issue, By B. Clement………………….9 were damaged, or back issues from De- Collecting UN Precancel Stamp of 1952, By Anthony F. Dewey…………………………..10 cember 2011 on, should go to B. Clement, Collecting United Nations Errors, by Greg Galletti……….11 Jr., P.O. Box 146, Morrisville, PA 19067- Collecting UN Postal Stationery, by Larry Davidson…...... 12 0146 or e-mail at bclemjun- Collecting UPU Topical Stamps, by Bill Ingram………….13 Collecting Human Rights, by Chris Dahle………………...14 [email protected]. Back issues cost $1.00 Collecting UPU Congress Postal History, by B. Clement...15 plus postage (quoted when you inquire). Collecting UN Personalities on Stamps & Postal History The Journal (ISSN 0164-6482) is pub- By B. Clement…………………………………..16 Collecting UN Ephemera, by Greg Galletti……………….17 lished bi-monthly by United Nations Phi- Collecting UN Conference Cinderellas, by B. Clement…...18 latelists, P.O. Box 146, Morrisville, PA Collecting UN Holiday Cards by Fran Adams…………….19 19067-0146. US Members should receive UNPI Public Auction #2………………………….……….20 issues via standard mail by the 15th of Reprinting even months. Permission to reprint articles published in this Journal UNPI is an organization of philatelists de- is granted to philatelic journals as long as the source of voted to the collection, study and exhibi- the article is properly cited. The Editor would appreci- ate a reprint copy. tion of the issues of the UNPA, the issues and the postal history of its branches, spe- Disclaimer cialized agencies and forerunners, as well as world-wide topical issues that honor the Opinions expressed in this journal are those of the au- UN, its agencies and programs. thors and are not necessarily those of the Editor, UNP Officers or UNP Club Members.

The annual domestic dues of the UNPI are New Members US $28. Electronic only dues are US $18. #1689 Chen Chang Feng, Shenshen, China #1690 Daniel Webster, Aarjau, Switzerland Unless otherwise stated, catalogue num- #1691 George Story, Georgetown, TX #1692 Richard Lee, Gardners, PA bers are from the latest edition of Scott #1693 Phillip Slocum, Jacksonville, FL Standard Catalogue #1694 John Terins, Millington, NJ (Scott). (Lindner) refers to the Linder United Nations Catalog (1976); (Gaines) Front and Back Covers refers to United Nations Philately by Ar- Front: Logo for UNExpo 17 leigh Gaines, (Zumstein) to Spezialkatalog uber die Briefmarken der Schwwiz Back: UNExpo 17 Exhibiting Awards, Medals and (1992). Ribbons

Greetings fellow collectors,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to UNEXPO 17, a special of Philately Exhibition dedicated to showcasing the diverse and wonderful collecting areas of United Nations (UN) and UN-related philatelic topics. This event also marks a very special union between the two hosting societies, the United Nations Philatelists Inc., (UNPI), and the American Philatelic Society (APS). On September 30th 1977, the UNPI was officially recognized as Affiliate Number 71 of the APS, and today, some forty years later, we come together for a second time to cele- brate our great hobby and United Nations philately. And what better venue, than the American Philatelic Center, home of the APS and American Philatelic Research Library (APRL).

UNEXPO 17 provides all visitors with a wonderful opportunity to view some of the finest UN and UN-related exhibits ever assembled in a single competition. Many diverse areas of UN collecting are represented from postal history to display class to thematics and topicals, so please spend time walking among the frames to see some won- derful material and presentations.

In addition to the exhibits, we have a very interesting two day program with presentations on a wide variety of UN topics, short films about stamp production and the work of the UN, and tours of the many useful offices of the APS, including the sales circuit and great reference collections in the APRL. Please look through this program for a listing of those presentations.

We are pleased to have a small select group of philatelic dealers with a wonderful selection of stamps, covers, and postal history at our bourse. Please spend time reviewing their holdings and add some wonderful new material to your collections.

Finally, enjoy this show program and special issue of the Journal of the United Nations Philatelists. We are the national collectors club for UN and UN-related philatelic material, and welcome you to join our organization.

With warmest philatelic regards,

Greg Galletti, Chairman, UNEXPO 17

Special Event Souvenir Sheet to be issued by UNPA at the show on October 27, 2017

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 1 UNEXPO17 Program

Day Time Slot Presentation Presenter Thursday, 10/26 2:00-6:00 Exhibit set-up All 2nd Floor APC, APRL Friday, 10/27 10:00 Show Opens Sundman Hall 10:00-4:30 APS Headsville PO, Sales Circuit Office and APS Staff APRL are open

10:00-6:00 UN in Action-Short Film Presentation US Stamp Society Rm 10:00-10:15 Opening Ceremony Greg Galletti, Ken Martin, APRL Main Floor Scott English, UNPA 10:30-11:00 A Tour of APRL UN related resources Greg Galletti APRL Main Floor

11:00-6:00 Tours of the American Philatelic Center Ken Martin Main Lobby (by re- quest) 11:15-11:45 The Institute of Oceanography-Monaco Fran Adams Air Mail Rm 2nd Fl

12:00-1:00 Lunch Break + Tour of APS/APRL Ken Martin Meet in Main Lobby

1:00-1:30 UNPA FD Ceremony-Human Rights UNPA, Invited Guests APRL Main Floor

1:45-2:45 Smithsonian Institution-General Introduction to Daniel Piazza Air Mail Room the Museum 2nd Floor 3:00-3:45 Postal History of UPU Congresses Clem Clement Air Mail Rm 2nd Fl

4:00-4:30 Forensic Philately Greg Galletti Air Mail Rm 2nd Fl

4:45-5:15 The Title Page-the most Critical Page of your Tony Dewey Air Mail Room exhibit 2nd Floor

5:30-6:00 Preparing a Synopsis-Helping the Jury help you Tony Dewey Air Mail Room 2nd Fl 6:00 Show Closes

Saturday, 10/28 9:30 Tour of APS Facility and Headsville PO Ken Martin Main Lobby

10:00 Show Opens Sundman Hall

10:00-4:00 APS Headsville PO, Sales Circuit Office and APS Staff APRL are open 10:00-4:00 UN in Action-Short Film Presentation US Stamp Society Rm 10:00-11:00 UNPI Annual Meeting All Morse Building

10 min Welcome Greg Galletti

15 min League of Nations Overprinted Stationery Fran Adams

15 min The Malaria Campaign Larry Fillion

15 min Chris Dahle

5 min Presentation of Dick Powers Award Clem Clement (First Recipient)

11:15-12:00 Smithsonian Institution-Dag Hammarskjold and Daniel Piazza At the Frames Celebrate the Century Stamps

12:15-2:00 UNPI Luncheon - Tickets Required MOC Tony Dewey, Bob Morse Building Ziegler 2:00-3:00 AAPE Exhibiting Forum Tony Dewey Morse Building

