NATO

World War II was caused by German aggression, it’s attempt to conquer and merge sovereign nations into an empire it sought to build. It was decided that such behavior – the taking, controling, and colonizing of other countries – was no longer acceptable. Peoples and lands should be free of the domination and aggressions of others. The need for unity in opposition of this was made even more apparent when the Soviet Union annexed the eastern European countries it had taken from Germany.

Recognizing that this sentiment about the sanctity of nations was shared among western countries of Europe and North America, a treaty was composed and signed in April 1949: the North Atlantic Treaty. From this treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Orgnaization (i.e., NATO) was formed.

NATO is a military alliance among signatory members with the primary intent to stand together against aggression and incursions from other countries toward any of its members. NATO troops have also fought together in other areas of the world not belonging to member states, standing against abuses against non-member states, as well as against injustices in non-member states – keeping to the spirit of their doctrine.

Note

On this page, the stamp about soil conservation at the begining of the fourth row is the next in that series (i.e., it’s similar to the one on the previous page on forest conservation). It’s the next multi-color stamp: the trend is still beginning. The stamps on the last two rows are also multi-color, but they’re not a very good use of the new style. They’re boring text of famous sayings of early political leaders. It’ll be another year before multi-color printing becomes a norm.

Contains 17 spots: own 17 – 17 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	✓	1127	NATO	4c (apr 1959) comm., blue

Other

1.2	✓	1134	Oil Derrick	4c (aug 1959) comm., brown
1.3	✓	1138	Ephraim McDowell	4c (dec 1959) comm., rose & lake
2.1	✓	1124	Oregon Statehood	4c (feb 1959) comm., blue green
2.2	✓	1129	World Peace & Trade	8c (apr 1959) comm., rose lake
2.3	✓	1128	Arctic Exploration	4c (apr 1959) comm., bright greenish blue
3.1	✓	1130	Henry Comstock Mount Davidson Site	4c (jun 1959) comm., black
3.2	✓	1132	U.S. Flag	4c (jul 1959) comm., multicolor
3.3	✓	1131	St Lawrence Seaway	4c (jun 1959) comm., red & dark blue
4.1	✓	1133	Soil Conservation	4c (aug 1959) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	1135	American Dental Assoc.	4c (sep 1959) comm., green

American Creed

5.1	✓	1139	Washington’s Farewell Address	4c (jan 1960) comm., carmine & dark violet blue
5.2	✓	1140	Ben Franklin Quote	4c (mar 1960) comm., green & olive bistre
5.3	✓	1141	Thomas Jefferson	4c (may 1960) comm., grey & vermilion
6.1	✓	1142	Francis Scott Key Quotation	4c (sep 1960) comm., carmine & dark blue
6.2	✓	1143	Abraham Lincoln	4c (nov 1960) comm., green & magenta
6.3	✓	1144	Patrick Henry Quote	4c (nov 1961) comm., green & brown

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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