W.H.O.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a U.N. agency that focuses on international public health. It was established on April 7, 1948, and basically succeeded the Health Organization of the League of Nations – along with a couple of other international agencies. It wasn’t until 1951 when it received a significant amont of financial and other resources that it started becoming effective.
The purpose of the WHO is to promote health and safety around the world. It sets health standards, monitors world health issues, and provides a forum for related discussions on world health.
The top two stamps on this album page commemorate the WHO and show their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. More than just that location, the WHO employs over seven thousand people in one-hundred forty-nine countries. They work to improve heath of people around the world, and organize efforts in fighting the spread of diseases – such as they did so well during the Covid-19 pendemic.
Note
There are a few stamps that are interesting on this page. I particularly like the ones on the second row with drawings of a coffee plant and beans. They’re related to the International Coffee Agreement of 1962. I may cover that elsewhere in this collection.
Contains 11 spots: own 11 – 11 unused, 0 used.
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Album or Web Page Last changed Jun 10, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
156 |
5c (may 1966) |
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✓ |
157 |
11c (may 1966) |
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✓ |
158 |
5c (sep 1966) |
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✓ |
150 |
$1 (mar 1966) |
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✓ |
159 |
11c (sep 1966) |
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✓ |
154 |
5c (jan 1966) |
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✓ |
160 |
15c (oct 1966) |
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✓ |
155 |
15c (jan 1966) |
U.N. Education, Science & Cultural Org.
✓ |
161 |
4c (nov 1966) |
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✓ |
162 |
5c (nov 1966) |
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✓ |
163 |
11c (nov 1966) |
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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