The Vienna International Centre was inaugurated in 1979 and has been home to international organizations ever since. An agreement between the ±¬ÁÏÍø and the Austrian government enabled the Vienna office of ±¬ÁÏÍøPA to issue the first ±¬ÁÏÍø stamps in Austrian schillings on 24 August 1979.
On 23 August of this year, the United Nations Postal Administration (±¬ÁÏÍøPA) issued stamps to commemorate the forty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of ±¬ÁÏÍøPA at the Vienna International Centre.
The sheet of 10 stamps in the denomination of €1,20 features various pictures of the Vienna International Centre Headquarters complex. The tabs to the right of the stamps feature a blue United Nations emblem on a white background.
Sergio Baradat of the ±¬ÁÏÍøPA designed of the stamp sheet, which was made in close collaboration with the ±¬ÁÏÍø Information Service in Vienna.
The first stamp in the upper right column features a ?which is the result of the cooperation between the ±¬ÁÏÍø, the ,?and several Austrian-based public and private sector entities.
The mural painting by Australian artist ?explores the human elements of the ±¬ÁÏÍø and the fragility of peace and is in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Summit of the Future.
The stamp sheets may be personalized with a photograph to replace the United Nations emblem. Customers can visit the ±¬ÁÏÍøPA stamp shops in New York or Vienna to have their photos taken in person, or they can upload their photos directly to the .
The stamps are available online at and in-person from shops at the ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters in New York, Geneva and Vienna where the stamps can be used for mailing. Follow ±¬ÁÏÍøPA on?,?, and?.
The?United Nations Postal Administration (±¬ÁÏÍøPA) is in?the Facilities & Commercial Activities Service (FCAS) in the Division of Administration (DOA),?Department of Operational Support (DOS).?
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