3:00-4:00 Judges Feedback Session Bob Zeigler (Chief), Elisa- Morse Building beth Hisey, Jeffrey Shapiro 4:00 Show Closes

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Jury: Robert Zeigler (Indiana) Chief; Elizabeth Hisey (Florida); Jeffery Shapiro (Massachusetts)

Exhibitor Exhibit Name Frames Exhibit Description

Competitive Exhibits Fran Adams The Leticia Incident 1 Commission for Administration of Leticia, 1933-34 (Thematic) Fran Adams United Nations Origins 1938- 6 Personalities and events directly contributing to the replacement of the 1942 League of Nations by a new peace organization. (Thematic)

Fran Adams Towards United Nations: The 1 This special study documents the stamp issue’s design and postal use. Mate- Five Cent Commemorative rial is organized to present examples from the production process, followed Issue of 1945 by domestic destinations and postal services, further subdivided by rates in chronological order (rate table) and international destinations by continent. ((Traditional)

Dr. George Arghir Sixty Years in the Service of 7 First Day of Cancel stationery, sixty years in the service of peace, United Peace Nations Stationery (Postal Stationery) Blanton Clement, United Nations Conferences 8 Service Mail to and from UN Conferences and Meetings tell the story of the Jr. and Meetings 1945-1995 first 50 years of the UN. (Postal History)

Blanton Clement, UN Conference on Trade & 1 Postal history of the Conference, including post offices, special cancels, Jr. Employment, Havana, Cuba cachets & imprints, delegations & destinations (Postal History) 1947-1948 Blanton Clement, UN Conference on Interna- 1 Postal history of the Conference including stationery, delegations, incoming Jr. tional Organization, San Fran- and outgoing mail. (Postal History) cisco, 1945

Christopher Dahle The Universal Declaration of 4 A thematic exhibit on the history and evolution of the “International Bill of Human Rights: Origins, De- Rights” showing full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. velopment and Ramifications (Thematic) Larry Davidson United Nations Postal Cards 5 Postal Cards issued by the United Nations Postal Administration in New 1952-1982 York, Geneva and Vienna; pre-production material, printings, errors, varie- ties and usages. (Postal Stationery) Anthony F. Dewey First U.N. Issue 1951 10 A traditional exhibit showing the development, production and use of the 11 definitive and 4 airmail stamps of the UN First Issue. (Traditional)

Anthony F. Dewey Swiss Official Stamps of the 8 A traditional showing of the service stamps issued by Switzerland for the UN UNEO and International and its agencies (Traditional) Agencies Anthony F. Dewey Service of Intellectual Aid to 1 Labels used by the International Education Bureau on correspondence with Prisoners of War POWs. Internees and supporters. (Cinderella)

Larry Fillion The W.H.O.’s “The World 10 The exhibit will shows the 150+ philatelic issues which were part of the Against Malaria” Stamp Cam- WHO/United Nations sponsored “The World Against Malaria” stamp cam- paign paign. (Experimental) Larry Fillion The United Nations’ 4c and 8 This is a multi-frame “traditional” first day exhibit of the United Nations’ 4c 11c World United Against and 11c World United Against Malaria set of 1962. (First Day Cover) Malaria set of 1962 and their first days Larry Fillion Usages of the U.S. World 1 Sixteen pages showing a variety of uses of the 4c U.S. Issue of March 30, United Against Malaria Com- 1962, raising awareness of worldwide malaria eradication. (Postal History) memorative Issue of 1962 Larry Fillion Auxiliary Markings on United 1 A single frame exhibit of domestic first day covers posted from UN NY Nations New York FDCs Sent headquarters bearing a variety of markings showing mail done astray (First to Domestic Addresses Day Cover)

Greg Galletti The United Nations General 1 This is a traditional exhibit presenting the stamps issued by the French Gov- Assembly Issues of France, ernment to commemorate the United Nations General Assembly meeting of 1948 1948 at the Palais des Chaillot in Paris, France. (Traditional) Greg Galletti The League of Nations - The 5 This postal history exhibit is a study of the rates, routes, markings and sig- War Years nificant events that caused turmoil with the mail sent to and from the League of Nations just prior to, during, and directly following WW2. (Postal History) THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 3 Exhibitor Exhibit Name Frames Exhibit Description Greg Galletti The World’s Capital - The 6 The Display type exhibit is a historical study of the development of the United Nations Headquarters United Nations Headquarters. This exhibit takes us on a unique journey into the events that created the UN as we know it today. (Display) Greg Galletti The League of Nations Refu- 1 The exhibit documents the work of the League of Nations High Commis- gee Organization sioner for Refugees from its inception in 1922 to its demise in 1938 (Display) Kenneth B. Grant Postal Stationery of the UN 1 The exhibit shows the postal stationery produced by the UNTEA for use Temporary Executive Author- in Western New Guinea (Postal Stationery) ity (UNTEA)

Ron Klimley The 1968 6c Headquarters 1 A one frame first day cover exhibit of the 6c Definitive issue including Definitive production material, FDC varieties and errors. (First Day Cover) Ron Klimley The 1970 UN Cancer Issue 3 FDC exhibit of the 1970 Cancer stamps issued to publicize the 10th International Cancer Congress, including un-adopted essays and produc- tion materials. (First Day Cover)

Ron Klimley The United Nations Caravan - 3 (Experimental) 1965 to 1967

Jim Matyasovich United Nations Stamps for 7 Presentation of the design development of each of the 5 EXPO 67 stamps EXPO 67– Montreal, Canada through the use of photographic essays, color trial and progressive design die proofs (Traditional) Norma Nielson A Study of the U.N. Chagall 4 This exhibit describes the development, production and usage of the U.N. Window. commemorative issue depicting the “In Memorium” stained glass created by Marc Chagall. (Traditional)

Caroline Scannell Save the Monuments of Nubia 5 Stamps and covers issued to raise money to save Egyptian temples and monuments during the 1960’s. First UNESCO effort to preserve history,. (Thematic) Harold M. Sollenberger Philatelic “Gifts” to Members 3 The complete array of specimen stamps, envelopes and postal cards of the 1897 Fifth Congress of issued in 1897 and given to “members” of the U.P.U. (Traditional) the Universal Postal Union

Court of Honor

Fran Adams The United Nations and Pal- 1 Efforts of the United Nations to settle the land dispute between the Arab estine 1947-1951 and Jewish populations in the Palestine Mandate.

