Description
F.s. 0,50 Full Sheet
Stamp Specifications
Format: 32 mm horizontally x 26 mm vertically, perforation to perforation
Perforation: 13
Marginal Inscription
The vertical sheets of 20 stamps have four marginal inscriptions, two in the left margin and two in the right margin. The marginal inscription consists of the United Nations emblem with the text “United Nations” above the emblem and the year 2011 below the emblem. One copyright symbol with the year 2011 appears in the bottom margin.
The Artist and the designs
The designs are hand-drawn illustrations representing street and aerial views of the UN buildings in New York, Geneva and Vienna. They were illustrated by Scott Solberg (United Nations).
Printing and printing quantities
A quantity of 400,000 stamps (20,000 sheets) of each denomination were printed in offset by Cartor Security Printing (France).
