20th Anniversary - World Federation of United Nations Associations
An Artcraft cachet FDC commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, postmarked January 31, 1966 from the United Nations in New York. The elegant black-and-white engraved cachet features the iconic UN Building and WFUNA emblem. Franked with a block of four 5-cent UN stamps depicting a vibrant globe surrounded by radiating multicolored flags representing international cooperation.
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The cachet features a black-and-white engraved illustration of the United Nations Building in New York City skyline, accompanied by the UN emblem (WFUNA logo) and script text reading '20th Anniversary' with block lettering 'World Federation of United Nations Associations.' The stamps are a block of four 5-cent United Nations stamps depicting a colorful globe surrounded by radiating multicolored rectangular flags in red, blue, green, yellow, and orange on a gray background. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation reading 'United Nations, Jan. 31, 1966, New York' with a wavy line cancel overlapping the stamp block. The cover is in excellent condition with selvage visible on the right margin of the stamp block showing WFUNA and 1966 imprint.
A First Day Cover commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), featuring a black-and-white engraved cachet of the United Nations Building in New York City, with the WFUNA emblem and the text '20th Anniversary' prominently displayed. The cover is franked with a block of four 5-cent United Nations stamps depicting a globe surrounded by radiating multicolored flags symbolizing international cooperation. The postmark is a circular cancellation from the United Nations, New York, dated January 31, 1966, with the text 'UNITED NATIONS' and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' clearly visible. The envelope is in excellent condition with crisp artwork and a clean postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)