David Piazza Seventy Years of the United 3 From the vaults of the Smithsonian’s , spotlight- Nations Headquarters Com- ing the 70th anniversary of the U.N. Headquarters complex in New York. plex, 1947-2007 UNPA From the UNPA Archives 8 From the UNPA Archives

Steven Zwillinger Medals of the World series of 1 A display of medals from America’s national stamp shows showing the Philately Stamp Shows range of shapes and artistic designs

Dealers and Clubs American Philatelic Society AUKTIONSHAUS Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 100 Match Factory Place Steinbeisstraße 6+8 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany Website: http://www.stamps.org Website: http://www.auktionen-gaertner.de

Coverman (Alan Tohn) Etradegoods (Mr. Alejandro Jaime) PO Box 327, Oceanside, NY 11572-0327 PO Box 410 Carmel, IN 46082 Website: www.amercianstampdealer.com/Dealer/Coverman.aspx?ID=442 www.ny2016.org/Contact/etradegoods.aspx?ID=24850&c=left Geezer’s Tweezers Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc. 1726 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD PO Box 3077, Middletown, NY 10940 Website: http://www.geezerstweezers.com Website: http://www.hgitner.com

United Nations Postal Administration United Nations Philatelists, Inc. PO Box 5900, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163-5900 PO Box 146, Morrisville, PA 19067-0146 Website: http://www.unstamps.org Website: http://unpi.com

4 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Seventy Years of the United Nations Headquarters Complex, 1947-2017

By Daniel Piazza

From the vaults of the Smithsonian's National Postal Mu- seum comes this special Court of Honor exhibit spotlight- ing the seventieth anniversary of the UN Headquarters complex in . Certified plate proofs created by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for the 4¢ Dag Hammarskjöld stamp of 1962 illustrate how the famous invert error occurred, while four original pencil sketches by Howard Koslow for the 33¢ Celebrate the Century (1940s) International Style of Architecture stamp show alternate, un-adopted views of the Secretariat and General Assembly buildings.

In January 1947, ten architects from around the world were commissioned to create a permanent home for the United Nations on Manhattan’s East Side. Designs by Swiss-born Le Corbusier (1887-1965) and Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) quickly emerged as the leading contenders, and the finished plans blended their ideas. Construction began later that year with the demoli- tion of existing buildings on the 18-acre site. The finished complex exemplified the International Style and increased its popularity in the .

Special Exhibit by David Weiman

Throughout the APS American Philatelic Center, visitors can see some unique and beautiful early essays and hand-drawn artwork for some of the classic United Nations issues. These items are from the collection of David Weiman, a United Nations collector, who was born, raised and lived a few minutes from the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, where, on June 26, 1945, the UN was established when 50 of 51 Na- tions signed the United Nations Charter. After moving to the Nation’s Capital, and raising a family with his wife, Nan, David returned to stamp collecting in 2000 and began to assemble this significant collec- tion.

The material presented here was selected to show the essence of UN stamps. His favorite piece is the original artwork by O.C. Meronti’s “Peoples of the World” stamp – the first UN stamp (Scott #1). In Dave’s words "To me, it was a brilliant piece. UN founders were seeking to create a forum – a place – where peoples and nations of the world – where mankind -- could come together. They wanted to create a place where conflicts, short of war, could be resolved. Meronti’s artwork captured – embraced that spirit. Chains of slavery, broken in the foreground. The peoples of the different continents, different races, different nationalities and different genders, all standing next to one another, each only seen from behind, drawn to a place with the UN symbol and glowing sunlight behind it. Powerful. Moving. This single piece of art represented the spirit of the UN itself.”

That piece and many others from David’s collection are on display.

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 5 Collecting the Road to International Organization

By Fran Adams

We often take for granted that the United Nations (U.N.) is an international organization with representa- tives from most of the world’s nations attempting to work toward bettering the lives of earth’s human populations. Before the U.N. existed, the League of Nations was a brave attempt at doing the same thing, but, what about ear- lier? There was no formal international organization and the idea of a world body was only a dream. Nations main- tained sovereign lands, casting influence among other nations to further their own national goals.

Documenting early international efforts leading to the League and the U.N. is an interesting journey. There are no formal catalogs and one has to dig to find elu- sive forerunner items. For instance, na- tional peace societies abounded during the 1800s (Fig. 1).

Figure 1: Letter to London Peace Society, 1844

The ‘International Peace Bureau’ (Fig. 2), founded in 1891, brought together several of these national peace organizations in con- ferences attended by many countries and famous per- sonalities.

Other efforts focused on specific issues such as race at the ‘First Universal Races Congress’ (Fig. 3) held at the University of London, July 26-29, 1911. Figure 2: Cover from International Peace Bureau, 1896

The U.N. and League of Nations are great col- lecting areas as they are so rich in history and span nearly every sub- ject one could imagine being interested in.

The forerunner area is a serious challenge for the collector. But, it’s also a fun learning experience as well.

Figure 3: Cover to Organization Secretary for Central America

6 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting League of Nations Stamps and Postmarks

By Greg Galletti

Postage Stamps Used by the League of Nations:

During the short interim period in 1919 when the League of Nations Headquarters resided in London, England, no special service stamps were issues by the British Postal Service for use by the organization. Begin- ning on October 3, 1922, the Swiss PTT provided some of its stamps, overprinted "Société des Nations," for use as official service stamps by the League of Nations. Prior to that time, ordinary non-overprinted Swiss issues were used on official service mail of the League of Nations. Between 1922 and 1946, the Swiss PTT issued approxi- mately 91 different issues overprinted for use by the League Secretariat. These issues ranged from modest 3 cen- time values for use on bulk rate mailings up to 10 franc issues for use on heavy domestic and international corre- spondence. The stamps are usually collected in used condition. Mint stamps were not sold to the public, and most are very scarce. About 35 of the stamps are also available with a red-orange “Spécimen” overprint.

Overprint 1 Overprint 2 Overprint 3 Specimen Overprint

League of Nations Post Office Cancels:

Beginning on November 8, 1920, the Swiss PTT provided the League of Nations post office with a spe- cial circular canceling device for use on Secretariat service mail. The cancel bore the inscription "Genève 1 So- ciété des Nations" with the addition of a date and hour indicator in the center. This cancel was used at the original postal station at the League Headquarters located within the Hotel des Bergues, 3 rue du Mont-Blanc. On February 3, 1921, the cancel was moved to the new League post office within the Headquarters building now located at the Palais Wilson. The "Genève 1" cancel continued to see use through August 14, 1927, when it was permanently replaced by the "Genève 10 Société des Nations" cancel. The "Genève 10" cancel was used throughout the remain- ing years of the League until it's replacement on January 2, 1947, by the United Nations cancel, "Genève 10 Na- tions Unies."

On rare occasion, when the standard League canceling device was being serviced, special rectangular aux- iliary cancels were used on official Secretariat mail. These auxiliary marks, are commonly referred to as "box can- cels," due to their appearance. Two distinct types of box cancels are known bearing the inscriptions "Soc. des Na- tions," and "Genève S.D.N." The "Soc. des Nations” cancel is known to have been used on June 4, 1923, and from May 23 - 27, 1924. The "Genève S.D.N" cancel is known to have been used from June 27 - 30,1927, and again from July 7 - August 13, 1927. One additional temporary cancel, bearing the inscription "Genève Spécial" was used at the League Secretariat from February 17 - 26, 1936, during the move of the League Headquarters into the newly constructed Palais des Nations. Collecting League stamps and postmarks is fascinating and challenging!

