Montreal Expo
In 1967, the World’s Fair or the International and Universal Exposition was held in Montreal, Canada to coincide with the one-hundred anniversary of their independence from England. It’s considered to be one of the most successful World’s Fair – the most countries participating and the most visitors.
The theme of the fair was, Man and His World. The U.N. stamps on this page commemorating the event include four stamps, each with a foundational principal of the U.N.: Peace, Justice, Fraternity, Truth. The stamp in the middle shows the U.N.’s pavillon at the fair.
Note
I’m not sure why the U.N. chose to issue these stamps commemorating the World’s Fair. I don’t think there are any other U.N. stamps related to a World’s Fair. Maybe they intended to do this for each fair, but decided against the idea later – either because the stamps weren’t well received or because the public didn’t care for stamps related to fairs.
Contains 5 spots: own 5 – 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
170 |
4c (apr 1967) |
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✓ |
171 |
5c (apr 1967) |
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✓ |
172 |
8c (apr 1967) |
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✓ |
173 |
10c (apr 1967) |
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✓ |
174 |
15c (apr 1967) |
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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