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Wiener Ferienspiel eventat the Vienna International Centre:come along and paint your own postcards, then mail them withUnited Nations stamps!The Wiener Ferienspiel (Vienna holiday games) will takeplace from 5 July to 3 September 2010 and, alongside manyother activities, will once again bring young visitors to theVienna International Centre (VIC). The topic for this year’s Ferienspielat the VIC is “Biodiversity”. The theme “Species diversityand protection” will be explained to children throughinteractive games and tasks. The entire visit will last aroundone and a half hours.Following a 20-minute guided tour of the VIC, childrenwill be able to take part in a multi-activity game called “Savethe Planet” and make their own postcards with images ofendangered and protected animal species. United Nationsstamps will provide the finishing touch!Children will learn through play, at different activity stations,which animal and plant species are endangered, whythis is a problem for the whole planet, what steps the UnitedNations is taking and what every one of us — children too— can do to preserve biodiversity.The United Nations General Assembly has declared2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. Numerousevents and initiatives on the theme “Species diversityand protection” are taking place around the globe, inorder to raise awareness of the issues and call the internationalcommunity to action. For more information, go to:http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/.Starting times for the event at the VIC are as follows:- For 6- to 10-year-olds: 9.30 a.m., Monday to Friday- For 10- to 13-year-olds: 3 p.m., Tuesdays and ThursdaysAdditional times are possible Monday to Friday for daycamp and other groups with pre-registration.Meet at the Visitor Centre by the main entrance.To obtain further information about the Wiener Ferienspielat the VIC, call Tel. No. + 43 1 26060-3328 or e-mailtours@unvienna.org.Unique offer: United Nations stamp albumsfor children at beginners’ prices!The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is offering two stamp albums for novice collectors at bargain prices.Both albums have the United Nations logo embossed in gold on the front cover; inside pages are white.Small album (12 x 17 cm), dark green, 8 pages — € 1.95Large album (18 x 23 cm), red, 12 pages — € 3.95Both albums may be purchased using the enclosed order form, bytelephone or directly from the UNPA sales counter at the VIC.Code: 727.2006 Code: 727.200718
Grand Prix de l’Exposition WIPA 2008 —United Nations “Sport for Peace”stamp takes ninth place!On the occasion of the WIPA 1981 world postage stamp exhibition in Vienna, the organizing committee establishedthe Grand Prix de l’Exposition WIPA for the most beautiful stamp of 1980. In accordance with the regulations, the prize isawarded annually. At the end of January 2010, a distinguished expert jury selectedthe most beautiful stamps of 2008 from some 60 stamps submitted from around theworld.Philately journalists, stamp artists, representatives of the association of Austrianphilatelic clubs and officials from the Austrian postal service and State printing presschose the winners. The Geneva United Nations CHF 1.00 denominated “Sport forPeace” stamp, issued on 8 August 2008 to mark the holding of the XXIX OlympicSummer Games in Beijing, came ninth. The stamp was designed by the Brazilian artistRomero Britto.The United Nations Postal Administration(UNPA) has already been among the laureates atthis international event on several occasions; forexample, in 1989 the United Nations ATS 6.00denominated Human Rights series stamp “Jurisprudence”,based on a work by Raphael, wonfirst prize.Chinese Lunar CalendarEvent Sheet and Souvenir CoverCelebration of theYear of the TigerOn 28 June 2010, UNPA will issue a Chinese lunar calendar event sheet and a souvenir cover celebrating the Year of theTiger. The sheet is composed of ten US$ 0,44 denominated stamps with the UN logo. The tab of the stamps features a zodiacsymbol of the Year of the Tiger. The background design on the sheet features the cycle of the 12 zodiac animal signs.The Year of the Tiger Stamp sheetsare printed by Sweden Post in offsetlithography in a four colour process, thestamps are pin perforated on gummedstamp paper.These products, which are availablein limited quantity will be providedto standing order customers and thegeneral public on a first-come, first-servedbasis. Customers with a standing orderfor New York special personalized stampsheets (art. 94) will automatically receivethe event sheet, customers who havesubscribed for special products NewYork (art. 424) will receive the souvenircover.Chinese Lunar CalendarCelebration of the Year of the TigerCycle of the twelve Zodiac animal signs© UN 2010Code: 394.372119
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