Genève 1 LON Genève 10 LON Box Box Genève Spécial Genève 10 UN “Soc. Des Nations” “Genève S.D.N.”

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 7 Collecting Special Cancels of the League of Nations Assembly, Council and Conferences

By Greg Galletti

During the League Assembly, which convened annually each fall (typically September - October, with the exception of the first Assembly which convened in November 1920), the Swiss PTT made available special cancel- ing devices for use on Assembly correspondence. For the first meeting, two rectangular cancels have been ob- served bearing the inscriptions "Genève Assembl." and "Genève Assemblée." The "Genève Assembl." cancel is known to have been used from November 15 - 18, 1920. The "Genève Assemblée" cancel is known to have been used from November 15 - December 21, 1920. For the Second Assembly, the rectangular cancel "Genève ASS. S.D.N." is known to have been used from September 5 - October 7, 1921.

1st Assembly 1st Assembly 1st Assembly Box Cancel #1 Box Cancel #2 Special Registry Label

For the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Assemblies, the Swiss PTT made available the circular cancel "Genève Spécial" for use on Assembly correspondence, Starting with the 6th Assembly (1925) and for all subsequent Assemblies, including the 20th and final Assembly (1946), the circular cancel "Genève Assemblée de la Société des Nations,"

2nd Assembly 2nd Assembly 1922-24 1925-46 1925-39 Assemblies Box Cancel Special Registry Label Assemblies Assemblies Special Registry Genève Spécial Special Cancel Label Starting in 1920, several special cancels prepared by the host governments are known used on League Council and special conference correspondence as a convenience to the officials in attendance, and secondarily, to commemorate the gatherings. In most cases ordinary postage stamps of the host nations were used on meeting cor- respondence. One noteworthy exception to this was the 1929 League Council meeting in Madrid, Spain. To com- memorate the occasion, the Spain overprinted a set of 14 issues bearing the portrait of King Ferdinand, with a spe- cial imprint "Sociedad de las Naciones LV Reunion del Consejo Madrid." As with League Assembly correspon- dence, philatelically inspired covers have survived in some quantity, while official usages bearing these special Council or conference cancels are exceedingly scarce. Consider adding some League cancels to your collections.

Council Meeting Council Meeting Economic Confer- Disarmament Conference, Council Meeting, Madrid. 1929 Rome, 1924 Lugano, 1928 ence, Genoa, 1922 Geneva, 1932 (set of stamps issued) (set of stamps issued)

8 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting UN First Issue

By B. Clement

The United Nations at New York first issued its own stamps on October 24, 1951. Additional stamps were issued on November 16, 1951 and December 14, 1951. Those 15 stamps, Scott #’s 1-11 and C1-4 are known as the “UN First Issue”.

The “First Issue” continued to be used for about the next 15 years. As a result, additional printings were necessary, for all except the 5c value. The number of printings for the other values ranged from two to seven over the years. Collectors have studied the differences between these printings, and means of identifying each printing have been developed. The presence or absence of control numbers, the particular cut-out used in the margin, the perforation pattern, the paper, the gum, and ink colors may enter into this determination. The amount of fluores- cence as seen under ultraviolet light may be the determining factor. Guidelines for determining the particular printing are given in Gaines Catalog.

You can decide for yourself how specialized you want to be in collecting the First Issue. You can collect one stamp, or the stamps with the same design (like the three flag stamps), or you can collect all 15 stamps. Let’s consider your possibilities for your specialization. You can specialize in the printings, the control numbers (there a number of different type faces used for the numbers), or the cut-outs. You can try to find the stamps on commer- cial covers. Collecting errors, such as double or inverted control numbers, double or inverted cut-outs, or flag shifts on the 3c, 15c and 25c stamps is another possibility.

Other areas to consider are collecting cutting or perforation errors, including fold-overs. Also available are specimens, proofs, color trials, and imperforate printer’s material. You can collect artwork, essays, and re- jected designs. Collecting the different cachet covers used for the first days is an interesting area. You could also collect the FDC’s with autographs of the stamp or cachet designs, or autographs of UN delegates, UNPA Chiefs, or other UN personalities. Collecting the 1 1/2c precancel on different mailings is another area to consider.

Warning: Control numbers, cut-outs, specimens and precancel covers can be faked. Be sure you know what you’re buying! Become an expert yourself by studying Gaines Catalog, or only buy from trusted collectors or dealers.

It’s a fun area. Collecting UN First Issue may be for you!

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 9 Collecting UN Precancel Stamp of 1952

By Anthony F. Dewey

The United Nations Postal Administration has issued only one service stamp. In 1952 the 1½¢ stamp of the first issue was overprinted with the words “UNITED / NATIONS / N.Y.” between two bars – a precancel – to be used on third class bulk rate mail (Figure 1). The use of a pre-cancelled stamp saved the U.N. one-half cent per piece on mailings of at least 200 pieces. The overprint was applied only to the first printing of the 1½¢ stamp. The stamp was used between 1952 and 1958 on eight mailings which mainly contained advertising for publications from various U.N. agencies.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Several varieties appear in the overprint, which have been mapped to specific positions in the pane of 50 stamps. Figure 2 shows the “flattened O” variety where the bottom of the letter O in NATIONS is dented in at the lower right. The precancel, applied by the letterpress printing method, is known with significant shifts in all direc- tions relative to the image of the stamp. Figure 3 shows a precancel shifted significantly left. Additionally, a dozen different envelope types, some with varieties, have been identified as being used in the mailings. A cover used in a mailing commemorating the U.N. tenth anniversary is shown in figure 4. Used multiples, as well as unused blocks are known, but they are scarce.

Fig. 4

Collecting the precancel stamp, its varieties, as well as the envelopes, their varieties and contents, has been popular. However, caution must be exercised as forgeries of the precancel stamp are abundant, and some of the forgeries are convincing to the untrained collector. The good news is that the ways to identify the forgeries are well documented, and most forgeries are easily detected.

10 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting United Nations Errors

By Greg Galletti

As collectors of UN stamps, we often gravitate to the unusual or bizzare items we can find to add to our collections. Many of us have sought out and added errors and varieties of UN stamps. Now these items are by their nature rather elusive for a number of reasons. The UN contracts with the world’s greatest printing firms such as De La Rue, Courvoisier, and Enschede, that use world-class quality control and security practices to minimize the release of errors in their products. And the UNPA staff has been a careful watchdog to cull out any stamps that may be damaged or possess errors. So the collector is left up to good luck to find true errors in UN stamps that are available in the marketplace.

