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2012 ENDANGERED SPECIES On 19 April 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. These will be the twentieth set of stamps in UNPA’s multi-year series Endangered Species. The series was launched on 3 March 1993 to highlight the need for the protection of endangered species throughout the world. For the twentieth anniversary of the Endangered Species stamp issue, UNPA is including three universally recognized and loved animals from previous years–the Giant Panda, the Siberian Tiger and the Snow Leopard. UNPA will issue three miniature sheets of 16 stamps, one sheet in each of the three currencies. Four different endangered species will be illustrated on each sheet; hence, 12 species will be covered. Stamp specifications Format: 39.2 mm horizontally x 28.6 mm vertically, perforation to perforation Perforation: 12 1/2 x 12 3/4 Marginal inscriptions Each sheet includes four marginal inscriptions, two in the left margin and two in the right margin. The marginal inscription consists of the emblems of the United Nations and CITES, with the year “2012” between the two emblems. One copyright symbol will appear in the bottom left-hand corner of each sheet. The top and bottom borders of each sheet are illustrated with silhouettes of different endangered species, a border design which is consistent throughout the multi-year series. Each year, the corner illustrations will differ to reflect the endangered species featured on the three different sheets of stamps. The stamps are printed against a beige background and the marginal inscriptions are black. Sheet format Each miniature sheet of 16 stamps accommodates four different endangered species, each in se-tenant blocks of four. Sheet concept The sheet concept and the border illustrations are the work of Rocco J. Callari, a United Nations staff member. The Designs The US$ 0.45 stamps depict the following endangered species: Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Short-horned chameleon (Calumma brevicorne) Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) Cotton-headed tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) The CHF 1.00 stamps depict the following endangered species: Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) Painted tiger parrot (Psittacella picta) Green iguana (Iguana iguana) Golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) The € 0.70 stamps depict the following endangered species: Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) Masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) The Artist The “2012 Endangered Species” stamps were illustrated by Diana Marques (Portugal). Ms. Marques completed a biology degree and several drawing and science illustration certificate programmes in Portugal before graduating from the Science Illustration Program in Santa Cruz, California. Ms. Marques is an assistant lecturer of the Drawing Master Program of the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Lisbon and she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Digital Media, focusing on the visual communication of science. She is actively involved with professional associations like the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques and has exhibited in a number of settings. Ms. Marques runs her freelance business working with an assortment of clients, such as the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, researchers, publishers, educational and scientific institutions and businesses. She works in a variety of media and favours rendering with attention to details and scientific accuracy. This is her first stamp design for the United Nations. To learn more about Ms. Marques, visit her website at www.dianamarques.com. Printing The stamps were printed in offset lithography by Joh. Enschedé Stamps Security Printers B.V. (Netherlands). Denominations and quantities US$ 0.45 432,000 stamps (27,000 sheets) CHF 1.00 408,000 stamps (25,500 sheets) € 0.70 486,400 stamps (30,400 sheets) Selling units The stamps will be available in selling units of a miniature sheet of 16 stamps or a single unit of a se-tenant block of four stamps. http://unstamps.un.org 20
First day covers for this issue will be available in the following versions: Single – a total of 12 envelopes, each one with one of the values issued, appropriately cancelled Code: 453.3846 Code: 653.3847 Code: 853.3848 M.I. block of 4 – a total of three envelopes, each one with a se-tenant block of four with M.I., appropriately cancelled Code: 454.3846 Code: 654.3847 Code: 854.3848 Combo – a total of three envelopes, each one with a se-tenant block of four without M.I., appropriately cancelled Code: 452.3846 Code: 652.3847 Code: 852.3848 Jumbo – a total of three jumbo size covers, each one with one of the mini-sheets issued, appropriately cancelled FIRST DAY COVERs Code: 455.3846 Code: 655.3847 Code: 855.3848 Triple – one jumbo size cover with the three different se-tenant blocks of four, appropriately cancelled New York, Geneva and Vienna 21 http://unstamps.un.org Code: 856.3848
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