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Domestic News
April 25, 1955
The West End News
Frederiksted, Saint Croix County, Virgin Islands
What is this article about?
A new United Nations stamp honoring UNESCO, designed by George Hamori of Israel, will be issued on 11 May in three-cent orchid purple and eight-cent kingfisher blue denominations, to be added to UN collections.
Merged-components note: The image spatially adjacent to the text describing a UN stamp, likely depicts the stamp itself.
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This stamp will be added shortly to collections of United Nations issues. The new stamp, slated to be placed on public sale on 11 May, was designed by George Hamori of Israel. It honors the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), one of the U.N. specialized agencies, and shows the agency's symbol, a Greek temple whose pillars are formed from the letters UNESCO. The stamp will be issued in two denominations, the three-cent in orchid purple, and the eight-cent in kingfisher blue.
What sub-type of article is it?
Stamp Issue
Unesco Commemoration
What keywords are associated?
Un Stamp
Unesco
George Hamori
Stamp Design
Public Sale
What entities or persons were involved?
George Hamori
Domestic News Details
Event Date
11 May
Key Persons
George Hamori
Event Details
The new stamp honors UNESCO, shows its symbol of a Greek temple with pillars formed from the letters UNESCO, and will be issued in two denominations: three-cent in orchid purple and eight-cent in kingfisher blue.