United Nations 1951 Peoples of the World

• Issue Date : October 24, 1951
• Designed by : O.C.Meronti (UK)
• Engraved by : J.C.Evans and A.B.Crossett
• Printed by : Thomas de la Rue & Co Ltd (London UK)
• Print Process : Intaglio
• Perforations : 13,25 : 12.50
• UN number : 1

Design submitted for the first regular issue of United Nations stamps, 1951. In modified form this motif was used on the “Peoples of the World” stamp.

First UN stamp, A row of 5 people, liberated from the chains, looking forward to the United Nations emblem rising over a peaceful and prosperous landscape.

First Day Cover

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