India 20 Paise United Nations 25th Anniversary
Indian First Day Cover commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations, postmarked New Delhi on 26 June 1970. The cream envelope features a teal cachet with the official UN emblem (polar azimuthal world map with olive branches) and bilingual Hindi-English text. The 20-paise blue stamp displays the UN letters and anniversary designation, paired with a bilingual circular postmark.
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The cachet features the official United Nations emblem — a polar azimuthal equidistant world map surrounded by olive branches — printed in teal/cyan on the cream envelope. Below the emblem is bilingual text in Hindi (Devanagari script) and English reading 'United Nations – 25th Anniversary.' The stamp (20 paise, India) is blue and displays the large letters 'UN' with 'XXV ANNIVERSARY' below and the UN emblem in the upper right. The circular hand-applied postmark reads 'New Delhi / 26-6-70 / U.N. XXV Anniversary' in both Hindi and English. The envelope shows moderate aging with visible creasing.
The cachet features the official United Nations emblem in teal, consisting of a polar azimuthal world map surrounded by olive branches, with bilingual text in Hindi and English commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations. The stamp, valued at 20 paise, is blue and displays the UN letters with an 'ANNIVERSARY' inscription. The postmark is circular with text in Hindi and English, including the date and location 'NEW DELHI.' The cover is in good condition with slight wrinkling.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)