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ISSUE 129 - September 3, 2021 - Stamp News Online Magazine

Peace Stamps

International Day of Peace, Tuesday, September 21, 2021
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/

Peace Bridge Stamp - US and Canada
USA
1977 stamp commemorating 50th anniversary of Peace Bridge, crossing between the United States and Canada.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Bridge

 

Peace Cover - India
India
International Day of Peace September 21, 2005 first day of issue.

 

Peace Stamp - Iceland
Iceland
The Imagine Peace Tower (Icelandic: Friðarsúlan, meaning "the peace column") is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland. It consists of a tall "tower of light", projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. These words, and the name of the tower, are a reference to Lennon's peace anthem, Imagine.

The Tower consists of 15 searchlights with prisms that act as mirrors, reflecting the column of light vertically into the sky from a 10-metre wide wishing well. It often reaches cloudbase and indeed can be seen penetrating the cloud cover. On a clear night it appears to reach an altitude of at least 4000m. The power for the lights is provided by Iceland's unique geo-thermal energy grid. It uses approximately 75 kW of power.

Buried underneath the light tower are upward of 500,000 written wishes that Ono gathered over the years in another project, called "Wish Trees". Ono plans to have the tower lit every year from 9 October, Lennon's birthday, through 8 December, the date he was shot. Iceland was selected for the project because of its beauty and its eco-friendly use of geothermal energy.

Construction of the tower started on 9 October, 2006 when Ono dedicated the location, and it was officially unveiled on the same date in 2007. The ceremony was broadcast internationally to numerous television networks. In attendance with Ono were son Sean Lennon, bandmate Ringo Starr, and Olivia Harrison, widow of George Harrison, and Olivia's son Dhani Harrison. Paul McCartney was invited, but could not attend due to a court case. Yoko Ono said on the day of the inauguration that the tower was the best thing that she and John had ever done.
http://imaginepeace.com/archives/8263
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Peace_Tower

 

French Andorra Stamps
French Andorra

 

Australia Peace Stamp
Australia

 

Canada Peace Stamps
Canada
1946-47 Peace stamps commemorating the end of WW II and return to peacetime production.

 

German Peace Stamp
Germany
1961 Europa Common Theme

 

Cook Islands Peace Stamps
Cook Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands

 

Great Britain Peace Stamp issued 1946 celebrating the end of World War II.
Great Britain
Great Britain Peace issue 1946 celebrated end of World War II (right stamp).

 

Grenada Grenadines Peace Stamp
Grenada

 

Peace Stamp - Italy
Italy

 

Japan, Peace Stamp, 1951 Signing of Peace Treaty
Japan
1951 Signing of Peace Treaty

 

Cover with New Zealand Peace stamps sent to England in 1946.
New Zealand
Cover with New Zealand Peace stamps sent to England in 1946.

 

Peace Stamp - Poland 1978 "Peace" by Andre le Brun.
Poland
Poland 1978 “Peace” by Andre le Brun.

 

Peace Stamps, 2000 Peace in Somalia
Somalia
2000 Peace in Somalia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia

 
Peace Stamp, Spain 1997 seeks peace in its Basque region.
Spain

Spain 1997 seeks Peace in its Basque region

 
Switzerland issued PAX (Peace) stamps to celebrate the end of World War I.
Switzerland

Switzerland issued PAX (Peace) stamps to celebrate the end of World War I. Unfortunately, it was not long lasting…and more PAX stamps were issued in 1945 after World War II.

 

United Nations Cover, United Nations Conference, San Francisco, California 1945.
United Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
 
International Peace Garden Stamp, USA
US
 
Vatican World Day of Peace Stamp
Vatican
 
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