| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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21/01/1980 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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1.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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0954 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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RING OF PEOPLE ENCIRCLING U.N.EMBLEM |
| Stamp Information |
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The third General Confrence of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is being held in New Delhi from the 21st January to 8th February 1980. All the Member States of the United Nations and observers and experts from the specialised Agencies of the United Nations and several inter-governmental and non-governmental agencies will attend the Conference.
UNIDO came into being i January, 1967 persuant to the resoluton adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote and accelerate the industrialisation of developing countries. UNIDO's primary responsibility is to assist in promoting and accelerating the industrialisation of developing countries by encouraging the mobilisation of national and international resources. Following the recommendations of the Second General Conference inLima (Peru) in March, 1975, steps have been taken to establish UNIDO as the 16th Specialised Agency of the United Nations System. In this capacity, UNIDO will play the central role in reviewing and promoting coordination of all activities of the Uninted Nations in the field of industrial development.
The third General Conference of UNIDO in New Delhi will review the world industrial situatin with specific refrence to industrialisation of developing countries and recommend appropriate strategies for further industrialisationas an essential element of the development process in the 1980s and beyond. The Conference will focus attention on industrial cooperationamong developing countries as also on mechanisms to promote the flow of integrated technical and financial assistance to developing countries. It will also review the institutional arrangements for UNIDO with refrence to its long range strategy to meet the challenges of industrialisation in the coming decades. The Third General Conference will have an important bearing on the formulation of industrial strategies and policies for the third development decade. It will be the General Assembly on the New International Economy Order.
Indian P & T Department is happy to issue a special postage stamp to comemorate the Third General Conference of the UNIDO. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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The design of the stamp, comprising the logo of the United Nations, industrial wheel and stylised human figures, symbolises international cooperation for industrial development.
First Day Cover
The first day cover designed by Shri Madhusudan Chaudhary depicts the logo of the United Nations with a sunburst of industrial wheels symbolising industrial development. |
| Stamp Currency |
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R |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.55 X 2.5 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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35 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Vertical |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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20,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Multicolour |
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