Following the Second World War, the desire for an international body to aid world peace and security resulted in conferences held among the victorious powers. The outcome, the United Nations Charter, was signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 and subsequently ratified on 24 October that year. In 1961, the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, suggested that 1965, the 20th anniversary of the UN, be designated International Cooperation Year (ICY) to emphasise the role of the international community in world development. This idea was passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1963.
On 8 April 1964 the Chairman of the Committee for ICY wrote to the Director-General of the Universal Postal Union advising that the United Nations Postal Administration in New York intended to issue stamps to mark ICY. The UPU was requested to ask member states to consider issuing a stamp of the same design as that of the United Nations with only minimal variations. This was to feature the ICY symbol with ‘Peace and Progress through Co-operation’, and would differ from country to country only in language and denomination. The choice of colour was also left to the postal administrations of those countries that chose to participate.
Details
- Date of Issue: 26 July 1965
- Date Withdrawn: 12 October 1965 (Statutory Instrument No.297 of 1965)
- Date Invalidated: 12 October 1966 (Statutory Instrument No.287 of 1966)
- Designer:
- Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London
- Process: Photogravure
- Paper:
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- Sheet: R12 x 5
- Quantity:
Subjects
Zambia National Archives
The Zambia National Archives contained a copy of the following:
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- A complete sheet of each value (3d 1A x 2 & 1/3d 1B x 2)
- A set of imperforate proofs individually mounted on presentation cards and signed by : L. Changufu, Minister of Information & Postal Services