"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world............Now therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROCLAIMS this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common achievement for all peoples and all nations.......etc. etc,"
These noble, inspirational and aspirational words were used by the drafters in the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) when it was adopted unanimously at the Third Session of the GA on 10 December 1948 in Paris, France. This milestone document is available in more than 500 languages and is considered the most translated document in the world. Every year after that the UN commemorated the date as" Human Rights Day", and at the twentieth year, 1968, the GA proclaimed the whole year as International Human Rights Year.
The UDHR is in essence the embodiment of the spirit and a precursor to the 1959 Declaration on the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child which have guided UNICEF in its policies and its activities.
This week I continue the thematic focus of philatelic materials issued in commemoration of this UN proclaimed event. I start, however, with a series of issues that preceded the Human Rights Year of 1968..
My first item is this First Day Cover issued by the UNPA on 10 December 1952 in New York. The two stamp set was designed by H.Woyti-Wimmer from England. Its design includes the Eternal Flame encased in a circle with the words Human Rights in the five official languages of the UN and as a backdrop has the two hemispheres of the globe. The cachet shows the monument to resistance martyrs in Auxerrre, France. These were the first stamps issued in relation to the human rights cause.
Here we have a FDC with the three cent stamp of the UN set post marked with the UN Emblem. The cachet is the photo of a Middle Eastern woman and a child with a copy of the Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Emblem.
This FDC has the 5 cent UN stamp in block of four format and tagged with the UN Emblem and the date 1952. The cachet is a different design of the UN Emblem with a human hand holding up a flame coming out of the two hemispheres of the globe. In the bottom left of the cover it is indicated in pencil that this is number 14 out of 750 issued covers.
This is the second two stamp set issued by the UNPA to commemorate Human Rights Day in 1953 .It was designed by Leon Helguera from Mexico and shows the official logo with two human hands reaching for the flame.
In 1954 the UNPA issued another two stamp set for Human Rights Day.Here is a FDC with the 3 cent stamp post marked 10 December 1954 in New York. The designer was Leon Mitchell from New Zealand. It is in my opinion one of the most endearing stamps of the UN as it shows a mother cuddling her child with the UN Emblem in the background. It is clearly reminiscent of the official UNICEF logo of the mother and child and is very poignant. The cachet reproduces the stamp design. Note this FDC was mailed to an address in York, Pennsylvania, in the US.
Here we have the other stamp from the 1954 set issued by the UNPA. The 8 cent stamp is in a block of four format. The cachet shows the Preamble of the Declaration of Human Rights with a humanoid figure in front raising its left arm towards the document.
For the 1955 Human Rights Day commemoration the UNPA issued another two stamp set which was designed again by H. Woyty-Wimmer of England. Here we have the 3 cent stamp in block of four format with a dated tag affixed to a FDC with a post mark of the UN Wreath and the figure 10, marking the tenth anniversary of the founding of the UN. The cachet shows the UN Emblem with the hand holding the flame over two hemispheres of the world.
The same stamp as above is shown here affixed to a FDC post marked 10 December 1955 in New York. The other post mark is again the UN Emblem with the figure 10 on top. The cachet is a photo of a Middle Eastern woman surrounded by a number of children.The inscription reads, " Respect for the Dignity and Worth of the Human Person", paraphrasing parts of the Declaration.
The other stamp from the 1955 UNPA set issued for Human Rights Day has a cachet that shows a group of Japanese sumo wrestlers casting their votes, with the inscription reading "one of the tools of freedom".
In its commemorative two stamp set for 1956 the UN issued this 3 cent stamp designed by Rashid ud Din from the UN Graphic Design office. It shows the Eternal Flame against the world globe in a horizontal format. The cachet shows the UN Emblem and a western looking family of Father, Mother and Daughter. The envelope was mailed to an address in Ontario, Canada.
Here we have the same UNPA stamp for 1956 in block of four format on a FDC. The cachet is a circle with a collage of various ethnic faces.
The other UNPA stamp for 1956 has the same design as the previous stamp. The cachet of this FDC shows the Human Rights document, the UN Emblem over an orb and a group of humans from different ethnicities looking up to them.
Here we have another UNPA two stamp set isssued for Human Rights Day in 1957.The design is a stylized version of the Eternal Flame with the inscription of Human Rights in the five official languages of the UN. It also shows at the bottom left the date as, "10.XII.1948-57". The designer was Olaf Mathiesen from Denmark who went on to design many other UN stamps. The cachet shows the photo of an African family with the father pressing his thumb on an inkpad during the voting for the Plebiscite in British Togoland.
The same stamp as above is shown in a tagged block of four format. It is postmarked 10 December 1957 in New York. The cachet of this FDC shows a large Eternal Flame over the UN Emblem and a Woman with two children.
