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Serialized die proof in issued color. Only recorded example. UNIQUE 36k jpg |
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The founding conference of the United Nations (1945) was held in the Veterans Memorial Hall in San Francisco. Host sponsors were the United States together with Great Britain, Russia and China. This gem is found in Jack's exhibit "U.N.Conference on International Organization". |
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Service Cover from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the US representatives to the conference. Only recorded example. UNIQUE 88k jpg |
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The third General Assembly of the United Nations (1948) was held in the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France and one point on the main agenda was the plight of refugees and human rights. Mrs. Roosevelt was not only a representative to the conference, but also the chairwoman for the committee on human rights. This gem is found in Jack's exhibit "U.N. Paris Assemblies". |
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Domestic letter rate (20 centimes), Geneva to Lucerne, Switzerland, July 30, 1951. Only recorded example. UNIQUE 56k jpg |
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Thomas Cook and Son, S.A. was the only private business authorized to maintain an office within the Palais des Nations. As a private entity, they were not allowed to use the special service stamps of the U.N., but Swiss stamps were accepted and the Palais post office allowed their mail to pass through the same system. As U.N. personnel traveled all over the world, Thomas Cook provided travel, communication and money exchange services for personnel at the Palais. This gem is found in Jack's exhibit "U.N. European Office". |
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