Science & Technlogy

U.N. Vienna, Page UNV-92.1 (BL-3)

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The U.N. Commission on Science and Technology for is part of the U.N. Economic and Social Council. The Commission is meant to provide the Council and thereby the General Assembly with recommendations related to science and technology. They are to regular monitor and review the progress of such, keeping in mind how new science and technology might affect humanity, to consider how policies and actions of the U.N. need to be adjusted.

The first and third stamps on the second row are meant to bring public attention to the CSTD and its work. For some reason a child-like artwork was determined to be the best design for such stamps.

Note

The top two stamps show UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Iguassu NP in Brazil, and Abu Simbel in Egypt. See the Humanity’s Inheritance page for more on World Heritage Sites.

The pair of stamps showing multiple satelites and satelite dishes commemorate 1992 as the International Space Year. See Planet Earth in the Geneva album.

Contains 8 spots: own 8 – 8 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	✓	125	Iguassu NP in Brazil World Heritage Site	5s (jan 1992) comm., multicolor
1.2	✓	126	Abu Simbel in Egypt World Heritage Site	9s (jan 1992) comm., multicolor
2.1	✓	135	Dev. thru Science & Technology	5.50s (oct 1992) comm., multicolor
2.2	✓	137	Woman & Butterfly	5.50s (oct 1992) comm., multicolor
2.3	✓	136	Dev. thru Science & Technology	7s (oct 1992) comm., multicolor
3.1	✓	133	Planet Earth	10s (sep 1992) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	134	Planet Earth	10s (sep 1992) comm., multicolor
4.1	✓	138	U.N. Headquarters, Vienna	7s (oct 1992) definitive, 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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