4c Fifth World Forestry Congress single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This World Forestry Congress Issue stamp commemorated the Fifth World Forestry Congress, which met in Seattle, Washington from August 29-September 10, 1960. The meeting was sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Participants, including over sixty countries, gather to discuss topics such as forest conservation, management and policies. The stamp features the official seal of the Congress, which include a globe and a tree, with smaller images of a deer, a waterfall, tree stump with an axe, a hiker and a sheep.

United States; United Nations; World Forestry Congress; Seattle; Washington; meeting ; gathering; organization; food; agriculture; forest; conservation; management; policy; seal; globe; map; tree; waterfall; axe; hiker; man; sheep; animal

Date

August 29, 1960

Object number

1980.2493.5332

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (green); adhesive / engraving

Place

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Environment

Organizations & Associations

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b8393e15-9596-472a-913a-792071451e62

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5332