The Great Wall

U.N. New York, Page 92.1 (BL-1)

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Starting in the 7th Century b.c.e, the Chinese empire of the time built a series of walls and fortifications to protect them against invasions by nomadic tribes from the Eurasian Steppe region. This includes Manchurians, Mongolians, and Siberians. For several centuries, each emperor had the walls connected and more built. The latest period of wall expansion was during the Ming Dynasty, from the late 14th to the 17th Century.

The Great Wall – which includes walls and other fortifications – is estimated to have been twenty-one thousand kilometers, or thirteen thousand miles long. Almost nine thousand kilometers, or fifty-five hundred miles were constructed during the Ming Dynasty. In 1987, it was named a World Heritage Site by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The stamps on the top row of this album page are highlighting two UNESCO sites, the Great Wall of China, and Uluru National Park in Australia. See the UNESCO page for more on UNESCO and other stamps in this series.

Note

The outer stamps of the second row commemorate the U.N. University. See the earlier album page, U.N. University for more information on it. The stamp in the middle of the same row depicts the U.N. Headquarters in New York. See the U.N. Skyline page for information on it.

The two stamps on the third row are meant to promote the U.N. Commission on Science and Technology for Development. See my web page, Science & Technlogy for more.

Contains 9 spots: own 9 – 9 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

World Heritage Site

1.1	✓	601	Uluru Natl. Park, Australia World Heritage Site	30c (jan 1992) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	602	The Great Wall, China World Heritage Site	50c (jan 1992) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	613	U.N. University Tokyo, Japan	4c (oct 1992) definitive, multicolor
2.2	✓	614	U.N. Headquarters	29c (oct 1992) definitive, multicolor
2.3	✓	615	U.N. University Tokyo, Japan	40c (oct 1992) definitive, multicolor
3.1	✓	611	Science & Tech. for Development	29c (oct 1992) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	612	Science & Tech. for Development	50c (oct 1992) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	609	Mission to Planet Earth	29c (sep 1992) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	610	Mission to Planet Earth	29c (sep 1992) 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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