The Stamp Collectors Corner

The United Nations Postal Administration joined forces with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs to bring awareness of the need to end hunger and poverty all around the globe.
Children from around the world were invited to participate in an art contest to design a postage stamp for the United Nations which would [...]

In Vienna, during World Space Week 2007, the United Nations partnered with the Austrian Space Forum to celebrate 50 years of space age technology and worldwide space activity.  They developed a wide variety of programs and activities for children of all ages to come and learn and enjoy.  Recognizing that not all children would be [...]

Thanksgiving Day originated in the United States but has since spread around the world to other countries as well.  Currently there are 8 countries that officially celebrate a Thanksgiving Day; but the values and traditions of Thanksgiving can be found in every culture and religion around the world.
In an effort to build bridges across diverse [...]

Before the days of the internet, postage stamp collectors had a far more difficult time finding stamps from different countries.  They were likely limited to trading with other local collectors, waiting for a special letter to arrive in the mail, or if they were lucky, they knew of a good Stamp Dealer.
Stamp Dealers are a [...]

The United Nations has been great about issuing postage stamps that bring serious issues to the forefront of worldwide thinking.  2008 was designated as the “Year of the Planet Earth” by the United Nations and in October of 2008 they issued the Climate Change postage stamps to bring awareness of the dangerous climate changes that [...]

The United Nations is the only non-postal organization in the world that is allowed to issue postage stamps.  They issue their stamps in three different currencies; Swiss Francs, Euro and the United States dollar.  You will never find United Nations postage stamps at a US post office though.  In the United States, they can only [...]

It is hard to believe that with all of the witness accounts and documentation available; that anyone in the world would deny that the Holocaust ever occurred…but sadly, some do.  In November of 2005, the United Nations officially rejected any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, by [...]