This is the other 8 cent UNPA stamp issued for Human Rights Day of 1957.The cover is addressed to Mount Union in Pennsylvania, USA. The cachet here shows a procession of clerics marching in the dedication service of Ghana's Independence at Accra on 3 March 1957.
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PROCLAIMS this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common achievement for all peoples and all nations.......etc. etc,"
These noble, inspirational and aspirational words were used by the drafters in the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) when it was adopted unanimously at the Third Session of the GA on 10 December 1948 in Paris, France. This milestone document is available in more than 500 languages and is considered the most translated document in the world. Every year after that the UN commemorated the date as" Human Rights Day", and at the twentieth year, 1968, the GA proclaimed the whole year as International Human Rights Year.
The UDHR is in essence the embodiment of the spirit and a precursor to the 1959 Declaration on the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child which have guided UNICEF in its policies and its activities.
This week I continue the thematic focus of philatelic materials issued in commemoration of this UN proclaimed event. I start, however, with a series of issues that preceded the Human Rights Year of 1968..
My first item is this First Day Cover issued by the UNPA on 10 December 1952 in New York. The two stamp set was designed by H.Woyti-Wimmer from England. Its design includes the Eternal Flame encased in a circle with the words Human Rights in the five official languages of the UN and as a backdrop has the two hemispheres of the globe. The cachet shows the monument to resistance martyrs in Auxerrre, France. These were the first stamps issued in relation to the human rights cause.
Here we have a FDC with the three cent stamp of the UN set post marked with the UN Emblem. The cachet is the photo of a Middle Eastern woman and a child with a copy of the Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Emblem.
This FDC has the 5 cent UN stamp in block of four format and tagged with the UN Emblem and the date 1952. The cachet is a different design of the UN Emblem with a human hand holding up a flame coming out of the two hemispheres of the globe. In the bottom left of the cover it is indicated in pencil that this is number 14 out of 750 issued covers.
This is the second two stamp set issued by the UNPA to commemorate Human Rights Day in 1953 .It was designed by Leon Helguera from Mexico and shows the official logo with two human hands reaching for the flame.
In 1954 the UNPA issued another two stamp set for Human Rights Day.Here is a FDC with the 3 cent stamp post marked 10 December 1954 in New York. The designer was Leon Mitchell from New Zealand. It is in my opinion one of the most endearing stamps of the UN as it shows a mother cuddling her child with the UN Emblem in the background. It is clearly reminiscent of the official UNICEF logo of the mother and child and is very poignant. The cachet reproduces the stamp design. Note this FDC was mailed to an address in York, Pennsylvania, in the US.
Here we have the other stamp from the 1954 set issued by the UNPA. The 8 cent stamp is in a block of four format. The cachet shows the Preamble of the Declaration of Human Rights with a humanoid figure in front raising its left arm towards the document.
For the 1955 Human Rights Day commemoration the UNPA issued another two stamp set which was designed again by H. Woyty-Wimmer of England. Here we have the 3 cent stamp in block of four format with a dated tag affixed to a FDC with a post mark of the UN Wreath and the figure 10, marking the tenth anniversary of the founding of the UN. The cachet shows the UN Emblem with the hand holding the flame over two hemispheres of the world.
The same stamp as above is shown here affixed to a FDC post marked 10 December 1955 in New York. The other post mark is again the UN Emblem with the figure 10 on top. The cachet is a photo of a Middle Eastern woman surrounded by a number of children.The inscription reads, " Respect for the Dignity and Worth of the Human Person", paraphrasing parts of the Declaration.
The other stamp from the 1955 UNPA set issued for Human Rights Day has a cachet that shows a group of Japanese sumo wrestlers casting their votes, with the inscription reading "one of the tools of freedom".
In its commemorative two stamp set for 1956 the UN issued this 3 cent stamp designed by Rashid ud Din from the UN Graphic Design office. It shows the Eternal Flame against the world globe in a horizontal format. The cachet shows the UN Emblem and a western looking family of Father, Mother and Daughter. The envelope was mailed to an address in Ontario, Canada.
Here we have the same UNPA stamp for 1956 in block of four format on a FDC. The cachet is a circle with a collage of various ethnic faces.
The other UNPA stamp for 1956 has the same design as the previous stamp. The cachet of this FDC shows the Human Rights document, the UN Emblem over an orb and a group of humans from different ethnicities looking up to them.
The same stamp as above is shown in a tagged block of four format. It is postmarked 10 December 1957 in New York. The cachet of this FDC shows a large Eternal Flame over the UN Emblem and a Woman with two children.
This is the other 8 cent UNPA stamp issued for Human Rights Day of 1957.The cover is addressed to Mount Union in Pennsylvania, USA. The cachet here shows a procession of clerics marching in the dedication service of Ghana's Independence at Accra on 3 March 1957.
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