Doves As Symbols Of Peace

San Marino issued a beautiful Peace Dove with a broken chain in front of the Brandenburger Tor for the Day of German unity in 1991.



(Hi Rod, Indeed Cantua buxifolia might be the Dove's flowers, especially since that species does occur in the Andes region and the Campsis vine grows further north. I was at first unsure because the pistil wasn't visible and the flowers seemed short. K.)

Hi Kris,
I have always been interested in iconography, and allegory.

I chose Cantua buxifolia because it is one of the two National Flowers of Bolivia.

Rotary projects in many countries have been honored with stamps showing the Peace Dove. This one Philippines 2010.

Egypt honored the Cairo Rotary Club in 1979. The great Alabaster Mosque, built in the first half of the 19th century, is seen in the foreground.

North Korea 1996; a beautiful combination of Dove and protecting hand! The Congress is the world's largest environmental and nature conservation event, 6,000 delegates from around the globe, including representatives of 170 governments meet every 4 years. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN was founded in 1948.

I am just catching up on things having been in the UK and offline for much of September. This thread caught my eye and at the same time brought back such fond memories.

Our village sits on the old 'Green Line' next to what was once Transjordan [now Palestine/West Bank]. The much-hated security wall stands at the end of our fields. We were founded in 1950 after breaking away from another Kibbutz 1 kilometer up the road......we survived and they quickly faded away.
Our village logo was designed by a friend of the new Kibbutz to be used on letterheads, envelopes, advertisements etc. The Dove of Peace was incorporated into the design because of the friendly relations we had with our Arab neighbours which continue until this day.



Above is a Proof Copy, the only known copy surviving, from 1956 with notations.

In 2010 I used the logo for a display in our community centre during one of the Jewish Holidays and it went down rather well with the uninformed members ! I had used the logo on stamps and sheets of Israel stamps much to their surprise !







Next.....the other fond memory from 2010 !

Londonbus1

Memories..........

In the spring of 2010 I was invited to prepare an article for an upcoming issue of the British Philatelic Bulletin about War and Peace Thematics. The issue commemorated Rememberance Day in the UK.





I chose a number of Stamps,Labels and Postmarks for inclusion within the article. There was not room for them all but I show some below, a few of my favourites for this important topic.

The Philatelic 'Dove of Peace'.

1946-48, American, British and Russian Zone issue, top value of 1947 definitive set. One of my very favorites the broken chain symbolizing freedom and the release of the Dove for Peace....superb design.



1983 British FDC postmark for the Christmas issue, Type 1 Bureau and one of the stamps from the same year 'World at Peace', Dove and Blackbird.





Finally for now, the Dove and Olive branch on the 1946 Victory issue of Great Britain, 3d value.



More another time.

Londonbus1

I have been through the pages and some very nice and symbolic items have been presented.
Just a couple of points/answers while I am here.

On page 3, Rod showed a scan which he stated was not his. I believe it was mine and I can clear up the query which followed but also add another !
The scan is from the 2008 'Noah's Ark, the Flood and the Stamp' Prestige Book for Children. It was produced for the big International/Stamp Championship in Tel Aviv of that year and is a block of Kiss die-Cut self-adhesives using the same design as the area of the stamps in the issued miniature sheet [2007]. The pages of the booklet were on thickish card.
The sheet shown by Kris in a follow-up post showed the value of NIS2.20 which was not on the issued sheet [NIS2.25]. I believe this was taken from a publicity picture earlier in the year before the postal rate rise, pre-issue.
Kris, can you enlighten us/me ?

I also want to add something about the Egypt stamp shown earlier which, while nothing to do with Doves of Peace, is rather amusing.

The Alabaster Mosque is known locally as the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Egyptian ruler for most of the first half of the 19th century. His tomb lies within the Mosque.
I have visited this holy Place a couple of times and I can say the interior, which is dull and architecturally unimaginative, bears no resemblance to the magnificent exterior with it's Domes and Minarets. I wonder if Ali used different designers ? !
Anyway, there is a clock inside nicknamed the 'Gingerbread' clock which was given to Mohammed Ali by the French King Louis-Philippe in exchange for a magnificent-looking Obelisk from Luxor. While the Obelisk still stands proudly today in the Place de La Concorde in Paris, the Clock, which has never worked, sits forlornly inside the dull interior of Ali's Mosque.
"Fair exchange is no Robbery".......maybe not !

Londonbus1

Thanks Michael, a couple of nice posts.

Honduras issued a Peace Dove-Hand marked with the outlines of the country, for a conference on peace.



(Hi, London, What a fascinating story from Yad Hanna! (I found it on the map.) Is there any way in which I can find a copy of your contribution in the British Ph Bulletin? Your zone Dove, seen on earlier posts, is also one of my favorites, especially because the chain is broken. And the two snow birds under the map of the world is such a great design; they are both carrying the umbrella. And the victory issue has the tools for rebuilding. Unfortunately I don't know any more about Noah. (I didn't think the interior of the Mosque was dull at all, but then I haven't seen many.) K.

Germany 1936
15 pfennig
Allegory of Vacation and Recreation.
Scott 478
1 of a pair. (Used with face damage)

Belgium issued a stamp with a most unusual Peace Dove-Hand for the international Year of Peace in 1986.



(Hi Rod, Comment on the Weltkongress: only few people go on vacation with their sleeves rolled up and carrying a sledge hammer. K.)

G'day Kris,



Indeed, I was discombobulated when I first spied that issue.
The gentleman is wearing the leather headgear of the blacksmith as well.

That is why I really like studying allegory and iconography, trying to decipher what the designer had in mind.

Like this French Issue, what does it all mean?

France by Luquet
Council of Europe
Sc# 1O45

2f20 or .31 Euro

I think the young lass, is propelling the circle of stars along with a stick,
The doves for peace.

The Council of Europe, Conseil de l'Europe was founded in 1949, and has today 47 members. It has changed over time but is the body responsible for fixing EU goals and priorities. Flag and logo have 12 stars in a circle, with an e. The Saar became an associate member in 1950, several years before it voted to become a German province. The dark structure represents the Cathedral of Straßburg, main seat of the Europarat.





(Hi Rod, Yes, the lass is rolling the stars along, sometimes an institution as large as the Conceil needs prodding. Maybe she is a daughter of Marianne, whom you know from French stamps and the French revolution. K.)

Republic of South Africa.
1947
1 penny, Tuberculosis charity seal.
Tete beche pair.