Definitives

These are what passes for definitives at the United Nations. Most countries, like Italy and the U.S., when they issue definitives, they’re smaller – 22 mm wide by 26 mm high, or about ¾ by 1 inch. I like that size for envelops and especially for postcards. The U.N. always goes bigger, maybe to be more noticable. The one at the bottom with the plain, blue design that looks like a definitive is 28 mm wide by 34 mm high. That’s about as small as they go.

Note

Although these were fairly common, these stamps took me a while to acquire. I didn’t start collecting U.N. stamps until 1975, so I wasn’t able to get them directly from the U.N. Post Office in New York. I’m not sure why they weren’t easily found at dealers. The post office printed over two million of the one at the bottom. It’s probably because U.N. stamps have fallen out of favor with collectors since they over saturated the market with stamps. Still, I like them.

Contains 6 spots: own 6 – 6 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.	✓	6	U.N. Emblem	0.60 (apr 1970) definitive, multicolor
2.1.	✓	7	Entwined U.N. Letters	0.70 (sep 1970) definitive, multicolor
2.2.	✓	10	Colorful Flags Our United Forces	0.90 (sep 1970) definitive, multicolor
2.3.	✓	9	U.N. Building New York	0.80 (sep 1970) definitive, multicolor
3.1.	✓	12	Peace Dove	2 (sep 1970) definitive, multicolor
4.1.	✓	14	Peace, Justic and Security	10 (apr 1970) definitive, violet ultramarine

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.