Most errors can be characterized as either mis-perforation varieties or mis-registrations of color or in some instances complete omissions of one or more colors from a stamp. As most of the early issues were engraved in a single color, color errors are even more difficult to find. Two early examples now famous in UN philately were from the first definitive series of 1951. The 3c flag issue was a bi-colored design with a UN blue flag in a red frame. One very few sheets the flag is known to have shifted strongly in any of the four directions. The most fa- mous is the 3c “half-mast” variety with the flag actually considerable below the outer frame, while others showed shift toward the opposite direction (Fig. 1). A second example from the 15c occurred during one of the latter printings where the vermillion red color was omitted from the production process and the resultant stamps were a “Prussian-blue” color (Fig. 2). A third example would be those issues found with extra perforations in the margins or varieties due to paper fold-overs during the stamp production (Figs. 3 & 4)

Fig. 1: UN #4, Fig. 2: UN #C3 Fig. 3: UN #18 Fig. 4: UNG #52 Flag shifted up Prussian Blue Extra Margin Perforations Paper fold-over One of my favorite issues are the 1962 Housing and Community Development stamps. These were issued using a multi-color process with many passes through the presses to create the final issues. This led to a large number of mis-registrations of colors and several notable color missing errors (Fig. 5, 6 & 7).

Fig. 5: UN #100 Yellow Shift Fig. 6: UN #101 Red-orange Shift Fig. 7: UN #101 Missing Black

We continue to see modern UN errors especially within the Personalized Sheet Series. Probably the most famous is the 1996 Welcome to the UN Sheet (Type S6) that contained two of the stamps franked with the wrong denomination. The discovery copy was the subject of Linn’s articles and was sold at auction for a 5-figure sum.

I hope this has given you some appreciation for some of the varieties and errors that can be assembled by the UN collector. UN philately is wonderful and diverse, and I hope you are all enjoying your collecting passions. Perhaps errors and varieties are in your future!

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 11 Collecting UN Postal Stationery

By Larry Davidson

Collecting United Nations postal stationery (postal cards, stamped envelopes and aerogrammes (air let- ters)) can be fun and interesting, but also challenging.

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) began issuing postal stationery in New York in 1952, followed by Geneva in 1969 and Vienna in 1982. In each case the stationery could be used only in the respective United Nations postal offices. The numbers issued were never large compared to other postal administrations. Many of the items had several reprintings, usually with slightly different ink, paper or card stock. Some reprintings were as small as 25,000, so finding mint copies of some printings is a challenge.

Left: the first UN New York air letter, 10¢, 1952 (Scott #UC1). Of the 100,000 issued, 57,274 received first day cancels, making it scarce in mint condition. Right: 50¢ aerogramme, 1995, New York, (Scott #UC19, previous aerogramme was surcharged 5¢ to meet new rate). Only 23,000 were issued. Note how much more colorful later aerogrammes were. A considerable amount of the postal stationery was used for philatelic purposes such as first day covers, first flight covers or special event covers Many people enjoy collecting these; however, the challenge is in finding used copies that were not philatelic. Because the intended use of the aerogrammes was to addresses overseas, one must really search to find examples. It is always interesting to find items for which there was a special service pro- vided, for example, registration or express mail. UNPA was often slow to issue a new item when the postal rates changed. (The UN post office in New York was operated by the United States post office and U.S. rates were used.) Therefore, many items have been uprated (additional postage has been added) to pay the correct rate.

Quality control for postal stationery items was not as stringent as with postage stamps, especially in the early years. Therefore, varieties abound. There are examples of color shifts, miscuts, water spots, smeared print- ings and offsets. And there are major errors such as missing colors, inverted colors, missing parts of printings, and mispositioned surcharges. These are always fun to search for and find.

Left: UN Vienna stamped envelope, 0.51 euros, 1998 (Scott #VU3); addressed to Germany. 87,000 issued. Right: UN New York postal card, 4¢, 1963 (Scott #UX3) showing major error – dark blue and green inverted at lower left of card. This issue was notorious for many varieties and errors, showing that quality control on early issues was somewhat lacking. The Gaines catalog is an excellent resource, as is the UNPI website. Wherever your interest lies, there is much to enjoy in collecting United Nations postal stationery.

12 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting UPU Topical Stamps

By Bill Ingram

The UPU predates the founding of the United Nations but became a specialized UN Agency on July 1, 1948. Some 183 countries issued around 296 sets of stamps or souvenir sheets to honor the UPU’s 75th anniver- sary on October 9, 1949 and this became a very popular collecting topic. For example, the various British Colo- nies of the time issued four stamps in a common design like the set from Hong Kong shown below:

(Hong Kong, Scott 180-3, issued October 10, 1949)

The UPU’s 100th anniversary in 1974 was even more popular with 189 countries issuing some 467 sets and souvenir sheets such as Saudi Arabia:

(Saudi Arabia, Scott 645-7, issued July 7, 1974)

The anniversary of the UPU is commemorated every year on October 9th as World Post Day. Some coun- tries like Mexico routinely issue stamps every year for this event:

(Mexico, Scott numbers 2051, 2097, 2167 and 2208, all issued for World Post Day)

For more images of UPU issues and other United Nations Topicals, visit the website at wwun.net.

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 13 Collecting Human Rights

By Chris Dahle

The first stamps to commemorate Human Rights were issued by the New York office of UN Postal Ad- ministration (UNPA) on December 10, 1952, the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). A set of two stamps, 3 and 5 cent, were designed by Hubert Woyty-Wimmer and printed by Thomas de la Rue (Figure 1). The series continued for 7 years. The 10th, 15th (Figure 2), 20th (Figure 3), 25th, 35th (Figure 4), 40th, 50th and 60th anniversaries were also noted by the UNPA. All the commemoratives, except those for the 35th anniversary, feature a flame, which changes over time, symbolizing human rights.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5

The 1979 definitive series issued for the New York office included a 14-cent stamp with the inscription “Faith in Fundamental Human Rights”, a direct quote from the UN Charter (Figure 5). The designer was Alrun Fricke, and the printer was H. Fournier, S.A. in Spain. The design featured a symbolic tree made up of various races in different colors against a beige background. The 15th anniversary of the passage of the UDHR saw commemoratives from a number of countries, but the 20th anniversary was the UN’s International Year of Human Rights (Figures 6 and 7). One hundred postal ad- ministrations in addition to UNPA issued stamps or overprints for the special year. Many of the stamps featured the Human Rights flame. The 50th anniversary of the UDHR in 1998 also saw an omnibus issue of commemoratives, with 68 postal administrations issuing items (Figure 8). Fewer countries issued stamps to mark the 60th anniversary in 2008. In addition to items focused on human rights in general, the UNPA has issued many stamps on other as- pects of human rights. The rights of refugees were spelled out in a 1951 convention (Figure 9). In 1965 the Con- vention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism was adopted (Figure 10). The 1952 treaty on the Political Rights of Women and the 1976 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women outline the rights of women (Figure 11). Rights of the Child were spelled out in a 1989 convention (Figure 12), and Persons with Disabilities were covered by a 2006 treaty.

Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 9

Fig. 8 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12

14 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting UPU Congress Postal History

By B. Clement

The Universal Postal Union was founded in 1874. Its governing body is the Universal Postal Congress, which meets about every five years. The most recent such congress was held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2016. In all, 26 congresses have been held. Starting with the 4th congress, held in Vienna, Austria in 1891, each congress had its own post office with one or more special postmarks. Starting with the 7th, held in Madrid, Spain, each congress has been honored by special stamps issued by the host country. Most of the congresses had special stationery printed for use by the delegates and congress staff. Collecting UPU Congress postal history is a popular specialty. In this article, some examples of this rich postal history may help to illustrate its appeal.

Left - Vienna, 1891

Right - Rome, 1906

Left - Stockholm, 1924

Right - Madrid, 1920

Left - London, 1929

Right - Buenos Aires 1939

Left - Vienna, 1964

Right - Rio de Janeiro, 1979

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 15 Collecting UN Personalities on Stamps & Postal History

By B. Clement

Collecting UN Personalities on stamps and postal history is a fun pursuit. In this article, I will introduce this area with an example: Martti Ahtisaari of Finland, UN Commissioner for Namibia (1977-81), UN Undersecre- tary-General (1987-91), President of Finland (1994-2000) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008.

1978 Service cover sent by Ahtisaari to ICAO in Montreal, Canada.

Franked with UN meter with an undated dater circle since it was Printed Matter.

Origin cachet: Ahtisaari - Room DC-330

Guinea Souvenir Sheet issued in 2015 honoring four Nobel Peace Prize winners:

1993 - Nelson Mandela 2008 - Martti Ahtisaari 2009 - Barack Obama 2010 - Liu Xiaobo, who recently died in a Chinese prison.

After the independence of Namibia, Ahtisaari Stamp issued by was named an honorary citizen of Namibia. In addi- Finland in 2008 when tion to his work on Namibia, he also contributed to Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize. peace efforts in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Korea, South Sudan and Syria. Ahtisaari successfully cam- paigned for the entry of Finland into the European Union.

16 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting UN Ephemera

By Greg Galletti

Whether you are new to United Nations philately or a seasoned expert, one area that could potentially broaden your collecting interest greatly is to add ephemera to your collections. What is ephemera? It is non- philatelic material, such as, documents, cards, photographs, and other printed and non-printed materials that share a related theme or topic. In our case, the themes or topics would be related to our collecting area such as production of UN stamps, International agencies, UN meetings and conferences, and other areas related to UN philately. The beauty of adding ephemera to your collections, is that it may provide some historical background on the subject you are collecting, will certainly add diversity and beauty to your collections, and, in the case of exhibiting, will enhance your knowledge and treatment of the subject you are presenting. This is especially important for display class exhibits that often have a balance on philatelic and non-philatelic elements to enhance the story being told.

Importantly too, collecting ephemera will open the doors to new collecting venues such as paper and book shows and visiting flea markets and antique shops which are plentiful and often offer a very interesting opportunity to search for material.

Let’s look at some examples of ephemera. In my new display exhibit on the development of United Na- tions Headquarters, I incorporate a variety of ephemera to support the story I am telling. Examples include auto- graphs, maps, original newspaper photographs, tickets to conferences, propaganda booklets from cities vying for the UN, advertisements, and even buttons used to identify construction workers at the site.

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 17 Collecting UN Conference Cinderellas

By B. Clement

Cinderellas are stamp-like labels. Some Conference cinderellas are privately produced, while others are officially produced by the Conference secretariat or the host country. They make an interesting addition to a UN Conference collection. Here we will show a representative selection of those that are known. There are probably many more out there that have not yet been discovered.

1932 LON Disarmament 1945 UN Conference on International 1955 1st UN Atomic Energy Conference, Geneva Organization, San Francisco Conference, Geneva

1958 2nd UN Atomic Energy 7th FAO World Forestry 11th FAO World Forestry Congress, Conference, Geneva Congress, Buenos Aires, 1972 Antalya, Turkey, 1997

ITU Telecom 1971, ITU Telecom 1983, 18th Universal Postal Geneva Geneva Congress, Rio de Janeiro, 1979

You may also be interested in cinderellas honoring other UN themes. One of the things Cinderella collec- tors look for is cinderellas on cover. Especially nice is a cinderella tied to a cover with a . By the way, most of the cinderellas shown above were officially produced. Probably only the first two were produced pri- vately.

18 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 Collecting UN Holiday Cards

By Fran Adams

One of the wonderful things about collecting United Nations stamps is that much of the material can be quite unusual. In this case, Holiday cards! The U.N. Postal Administration sends holiday cards to collectors with standing order accounts or to journalists and others who write about U.N. collecting or are associated in some fash- ion with U.N. stamps. The offices in New York, Geneva and Vienna have different cards with different languages inside. The oldest card I’ve been able to find is 1958 from UNNY (Fig. 1) with generic holiday greetings inside (Fig. 2).

One can collect these cards and the envelopes they’re sent in of course and they are often franked with U.N. stamps, occasionally on a Day of Issue (Fig. 3). Cards are also sent from some of the U.N. agencies such as UNESCO or WHO and each may have a different design, many from famous artists (Fig. 4) which makes it even more interesting. These items are often found in a dealer’s dollar boxes. My treasures are those cards with a per- sonal greeting or with signatures of U.N. officials such as the Postal Administration Chief (Fig. 5) or other U.N. personnel.

I wish you good hunting if you choose to pursue the unique collecting area of U.N. Holiday cards.

