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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
50 TH anniversary oF
Human Space Flight
50 e anniversaire du
premier vol spatial habité
50 Jahre
Bemannte RaumFahrt
50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
UN
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2011
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50 E ANNIVERSAIRE DU PREMIER VOL SPATIAL HABITÉ
ONU F.S. 0,852011
ONU F.S. 1,00
2011
50 E ANNIVERSAIRE DU PREMIER VOL SPATIAL HABITÉ
50 JAHRE BEMANNTE RAUMFAHRT 50 JAHRE BEMANNTE RAUMFAHRT
UN 9 0,552011
UN 9 0,652011
© UN 2011 © UN 2011 © UN 2011
Item No. 311.3746 Item No. 511.3747 Item No. 711.3748
On 12 April 2011, the United Nations Postal
Administration (UNPA) will issue three stamps
in a mini-sheet format of sixteen stamps to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Human Space
Flight. UNPA is also issuing one souvenir sheet with six
different denominations, two from each office. This is the
first time ever that UNPA has issued a souvenir sheet in
this format.
THE ARTIST
The stamps and souvenir sheets were designed by Peter
Bollinger (U.S.A.). Renowned in the field of commercial
art, Peter Bollinger is an award-winning illustrator whose
clients include Grey Advertising, Sony Entertainment,
DreamWorks, Sega, Wizards of the Coast, Nintendo,
Mars, Harper Collins, Scholastic and many other
publishing, advertising and entertainment organizations.
Holding degrees in industrial and environmental design,
Peter’s expertise covers diverse fields, from the design
of computer terminals and street furniture, to monorails
and automobiles. He has won major design and illustration
awards in the United States, Australia, Italy and
Japan. He undertakes architectural and concept design
for numerous clients locally and abroad such as Disney
Imagineering, Discovery Communications and numerous
Japanese theme parks. Peter works in two separate
styles, traditional airbrush and digital illustration, although
the two have become more and more similar with each
passing technical innovation. Once a die-hard New Yorker,
Peter now lives in the relative tranquility of Silverado,
California, with his family. These are Mr. Bollinger’s first
stamp designs for the United Nations.
STAMP SPECIFICATIONS
The stamps in the denominations of 44 cents, F.s. 0,50
and € 0,35 measure 40 mm horizontally by 30 mm vertically,
perforation to perforation. Perforation: 13.
The horizontal sheets of sixteen 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 left margin. The artist’s signature appears in the
lower right margin.
SOUVENIR SHEET SPECIFICATIONS
UNPA is issuing one souvenir sheet design with six
denominations on the sheet, two from each office. The
souvenir sheets, in the denominations of 44 cents,
98 cents, F.s. 0,85, F.s. 1,00, € 0,55 and € 0,65 measure
83 mm x 260 mm. This is the first time ever that UNPA
has issued a souvenir sheet in this format. Customers
who purchase equal amounts of New York, Geneva and
Vienna souvenir sheets will receive the souvenir sheets
as one sheet.
PRINTING AND PRINTING QUANTITIES
The stamps and souvenir sheets were printed in offset by
Lowe-Martin Group (Canada) in the following denominations
and quantities:
44 cents: ,832,000 stamps (52,000 sheets)
F.s. 0,50:
,880,000 stamps (55,000 sheets)
€ 0,35: 1,040,000 stamps (65,000 sheets)
Souvenir sheet:
,068,000 sheets
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