Secure Seas
The International Maritime Organization is a U.N. organization that regulates maritime activities. Besides dealing organizing conference related to legal issues (see Sea Conference), their most important objectives are the improvement of maritime safetyy and the prevention of marine pollution. The first two stamp on the second row are meant to draw attention fo marine safety and pollution.
One of the agreements in which the IMO is involved is the Internationl Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (i.e., SOLAS). This was first written and agreed upon in 1914 after the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. It was amended a few times over the decades, becoming part of the IMO’s responsibility in 1948, and last amended in 1974. It includes standards for the construction of ships, the installation of electrical systems and fuel tanks, measures taken for fire safety and elimination, the adequate supplying of life boats and life preservers, standards for communications equipment and their use, handling of various types of cargo and their proximity to passengers, etc.
Note
I like almost all of these stamps, especially the ones on the second row. I do not like the art work used for the two stamps on the last row. I appreciate they’re meant to commemorate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights (see Human Rights Decree). However, I think the art work could be nicer. You may think based on the colorfulness and style that it’s from some sort of ancient Africa art and they should be applauded for using such artwork. It’s not. It was made by an Austrian artist, Freidensreich Hundertwasser who was known for such primitive modern art. His life was interesting, though – in particular his death: he died aboard the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship while crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Contains 8 spots: own 8 – 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
113 |
1.20 (jan 1983) |
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✓ |
116 |
1.50 (apr 1983) |
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✓ |
114 |
0.40 (mar 1983) |
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✓ |
115 |
0.80 (mar 1983) |
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✓ |
117 |
0.80 (jun 1983) |
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✓ |
118 |
1.10 (jun 1983) |
Declaration of Human Rights
✓ |
119 |
Declaration of Human Rights |
0.40 (dec 1983) |
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✓ |
120 |
Declaration of Human Rights |
1.20 (dec 1983) |
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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