“ Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People” is a UN postage stamp dedicated to the rights of the Palestinian people . Issued on January 30, 1981 in three languages: English , French and German .
| The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people | |
|---|---|
| English Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People | |
 15 cents UN stamp in English issued in New York ( 1981 ) | |
| Type of | commemorative |
| Country of issue |  UN |
| Place of issue |  USA : New York ( Sc # 343) [1] Switzerland : Geneva ( Sc # 98) [2] Austria : Vienna ( Sc # 17) [3] |
| Date of issue | January 30, 1981 |
| Face value | 15 cents, 80 centimes , 4 shillings |
| Pronging | 11¾ |
| Circulation (copies) | 5.9 million |
Content
- 1 Historical context
- 2 Description
- 3 Issue
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Historical Context
In 1974, the United Nations invited Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, to open a two-week debate on the status of the Palestinian people. After discussion, the General Assembly adopted a resolution reaffirming the rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, the right to national independence and the right to return to their homes and property [4] . In 1978, pursuant to resolution 32/40, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to establish a Palestinian Rights , namely Secretariat . One of the tasks of this Division, together with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People , was to organize the annual celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People , scheduled for November 29. This date was not chosen by chance, since on that day in 1947 the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II) , which provides for the creation of a "Jewish" and "Arab state" in Palestine , with Jerusalem as a separate city under special international status. As a result of the ensuing Arab-Israeli war , only one of these two states was created - Israel [5] [6] .
On December 12, 1979, at the 100th plenary meeting, representatives of the member countries of the UN General Assembly, having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, on the basis of their resolutions 32 / 40B of December 2, 1977 and 33/28 of December 7, 1978, instructed Secretary-General to direct UN Postal Administration to issue a series of commemorative postage stamps . The purpose of this event was to give as much publicity as possible to the serious situation around the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people [7] . At the same time, an appeal was made to the member countries of the UN General Assembly to annually celebrate November 29 as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, accompanying this memorable date with the release of special stamps [8] .
Description
A 15- cent English stamp was intended for mailing from the UN headquarters in New York to two post offices: the first, open to visitors and used by the UN Postal Administration , the second in the Secretariat building, managed by the US Postal Service . Two other types of stamps - in French with a face value of 0.80 francs and in German with a face value of 4 shillings - were intended for use at the UN headquarters in Geneva . Stamps in English and French were printed in the amount of 1.9 million pieces each, in German - 2.1 million copies [9] . A total of 5.9 million stamps were printed [10] .
On the English version of pale green under two parallel diagonal stripes of orange and purple colors at an angle are placed the inscription black in English. “INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE” and white - “UNITED NATIONS” , under which is the symbol of the United Nations - a globe surrounded by white olive branches [11] . On the French version, released in Geneva by Helio Courvoisier SA and La Chaux-de-Fonds , there are purple and gold stripes on a yellow background with a red inscription fr. "LES DROITS INALIÉNABLES DU PEUPLE PALESTINIEN" and black - "NATIONS UNIES" [12] . On the German version of the postal miniature released in Vienna , stripes of yellow and purple colors are placed on a pink background with the inscription red in it. “UNVERÄUSSERLICHE RECHTE DES PALÄSTINENSISCHEN VOLKES” and white “VEREINTE NATIONEN” [13] [14] . Perforation on all grades is 11¾ [15] .
Emission
Stamps of three types went on sale on January 30, 1981 [16] [17] .
Even before the stamps were issued, the Zionist Organization of America advised them to boycott [18] . The editor and publisher of the philatelic magazine Linn's Stamp News , Michael Lawrence, stated that there was a disaster with these stamps because “many of the stamp merchants in the United States are Jewish.” In turn, the head of the UN Postal Administration Gisela Grunewald said that [19] :
I think we answered 20 thousand letters on this issue. There was a rumor that the UN issued stamps in honor of the PLO and that the proceeds from the brand would be directed to Mr. Arafat. It is very difficult to explain to the public the difference between the PLO and the Palestinian people.
Original textI think we answered 20,000 letters on that issue. There was a rumor that the UN was issuing a stamp to honor the PLO and that revenue from the stamp would be sent to Mr. Arafat. It is very difficult to explain to the public the difference between the PLO and the Palestinian people.
In 2011, the re-issue of stamps with a circulation of 500 copies took place [20] .
See also
- History of Palestine Post and Postage Stamps
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
- UN Postal Administration
Notes
- ↑ 15c Rights of the Palestinian People . All UN stamps. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ 80c Palestinian Rights . All UN stamps. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ 4s Palestinian Rights . All UN stamps. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ 1981 NY Inalienable Rights of - Catalog # UN343 . . Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People . UNOstamps (February 8, 2008). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Alec D. Epstein . Chapter Five The completion of the British mandate, the Arab-Israeli war of 1947-1949 and the emergence of the problem of Palestinian refugees // Israel and the problem of Palestinian refugees: history and politics . - [1] . - M .: Institute of the Middle East, 2005. - 213 p.
- ↑ General Assembly - Thirty-fourth Session . UN (December 12, 1978). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ 34/65. Question of Palestine (inaccessible link) . . Date of treatment July 22, 2014. Archived March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Waldheim Defends Issuance of Pro-palestianian Stamps by the UN Postal Administration . Jewish Telegraphic Agency (January 28, 1981). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ UN Palestinian Stamp Not Selling . Jewish Telegraphic Agency (February 3, 1981). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Nossiter BD A job at stake on UN turf stirs up the big powers; Notes on the UN // The New York Times . - 1981. - February 17. (English) (Retrieved April 2, 2017)
- ↑ Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Issue . eBay . Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ UN Vienna # 17 MNH. Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Link unavailable) . ihobb.com. Date of treatment July 22, 2014. Archived April 10, 2015.
- ↑ UN Vienna 1981 SG # V17 Inalienable Rights MNH . eBay. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ 1981 Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People . Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) . UNISPAL. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Palestinian rights issue of UN offices in Vienna . STAMPDATA. Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ ZOA Urges No Protest when UN Issues Palestinian Stamp . Jewish Telegraphic Agency (December 3, 1980). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ UN Stamp Collectors on Endangered List . Los Angeles Times (December 4, 1988). Date of treatment July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Inalienable Rights of The Palestinian People. United Nations stamp from 1981 (link unavailable) . Date of treatment July 22, 2014. Archived on February 15, 2015.
Links
- Zaydman I. Who sets the tone in the theater of the absurd? Why the UN does not like Israel . Readers and writers: There is an opinion . Berlin, Germany: Jewish panorama (August 28, 2015). Date of treatment November 7, 2015. Archived on November 7, 2015.