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Another design on a beautiful sheet, calling for action to protect the environment, this one from Azerbaijan, 2014. Each animal is also pictured on a separate stamp.  |
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Saplings cannot be planted until the land becomes safe again. Issued in honor of the victims of undetected mines and the specialists who remove land mines as seen in the background.  |
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Another example of the topic environmental protection by planting trees; last year was the International Year of Soils.  |
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Hands and a broken olive sprig, printed by photogravure on granite paper (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by San Marino on May 15, 1981 to publicize the International Year of the Disabled, Scott No. 1000. - nethryk  |
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The UN General Assembly is meeting again these days. The stamp issued by Bangladesh shows hands of various colors and ages, representing the many nations and celebrating the UN's 50th birthday.  |
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Hand releasing doves, printed by lithography, and issued by Spain on November 23, 1976 to publicize the 11th Philatelic Exhibition of the National Association of the Handicapped, Scott No. 2017. - nethryk  |
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Armenia honored the Year of Soils with a stamp promoting planting trees.  |
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Here is an mage of a stamp publicizing the United Nations' "Freedom from Hunger" campaign, printed by lithography, and issued by Syria on March 21, 1963, Scott No. 453. - nethryk  |
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This 1978, 11 Sucre airmail stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security.  |
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Hand protecting playing children, designed by Hungarian-born Israeli artist George Hamori (1918- ), printed by photogravure, and issued by Australia on September 5, 1973 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Legacy, a charitable organization helping the families of Defence Force veterans. - nethryk  |
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Denmark's stamp for the Think Green movement this year shows hands of different color.  (Hi Nethryk, I like that Australian silhouette. K.) |
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The 16th of October is World Food Day. Hands of different colors holding a symbolic stalk of grain. (see also the 4th of October above)  |
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Kris Rascher - Thanks. Here's another one from Oz: Hand, survey rule, graph and punched tape, designed by Robert Ingpen (1936- ), printed by photogravure, and issued by Australia on June 15, 1976 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Scott No. 636. - nethryk  |
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Afghanistan and China celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations; but the Old Silk Road suggests that trade between the two peoples has been going for much longer than 50 years. (Note difference in the color of the hands.) Does anyone recognize the fortress on the right?  |
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