United Nations Topical Issues

      One area that can be forgotten as a U.N. collector is the very interesting and extensive area of U.N. topicals that can be found in most all of the countries in the world. Any country that has become a member of the United Nations has issued stamps related to the United Nations. These issues were issued to identify the following:

• U.N. Anniversary Dates
• United Nations Day
• World Health Organization
• UNESCO
• And other special causes identified by the U.N.

You can collect individual stamps and also First Day and Event Covers. An example of a cover from Korea that recognizes the 10th Anniversary of Joining the U.N. is shown here. 

Shown above the cover is the insert that was enclosed in the cover.  The insert has an image of the stamp and some information about the issue. 

I purchased a large lot of this type of cover from an auction recently and will be sharing some of the additional "finds" in future blogs. 

Good Collecting