Intl. Court of Justice

U.N. New York, Page 79.1 (BL-1)

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The pair of stamps on the third row with the sword image and scales are in commemoration of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It was established in June 1945 by the U.N. Charter. It’s the successor of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), which was established in 1920 by the League of Nations.

The ICJ adjudicates disputes between countries, with its rulings and opinions serving as primary sources of international law. It has a panel of fifteen judges elected by the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. Security Council for nine-year terms. No more than one judge of each nationality may be represented on court at the same time, and judges collectively must reflect the principal civilizations and legal systems of the world.

The ICJ is located in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The building was built with funding from Andrew Carnegie, completed in 1913 – before the League of Nations was formed in 1920.

Note

The design of this period, the stamps on this page are very pleasing to me. I particularly like the design of the Namibia stamps, the first two on the third row. The matching colors, the font and spacing of the letters are all clean and pleasant. I also like the definitives on the second row. They have what was a modern design of their time – and may still look modern today. They have a fresh look with nice colors.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 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
1.1	✓	308	U.N. Disaster Relief Coordinator	15c (mar 1979) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	309	U.N. Disaster Relief Coordinator	20c (mar 1979) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	304	U.N. Charter Preamble Excerpt To Practice Tolerance…	5c (jan 1979) definitive, multicolor
2.2	✓	305	U.N. Charter Preamble Excerpt Faithful Fundamental Human Rights…	14c (jan 1979) definitive, multicolor
2.3	✓	306	Peace in the World	15c (jan 1979) definitive, multicolor
2.4	✓	307	Peace, Justice & Security	20c (jan 1979) definitive, multicolor
3.1	✓	312	Namibia Free & Independent	15c (oct 1979) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	313	Namibia Free & Independent	31c (oct 1979) comm., multicolor
3.3	✓	314	Intl. Court of Justice	15c (nov 1979) comm., multicolor
3.4	✓	315	Intl. Court of Justice	20c (nov 1979) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	310	Intl. Year of the Child	15c (may 1979) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	311	Intl. Year of the Child	31c (may 1979) 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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