San Francisco

In 1944, near the end of World War II, the delegates from China, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States met outside Washington D.C. at a place called, the Dumbarton Oaks estate to discuss how to prevent future world wars. They ended by proposing the establishment of a general international organization to include as many nations of the world as possible and agreeable.

From April 25 until June 26, 1945, fifty nations, the members of the Allied Nations of World War II met in San Francisco, California. This meeting was known as the United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), but more commonly known as the San Francisco Conference. At that conference, they wrote the United Nations Charter, which is the basis of the United Nations.

The conference was held at various locations in the San Francisco area. It was held primarily in the War Memorial Opera House, which is shown on the blue stamp in the middle of this album page (i.e., third row, second stamp). The Charter was signed by all fifty countries, plus one late addition (i.e., Poland) at the Veteran’s Auditorium, now known as the Herbst Theatre. Both of these buildings are located in a public square, now known as the U.N. Plaza – a place I’ve visited.

Note

As you can see, I have all of the stamps on this album page except for the air mail ones. Recently, I purchased those from a stamp dealer in New York. They’re in transit to me in Milan.

Last time I ordered stamps from this store, the delivery was delayed by customs in Italy. They wanted more information about me and the shipment. It took over a month for me to get them. This time I tried to provide the details they want in advance. Hopefully, I’ll get them soon and this page will be completed.

Contains 11 spots: own 11 – 11 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 1, 2023

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

U.N. Air Mail

1.1	✓	C1	Sea Gull & Plane	6c (dec 1951) air mail, dark vermilion
2.1	✓	C3	Swallows & Plane	15c (dec 1951) air mail, violet ultramarine
2.2	✓	C2	Sea Gull & Plane	10c (dec 1951) air mail, dark blue green
2.3	✓	C4	Swallows & Plane	25c (dec 1951) air mail, black grey

U.N. Commemoratives

3.1	✓	13	Human Rights Declaration	3c (dec 1952) comm., black green
3.2	✓	12	Charter Birthplace	5c (oct 1952) comm., dark ultramarine
3.3	✓	14	Human Rights Declaration	5c (dec 1952) comm., lilac ultramarine
4.1	✓	17	Universal Postal Union	3c (jun 1953) comm., blackish brown
4.2	✓	15	Protection for Refugees	3c (apr 1953) comm., dark red brown
4.3	✓	18	Universal Postal Union	5c (jun 1953) comm., violet ultramarine
5.1	✓	16	Protection for Refugees	5c (apr 1953) comm., black blue

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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