Econ. Comm. for Europe
The U.N. Economic & Social Commmision. The ECOSOC is a forum for talks related to international economic and social issues, including recommending U.N. policies in this area. It has five regional commissions for the particulars of key parts of the world. The U.N. Economic Commission for Europe is one of those regional commisions.
All of the U.N. member states located in Europe are part of the ECE, as well as a few neighboring states located in Asia and the Middle East. It was started in 1947 with the primary goal of the economic reconstruction of Europe after World War II. One its first tasks was to replant many forests that were over cut during the war, and to restart the timber industry, including the use of lumber for construction. That led to commmittees on the reestablishing the home construction industry, as well as building office and factory buildings. From there, more tasks and goals were added over the years.
Note
These aren’t the most interesting looking stamps. But that’s the nature of bureaucrats and committees deciding these things. They didn’t use the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, like they do in the U.S. Instead, they have several printers from around the world, with different standards for choosing designers and designs. It’s kind of hit-and-miss at this point as to whether a stamp is well design and well printed.
Contains 8 spots: own 8 – 8 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jun 19, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
22 |
New U.N. Building |
0.40 (jan 1972) |
||
✓ |
24 |
0.80 (apr 1972) |
|||
✓ |
23 |
0.40 (feb 1972) |
|||
✓ |
27 |
1.10 (sep 1972) |
|||
✓ |
25 |
Environment Congress |
0.40 (jun 1972) |
||
✓ |
26 |
Environment Congress |
0.80 (jun 1972) |
U.N. Art
✓ |
28 |
The Five Continents |
0.40 (nov 1972) |
||
✓ |
29 |
The Five Continents |
0.80 (nov 1972) |
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.
