U.N. Charter

The three stamps on the third row of this album page are commemorating the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the U.N. Charter. The Charter was signed in 1945 in San Franciso, and took effect on October 24, 1945, starting the United Nations. These three stamps show the first few words of the Charter, of the preamble – in English, Spanish, and French – and were issued on October 24, 1955.

Below is the entire preamble to the U.N. Charter. It’s the basis of the rest of the charter and the basis of the United Nations. It’s worth reading.

U.N. Charter Preamble

We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, and for these ends to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims.

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations.

Note

I don’t have any of these stamps yet, but I ordered them, recently. Hopefully, I have them soon so this page will be finished.

Contains 9 spots: own 9 – 9 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 2, 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

Declaration of Human Rights

1.1	✓	29	Human Rights Declaration	3c (dec 1954) comm., orange red
1.2	✓	30	Human Rights Declaration	8c (dec 1954) comm., black olive

Intl. Civil Aviation Organization

2.1	✓	31	Intl. Civil Aviation Org.	3c (feb 1955) comm., cyan blue
2.2	✓	32	Intl. Civil Aviation Org.	8c (feb 1955) comm., rose carmine

United Nations Charter

3.1	✓	35	U.N. Charter (English)	3c (oct 1955) comm., dark pink carmine
3.2	✓	36	U.N. Charter (Spanish)	4c (oct 1955) comm., blackish green
3.3	✓	37	U.N. Charter (French)	8c (oct 1955) comm., blue black

U.N. Education, Science & Cultural Org.

4.1	✓	33	UNESCO	3c (may 1955) comm., bright lilac
4.2	✓	34	UNESCO	8c (may 1955) comm., bright blue-green

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.
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