U.N. University

The two outer stamps on the second row of this album page celebrate the United Nations University. It began in 1972 with its main campus in Tokyo, Japan. It now has campuses in five countries and it the first international university.

U.N. University was first a research center focusing on three main areas: global development and inclusion; peace and governance; and environmental and energy related issues. They now offers masters and doctorate degrees related to their core areas of interest. Additionally, they have non-degree courses – in person and on-line.

Note

All of these stamps are well designed. The artwork for the stamps on the third row were taken from paintings by Andrew Wyeth. They’re the same stamps that are part of the souvenir sheet on the next page. The paintings are described on that page.

The two stamps at the bottom are also well done. They’re part of a set of stamps issued in New York, Geneva, and Vienna on the survival of children. See the Children Should Live page for more information.

Contains 10 spots: own 10 – 10 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
1.1.	✓	133	Mail Man with Olive Branch	0.20 (may 1985) definitive, multicolor
1.2.	✓	129	U.N. System Staff College Torino, Italy	0.80 (feb 1985) comm., brownish red
1.3.	✓	134	Peace Doves Handshake	1.20 (may 1985) definitive, multicolor
2.1.	✓	131	U.N. University	0.50 (mar 1985) comm., multicolor
2.2.	✓	130	U.N. System Staff College Torino, Italy	1.20 (feb 1985) comm., dark green
2.3.	✓	132	U.N. University	0.80 (mar 1985) comm., multicolor

United Nations Anniversary

3.1.	✓	135	U.N. Fortieth Anniversary	0.50 (jun 1985) comm., multicolor
3.2.	✓	136	U.N. Fortieth Anniversary	0.70 (jun 1985) comm., multicolor
4.1.	✓	138	Survival of Children	0.50 (nov 1985) comm., multicolor
4.2.	✓	139	Survival of Children	1.20 (nov 1985) 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.
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