Henrik Starcke Statue
The two stamps in the middle of this album page show a wooden statue of a girl with a bird overhead that’s on display at the U.N. headquarters, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber in New York. It’s made of teak and is about one-hundred twenty-six inches tall. It was carved and painted by the Danish artist, Henrik Starcke and donated to the U.N. in 1953 by the Danish government.
The statue is called, Mankind and Hope. It’s meant in part to symbolize colonies achieving independence. The artist wrote, “As the natural growth of the trunk of the tree, used in the sculpture, gives promise of a still greater life, so do I hope to inspire in those present the realization of the great human dream. The bird above the figure, with its wings spread, suggests unlimited flight upward to greater heights. The arms of the figure itself are spread out in the same spirit as the wings of the bird, and I hope this might convey the appeal for the compassion for the weak, the unfortunate, and the oppressed.”
Note
This is such a pretty wood carving. When I first saw it on these stamps, long ago, I thought it was some sort of totem or wood carving from a native American tribe, possibly from the northwestern part of North America. It has a freshness and a timelessness about it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
181 |
6c (jan 1968) |
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✓ |
182 |
13c (jan 1968) |
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✓ |
185 |
6c (apr 1968) |
U.N. Art
✓ |
183 |
6c (mar 1968) |
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✓ |
184 |
75c (mar 1968) |
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✓ |
186 |
13c (apr 1968) |
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✓ |
188 |
6c (sep 1968) |
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✓ |
C13 |
20c (apr 1968) |
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✓ |
189 |
20c (sep 1968) |
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✓ |
190 |
6c (nov 1968) |
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✓ |
187 |
6c (may 1968) |
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✓ |
191 |
13c (nov 1968) |
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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