Doves As Symbols Of Peace

On the background of the UN Peace Dove, North Korea showed cheerful youth for the International Year of Youth 1985. Note Peace placards and crossed out A-bomb at lower right.

More than 50 Peace Doves from Bangladesh are flying for the United Nations' 50th anniversary in 1995.

Peace between Egypt and Israel was signed in 1979 a year after the Camp David Accords, mediated by US president Jimmy Carter.

For the 24th of December: a Peace Dove nesting in a Christmas tree, painted by Chiara Dattola.

Doves are often seen as a decoration on New Zealand Christmas trees. But the dove depicted on this stamp is part of a larger stained-glass window at St Aidan's Anglican Church, Remuera, Auckland (The Sarah Selwyn window). Here the white Dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

A Canadian Peace Dove for Christmas.

Poland Sc#1320 1965
20th anniv victory over Fascism.
Picasso Peace Dove.

Ghana
1962
World without the Bomb.

Romania commemorated the 9th of May 1945 with a Peace Dove over a faded photograph from those times.



(Hi Rod, nice to see another Picasso. K.)

In 2006 Singapore issued a double set of 4 stamps, designed in the style of stained-glass windows, commemorating important celebrations. The Peace Dove represented Christmas. One stamp is for local mail, the other for international mail.

The Peace Dove over Gaza is being strangled by a heavy chain. Issued by Yemen, 2009.

Hi Kris,
more Picasso.

I have no idea if these have appeared prior.
The green stamp image is not mine.

Peace Race
An annual multiple stage bicycle race held in the Eastern Bloc states of Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Poland. First organized in 1948, it was originally created with the intent of relieving tensions existing between Central European countries following the interwar period and World War II.

Niuafo'ou is a small caldera island at the border between today and tomorrow. It belongs to the Tonga group of islands and lies close to the international dateline, making it one of the first islands to greet the new year. Mail was brought to passing ships in tin cans because there is no harbor to load and unload, now the island even has a small airstrip.

Receiving the Tin Can Mail.
(from the cover of "Australian Stamp News" circa 1970)

Tonga's beautiful flora and fauna stamps are popular among collectors. An acquaintance gave me a registered cover from the stamp section on Nuku'Alofa, On Her Majesty's Service, with official airmail Peace Doves (selfadhesive). Unfortunately I can't read the date. Rod, do you have any more information on these stamps? And thanks for adding the photo.