Indigenous Art

U.N. Geneva, Page UNG-2004.1 (BL-2)

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For this series of stamps of indigenous art, the three U.N. post office location issued sheets of six unique stamps each, for a total of eighteen stamps. They celebrate indigenous cultures, cultural heritage, and the rights of indigenous peoples. This set issued in 2004 is focused on cultural preservation, showcasing artifacts from different eras and regions of Europe, emphasizing rights to traditions, intellectual property, and spiritual sites.

The first stamp on the sheet of six is of a modern sculture from Switzlerland. I can’t find any other information on it. The second stamp shows a Romanian stone carving of a sitting woman from the Neolithic period (5000-4600 b.c.e.) from the Hamangia Culture. It was found in Cernavodă, Constanța, in Romania. As best I can tell, the last stamp on the top row shows French carved wooden tops to butter molds.

The first stamp on the second row is detail of the British Royal Standard (1801-16), made of hand-sewn, wool bunting. The design is appliquéd with the details painted. The next stamp shows the an illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle – the image is of Koln (Cologne) in Germany. Written and illustrated in 1493, the book was an encyclopedia of history, including some biblical paraphrasing. The last stamp shows a goddess figurine from Drenovac, Serbia. She is meant to be the Mother Goddess – the creator of humanity.

For more of these stamps depicting indigenous art from Europe, see the New York (UNG-2004.1) and the Vienna (UNV-2004.1) albums. There are also stamps in this album of indigenous art from South America and North Africa.

Note

The indigenous art stamps are interesting, but I like the stamps of endangered species better – especially when they show pictures of birds. For the four here, there aren’t any bird stamps. But they’re so well done that I can’t complain. I particularly like the one of the Black Bear. It’s such a nice stamp.

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

comment

United Nations Anniversary

1.1	✓	422a	Swiss Sculpture	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	422b	Statue from Romania	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor
1.3	✓	422c	Medals from France	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	422d	Cloak from the UK	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	422e	Cologne in Germany	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	422f	Statue from Sebia Montenegro	1 (mar 2004) comm., multicolor

Endangered Species

3.1	✓	418	Asiatic Black Bear	1 (jan 2004) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	419	North Andean Huemul	1 (jan 2004) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	420	Lion-tailed Macaque	1 (jan 2004) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	421	Gaur	1 (jan 2004) 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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