Eradication Of Malaria

During 1961-64, Afghanistan issued many stamps and souvenir sheets to publicize the UN campaign to fight Malaria.

First set was issued on October 5, 1961. It contains two identical stamps and one SS, all were issued perforated and imperforated:

The second issue by Afghanistan was on September 5, 1962. A set of 11 identical design stamps was issued in addition to two SS's contain these 11 stamps. Again, all were issued perforated and imperforated:



This set was reissued surcharged on May 1, 1963. Here is one from the set:

The third and last issue by Afghanistan publicizing the Malaria campaign was on March 15, 1964. A set of 7 stamps, with two identical design stamps and one (or maybe two) SS was issued:


One of the stamps, the 4ps value, was issued also as revalued 10ps stamp:

Here are several stamps about Malaria not related to 1962 UN campaign against Malaria:

Malaria Control, issued by India on January 26, 1955 to publicize the five years plan:

Anti-Malaria work, issued by Turkey on December 31, 1961 to commemorate UNICEF activities:

Malaria control, definitive stamp, issued by Swaziland on April 24, 1962:

Anopheles mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis) and Malaria parasite infected blood cells, issued by Poland on August 19, 1978 to publicize the 4th international parasitological congress:

Malaria infected person, blood cells and mosquito, issued by Kenya on June 25, 1985 to publicize the 7th international congress of protozoology:

Anti-Malaria campaign, issued by Lundy local private post in 1962. All stamps have the mosquito emblem on the bottom but only the last stamp has Malaria related design, the Anopheles mosquito:

"In USSR Malaria was eradicated" says the slogan on USSR stamps issued on May 6, 1962 and June 23, 1962:

UN campaign against Malaria, issued by Poland on October 1, 1962. Stamps show Anopheles mosquito, Malaria parasite infected erythrocytes and Cinchona plant used as a anti-Malaria drug.

Anti-Malaria campaign, designed by the Belgian designer Jean Van Noten and issued by Congo DR on June 15, 1962;