The only tripartite United Nations agency, since 1919 the International Labour Organization (ILO) brings together governments, employers and workers to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
The World Employment Programme was launched by David Morse at the 1969 International Labour Conference. Part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ILO, it was intended to be the ILO’s contribution to the global development agenda at the time and the cornerstone of the ILO’s strategy for the 1970s. Employment was seen as a central issue in economic and social development.
Details
- Date of Issue: 18 June 1969
- Date Withdrawn: 17 September 1969
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: Gabriel Ellison
- Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Process: Photogravure
- Paper:
- Watermark: None
- Perf:
- 14.5 x 13.5 (3n)
- 13.5 x 14.5 (25n)
- Cylinders:
- Sheet:
- 5 x 10 (3n)
- 10 x 5 (25n)
- Quantity:
The 3n stamps were sold at the Nyimba post office from early June; the earliest known postmark is a dated handstamp dated 13 June 1969.
Half a sheet was purchased by a collector and used on letters posted at the Lusaka and Ridgeway post offices on 11 June 1969. The stamps are cancelled with slogan postmarks:
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- 8.30am/11 June/1969 – “Buy Home Products” (Ridgeway)
- 12:30pm/11 June/1969 – “Slow Down & Live” (Lusaka)
A circular handstamp was used on letters addressed outside Zambia.
Subjects
First Day Cover
Zambia National Archives
The Zambia National Archives contained a copy of the following:
- A complete sheet of each value
- A set of imperforate proofs individually mounted on presentation cards
- An official first day cover postmarked G.P.O. Stamp Bureau/First Day of Issue
References
- ilo.org
- Zambia’s Postage Stamps: The Post-Federation Stamp Issues of Northern Rhodesia (1963-1971 – A. R. Drysdall, J. Case