United Nations New York (UN-NY)

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The headquarters of the United Nations is a complex in New York City. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River. Its borders are First Avenue on the west, East 42nd Street to the south, East 48th Street on the north and the East River to the east. The term "Turtle Bay" is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN headquarters or for the United Nations as a whole.The United Nations has three additional, subsidiary, regional headquarters, or headquarters districts. These were opened in Geneva (Switzerland) in 1946, Vienna (Austria) in 1980, and Nairobi (Kenya) in 2011.

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Cards and Covers

United Nations New York, Nov 29, 1963. Slogan cancel: "Honouring Internatiomnal Relief Acitvities".

First Day Covers

First Day of Issue for United Nations Stamps.	Postmark for the 10th Anniversary.
Large postmark for the 10th Anniversary.	Large postmark bases the 10th Anniversary design.
10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.	United Nations New York, May 1, 1964. First day of Issue of the postage stamp 25c Air Mail.