Fig. 3: First Day of Issue for 1958 Human Rights Issue, UNNY

Fig. 2: English Language

Fig.1: UN New York 1958

Fig. 4: UN Geneva 1972, Painting by J.M. Sert Fig. 5: Signed by Geneva Postal Administration Chief THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 19 UNPI Public Auction #2 Closing Date: November 15 , 2017 Send Bids to Auction Chairman (or bid on www.unpi.com) B. Clement, PO Box 146, Morrisville, PA 19067-0146 e-mail: [email protected] (Say “UNPI Auction Bids” in e-mail header) Color images are available by e-mail and at www.unpi.com

Early Peace Conferences & Organizations 9. UNICEF registered service cover with meter tape type 1. 1907 Hague Peace Conference mailed cover with 5 United Nations Official Mail PB 108314. Meter tape Conf cancel & cachet, MB $10 scarcely seen. MB $175 2. 1917 Stockholm Peace Congress (planned, but 10. UN slogan type 5 United Nations Official Mail with never held), 3 Cinderella labels in different colors. scarce PB 163706 Long Island City meter imprint on cut MB $12 square. Meter imprint is nice and strong. MB $100 3. 1917-18 , International Peace Bureau, Bern, 5 cov- ers sent to Bureau, 4 censored, 1 mourning cover, MB $75 San Francisco Conference 4. UNCIO - Peruvian Delegation Corner card tied 5/1/45 wavy line machine cancel, MB $350

11. Large manila envelope (with several folds) bearing scarce UNNY meter PB 186840. No slogan - bulk rate usage, MB $100 12. Small UN Lake Success service cover, 1950, to SG of ICAO, 9/7/50, Lake Success meter with Slogan 5, meter # is unreadable, very nice cover, MB $10 13. #10 UN Lake Success service cover, 1947, to IL, 5. UNCIO First Day Hand Cancel tying block of 6/25/47, Meter PB 115515/Slogan 3, UN Cashier dis- four, with accompanying letter on UNCIO letterhead patching mark on back, Gaines, $100, MB $25 from Assistant Information officer Bryant Mumford, MB $350 UN in London 1945-46 6. 1945 - 1946 Early UN London Imprest Books for official mailing. From UN Archives. Museum qual- ity documented history of service mailing during earliest UN operations and General Assembly activi- ties. Many loose and stapled certificates of mailing accompany books. 2 large accounting books and one small Registry certificate of posting journal. Unique and wonderful, MB $1500 UN NY Forerunner Meters 14. #10 UN SG Lake Success service cover to Yugosla- 7. UN Information office service cover (corner card via, 6/24/50, Meter PB 126118/Slogan 5. Gaines $40, on reverse flap) bearing In War and Peace Meter PB MB $12 108314 dated June 19, 1944 . MB $250 15. Partial front of manila cover, UNRRA CC, to IL, Me- ter PB 126118, Slogan 4, undated (used 1947-48), un- usual usage, MB $15 16. Medium size manila cover, UNNY CC, to IL, Great Neck Meter 180705, Slogan 5, 3/24/51, Gaines $250, MB $75 First Issue 17. Collection of UNNY 1st Issue sheets #1-11 and C1-4, 130 sheets, 50+ various printings, Gaines $6,200++, MB $2500 8. UNICEF registered service cover, meter type 5 18. #2, 1-1/2c, LR MI4 with triangle C/O, MB $2 United Nations Official Mail PB 108314. Meter 19. #2, 1-1/2c, UL MI4 with partial square C/O, MB $2 slogan has visible plate crack from wear, MB $175 20. #2, 1-1/2c, UR MI6 with regular "L" C/O, MB $25

20 THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 21. #2, 1-1/2c, LR MI6 with spade C/O, MB $6 34. #9, 25c, pair-one stamp with "cloudy sky" variety, 22. #2, 1-1/2c,Gaines type C precancel cover, MB MB $8 $80 35. #9, 25c, First printing, round-the clock MI4s, MB $8 23. #2, 1-1/2c,Gaines type I2 (with comma) precan- 36. #10, 50c, UL MI6 Anvil C/O, MB $50 cel cover, MB $90

24. #2, 1-1/2c,Gaines type I2 (with comma) precan- cel cover, MB $90 25. #2, 1-1/2c, Last Set of 6 precancel forgeries from 37. #10, 50c, UR MI4, MB $20 WFP Holding. Includes double prints, inverts and 38. #10, 50c, LL MI6 with Cross C/O, MB $75 misc. varieties, MB $100 39. #11, $1, LR MI4 with large heart c/o, MB $70 26. #3, 2c, LL MI6 with triangle C/O, MB $7 40. #11, $1, LR MI4 with small heart c/o, MB $100 27. #3, 2c, LL MI6 with square C/O, MB $4 28. #3, 2c, UL MI6 with diamond C/O, MB $45

41. #11, $1, LR MI4 with Control number, MB $12 42. #11, $1, UL MI4, MB $7 29. #4, 3c, pair-left stamp is "cloudy sky" variety, 43. #1-11, C1-4, Matched LL MI4s, MNH, $20 MB $8 44. UN 1-11, C1-4 singles on various commercial FDCs. 30. #4, 3c, LL MI4 first printing signed in margin by Each cover signed by a UN Dignitary including delegates Ole Hamann, MB $5 from USSR, Netherlands, USA Eleanor Roosevelt, Bunche, Austin, France, China, Yugoslavia, Canada, UK, Philippines, Argentina, SG Trygve Lie, Turkey, Thailand. Outstanding & significant autographs, MB $500 Example

31. #7, 15c, first printing, round-the-clock MI4s, MB $5 32. #7, 15c, pair-one stamp with "cloudy sky" vari- ety, MB $5 45. Pair of Special Presentation folders for UN first issues 33. #8, 20c, 1st printing, round-the-clock MI4s, MB 1951. Two different types. Gaines Types 1A w/o serial $18 number and 1C with serial number, MB $200

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 21 Other UNNY UNEO 46. Set of 10 stamps all with De La Rue Specimen 60. 1950, O701-O711 on FD Swiss folders, 25c broken overprints accompanied by De La Rue letter stating N, 30c and 40 c missing bar in F, MB $50 imprint genuine. Believed to be non-official phi- 61. 1960s, 2 visitor postcards to USA with long and short latelically inspired. MB $50 'l' in bottom crescent, MB $5 47. #17-18 1953 UPU issue 2 sets Lower MI10 and 62. 1966, Service cover with 'Social Affairs' origin ca- 1set lover MI6 all with gutter perfs in bottom mar- chet, MB $8 gins. MB $100 63. 1968, Visitor postcard with 10c coil single, MB $20 48. #25-26, Set of 3 small die proofs for 1954 ILO UN Geneva issue on Card, MB 300 64. 1973 Disarmament Decade die proof for the Geneva 49. #38, lot of 6 UN #38 Souvenir sheets MNH, MB 1.10Fr. Value Lower Left MI corner block of 6. With $100 security fingerprint on reverse, MB $200 50. #59-60 Set of two Large Sunken Die Proofs on Cards for 1958 IAEA commemorative issue. Un- signed, MB 300 51. #100 4c Housing issue Missing Brown variety. MNH, MB $125

