UN 50th anniversary
Nr.S. 1936
NameUN 50th anniversary
Published date1995-08-03
ColorBlack blue and cyan blue
DenominationS. 1936 (3,70 kr)
DrawerSjooblom
EngraverSjooblom
Printing techniqueSteel engraving, the Swedish post office
Perforation123/4
CirculationStill to be printed, circulation not fixed
Approx. value *S. 1936 (7 kr)
HistoryCarl Fredrik Reuterswärds sculpture Non-violence exists in front of the UN-building in New York. There is also duplicates in Stockholm and in Malmö in front of the "Borshuset" (Stock exchange beside the Central station).
United Nations (UN) was founded on 24 Oct. 1945. The organization main mission is to maintain peace and international security. Most important organization: The Security Council (Sweden was recently elected into the council) and The General Assembly. Number of member states 1993: 179. General secretary: Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt, from 1992, selected for a five year period). Headquarters: New York city.

Key to the signs and abbreviations
S./sS.Swedish/Swedish set Perforationamount of tooth (on the stamp) per 2 cm
* Approx. value 1 kr (= 100 ore) = 0.16 US dollar = 0.09 UK pound (961203)


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