Endangered Species

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was formed in 1973. It’s a treaty for make sure that international trade doesn’t threaten the survival of species of wild animals and plants. The primary major threat of endangered plants and animals is destruction of their habitats. The second major threat is unrestricted exploitation.

The set of four stamps showing images of annimals and birds are meant to make the public aware of the various species that are protected by the treaties of CITES. This is the second set of such stamps in a series issued over multiple years at all three U.N. post offices.

Note

The two stamps on the first row of this album page are related to the International Plan on Ageing. See the Aging page in the U.N. New York album. The two stamps on the bottom row commemorate the World Health Organization (WHO). You can read more about that on the World Health Organization album page.

Contains 16 spots: own 16 – 16 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot	own	catalog	subject	description	comment
1.1	✓	226	Active Aging & Respect	0.50 (feb 1993) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	227	Active Aging & Respect	1.60 (feb 1993) comm., multicolor

Endangered Species

2.1	✓	228	Western Gorilla	0.80 (mar 1993) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	229	Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	0.80 (mar 1993) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	230	Amazonian Manatee	0.80 (mar 1993) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	231	Snow Leopard	0.80 (mar 1993) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	236	Intl. Peace Day	0.60 (sep 1993) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	237	Intl. Peace Day	0.60 (sep 1993) comm., multicolor
5.1	✓	238	Intl. Peace Day	0.60 (sep 1993) comm., multicolor
5.2	✓	239	Intl. Peace Day	0.60 (sep 1993) comm., multicolor
6.1	✓	240	Polar Bear	1.10 (oct 1993) comm., multicolor
6.2	✓	241	Whale, Northern Fur Seal	1.10 (oct 1993) comm., multicolor
6.3	✓	242	Hooded Seal	1.10 (oct 1993) comm., multicolor
6.4	✓	243	Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae	1.10 (oct 1993) comm., multicolor
7.1	✓	232	World Health Organization	0.60 (may 1993) comm., multicolor
7.2	✓	233	World Health Organization	1 (may 1993) comm., multicolor

Footnotes

Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.

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