52. #101 7c Housing issue, Black shift up and right, 65. Two packet cards to Addis Ababa, 1971-72, three dramatic, MB $20 stamps missing on 1972 card, MB $15 53. 1950s, 4 postcards used, 2 with first issue 2c League of Nations value, MB $3 66. 1920, Spa, Belgium conference cancellation on Bel- 54. 1953, Registered service cover with various is- gian stamp socked on the nose, MB $15 sues, MB $3.5 67. 1930, Certificate of posting from London Naval Con- 55. 1953-7, 5 commercial mailing Artcraft FDC ca- ference with commemorative cancel, MB $30 chets from Leslie Wax Co. with imprint on rear! MB 68. 1937, Cover from Montreux Capitulation Conference $15 with clear cancels, MB $20 56. 1955, Small registered service cover with various 69. 1946, Last session Assembly cancel on small cover to issues, MB $3.5 Switzerland, MB $35 57. 1954, Registered service cover with multiple Paris General Assemblies, 1948-51 copies of 3 + 8c Human Rights issue, MB $3.5 70. 1948, Post Card from GA with Assembly hand can- 58. Collection of Early UN Slogan cancel proofs and cel, MB $10 rejected essays on cards. All with Gaines Certifi- 71. 1948, Small mailed cover with Assembly machine cates, Gaines Types 1Pa,b,c,d and 2P, MB $300 cancel, MB $10 Example 72. 1952, Registered cover with hand cancel C-2(b) Feb. 6, 1952, later than Gaines reports, MB $20

Personalized Sheet International Court of Justice 59. 2005, S04 sheet for 10th Anniversary Hanshin- 73. 1951, O29.1 Corner block of 4 with star C/O, MB $18 Awaji Earthquake in special folder, retail $850- 74. 1951, O40.1 Corner blk of 8 with boot C/O - ER- $1000, MB $500 ROR: Extra perfs on bottom and side margins, MB $60

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75. 1953, O28.1 Block of 4 with cross cutout, MB 95. UPU Congress 1920, Madrid Spain, two covers from $18 conference bearing special event postmark and Spanish 76. 1953, O30.1 Block of 4 with triangle cutout, MB UPU issues to commemorate the Congress. MB $100 $18 96. UPU Congress 1929, London with 2 clear strikes of 77. 1971, O28.2 Corner block of 4 with cutout, MB special event postmark on small cover to Germany. MB $18 $100 78. 1988 ICJ cover to Judge Mosler, O38 & O43, ICJ Cachet, MB $10 79. 1988 ICJ cover to Judge Mosler, O39 & O42, ICJ Cachet, MB $10 80. 1990 ICJ cover to UNIC London, O53, ICJ Ca- chet, MB $10 81. 1993 ICJ cover to Judge El-Khani, O53 x 2, ICJ Cachet, MB $10 82. ICJ used O20 x 2 antlers(?) unlisted cutout, O23 keyhole cutout, MB $15

97. UPU Congress, 1929, London, British issues in blocks of 4 with Congress cancel bullseyes and cover with 1.5p issue, MB $80 98. 1946, Brazil UPAE cong. registered cover to St.Kilda, Australia! Great destination and backstamps, MB $25 International Labor Organization 99. UPU Congress, 1969, Tokyo, Japanese presentation 83. 1940s, Censored cover from Australia to ILO booklet for with Japanese stamps, MB $20 Office in Montreal, MB $5 100. UPU Congress 1969 Tokyo, collection of 5 covers 84. 1969, French presentation folder for 50th Anni- and presentation folder. MB $125 versary with FD cancel, MB $3 101. 1982, Presentation folder for 25th Anniversary of 85. 1974, Presentation Folder for opening of new Council, MB $5 building with stamp and cancel, MB $3 102. UPU Congress, 1964, Vienna, 8 postal card series UNESCO complete with Congress cancels, 3 registered, MB $100 86. 1949, Small UNESCO Service cover to US, UNESCO Meter SC 0865/Slogan 3, Gaines $75, MB $20 87. 1961, Maximum FD card for 0.25 value, MB $3 Example 88. 1961, Presentation folder with 1946-1961 issues and special cancels, MB $5 89. 1965, Maximum FD card for 0.30 value, MB $3 90. 1966, French presentation folder for UNESCO issues with FD cancel, MB $3 91. 1969, Cover with 3 values cancelled FD to France, MB $3 92. 1973, French presentation folder for 25th Anni- 103. UPU Congress 1984, Hamburg special Presentation versary, MB $3 package with program book, special Hamburg sheet, 22 93. 1986, Austrian UNESCO Commission cover first issue reproduction sheets and packet of commemo- 40th Anniversary with commemorative meter slogan, rative items with blackprints, etc., MB $175 MB $3.5 UNTEA Universal Postal Union 104 UNTEA 1-19 MNH VF 2nd print - two complete 94. UPU Congress 1906, Rome, Italy, collection of 4 sets. MB $25 covers/cards bearing clear strikes from the congress, 105. UNTEA FDC. #1-19 on two covers, Gaines $200, MB $300 MB $65

THE JOURNAL OF UNITED NATIONS PHILATELISTS Vol. 41 #5 OCTOBER 2017 23 Peacekeeping 115. Complete set of UN Brussels worlds fair full sheets 106. UNOGIL Airletter sheet Dark Blue Type of 50. a few sheets with some margin creasing. MNH, MINT, MB $100 MB $100 107. Highly unusual collection of approx 28 covers 116. Full sheet of 144 UN Philadelphia Cinderella and 50 stamps for the UNPROFOR operations from stamps. Folded into quarters. Some perfs split on pane the Ukrainian and Russian military postal authorities, as a result. Extremely rare in full sheets. MB $150 MB $100 117. IMCO 1969, India FDC and brochure for 10th Anni- 108. UNEF 1962, Service cover from Beirut to Eng- versary issue, MB $5 land, MB $8 118. ITU 1915, Bulgarian postcard to ITU in Berne Swit- 109. UNDOF Austria Battalion in Golan, 1988, Ra- zerland, MB $25 dio Card, MB $4 119. 1953, Registered service cover from UN Mission in 110. UNEF Gaza, 1963 Wrapper with UNEF 5-line Libya,Tripoli, to UN office in London, MB $20 red cachet, franked by UNNY meter tape, MB $8 111. UNIFIL 1978-79 Airletters (2) written home by Nepalese soldiers, MB $8 Miscellaneous 112. Collection of 5 covers/cards from the 1947-48 UN Trade Conference in Havana, Cuba. Very nice assortment of material, MB $200

Example

120. WHO 1959, Service cover Moscow to WHO Ge- neva, MB $3 121. Misc 1959, Presentation folder with UNNY and UNEO values for UN Day 1959, MB $5 122. Two Special "50th Anniversary" Folders, 6"x6", one to commemorate Opening of UN Charter exhibit at UN HQ, NY, 2/1/95, other to commemorate UN Charter in 113. 1951 Cuban Souvenir sheet overprinted for Cu- San Francisco, 6/26/95. 2nd folder has FD of UN stamps ban Association for the UN Show on Aviation His- in SF and US stamp for UN in SF, MB $10 tory, FD on nice commercial cover to US, MB $15 123. UN MISC 1970. French Presentation Folder for UN 114. Collection of UN Vienna IRCs. Much duplica- 25th Anniversary with stamp & commemorative cancel, tion. Approximately 30 pieces. MB $50 MB $3

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