And now for something completely different...

A front view of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel on a ticket from the New York World's Fair 1964-65 (UAR Pavillion).

UNESCO Campaign - Dahomey

It's finally here!  I have been looking for this FDC for ages and it was well worth the wait! 

It was issued on 09 March 1964, in Cotonou, in the Republic of Dahomey which existed from 1960 - following independence from being a French colony - until 1975 when it became the People's Republic of Benin.   Cotonou is still Benin's largest city today.

UNESCO Campaign - Pakistan overprinted Bangladesh

  

Pakistan stamps overprinted BANGLADESH

These types of stamps exist in different varieties, printed in English and/or Bengali and with different colour inks.  I have not found them in catalogues but came across an interesting discussion on the subject on a collectors' forum.  A short extract is reproduced below:

"Immediately after the establishment of Bangladesh's Government , the post office could not afford printing new stamps for Bangladesh. Instead, they overprinted Pakistani stamps and postal stationery with the new country name "BANGLADESH" (valid March 26, 1971 until April 30, 1973).
The overprints were in English only - see
http://homepage3.nifty.com/~mariamma/tak-p11i.jpg and http://www.malariastamps.com/images/Pakistan/160_HandStamp2_z_z.jpghttp://www.malariastamps.com/images/Pakistan/160_HandStamp2_z_z.jpg ; in both English and Bengali letters - see http://www.malariastamps.com/images/Pakistan/160_HandStamp4_z_z.jpg ; and in Bengali letters only.

In the latter half of 1972, new Bangladeshi stamps were provided to post offices in the country. As a result, in 1973, Pakistani stamps, even with "BANGLADESH" overprints, became invalid throughout Bangladesh. (...)There were 14 former eastern districts plus a few others and all issued their own handstamps. I guess, that when order was restored and regular stamps were issued, they threw away the overprint devices and thus no combined record of who or where had that particular handstamp seems to exist."  (www.collectingbanter.com).

A great source of information - though unofficial - can be found here (www.paperheritage.co.uk).  

UNESCO Campaign - Pakistan

 

(Front cover and inside view)

A nice philatelic document from Pakistan containing the two commemorative stamps for the UNESCO Campaign to Save Nubian Monuments (SG 211 and SG 212), issued on 30 March 1964.

The document describes the stamps:

"13-paisa:  Depicts the Temple of Thot on the left and an inset of three standing figures on the right.  This inset is relevant to the Temple of Thot and represents Queen Nefertari (in the middle) and her maids performing some ritual."

"50-paisa:  Depicts a side view of the rock containing four colossal figures of Rameses II.  This is generally known as the Temple of Abu Simbel.  A partial view of the river Nile and its banks is also shown on the left."

The document folds into three parts and contains several black and white pictures of Abu Simbel and Philae temples with a geographical and historical description of the region.  It explains why the monuments would be lost without the intervention of the UNESCO.

UNESCO Campaign - Upper Volta

Stamps and First Day Covers from Haute-Volta (now Burkina Faso). Issued in 1964, for the UNESCO Campaign to save Nubian monuments, it depicts a colossal statue of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.

UNESCO Campaign - Mali FDC

 

First Day Cover issued on 09 March 1964 in Bamako.

UNESCO Campaign - Egypt FDC

First Day Cover issued in Cairo on 24 October 1964,

for the Campaign to Save Nubian Monuments, with 

the full set of commemorative stamps.

UNESCO Campaign - Tunisia FDC

First Day Cover, issued on 08 March 1964, 

in aid of the UNESCO Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia.

The stamp depicts Philae while the envelope's illustration is of Abu
Simbel.

UNESCO Campaign - Pakistan

First Day Cover issued in Lahore on 30 March 1964
Stamps show Philae and Abu Simbel temples, SG 211-2

UNESCO Campaign - Chad FDC

UNESCO Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia,
Ramses II on his war chariot, painting from Abu Simbel temple

First Day Cover, Fort-Lamy, Chad
09 March 1964

UNESCO Campaign - Senegal FDC

First day cover issued in Dakar on 07 March 1964

UNESCO Campaign - Algeria FDC

First day cover issued in Algiers on 28 June 1964

UNESCO Campaign - Mauritania FDC

First day cover, issued in Nouakchott, on 08 March 1964, with stamps SG 188-90.

Nubian Monuments - Egypt

Egypt, 1964, SG 784

Colossus of Ramses II at Abu Simbel

UNESCO Campaign - Jordan

Jordan, 1964, SG 595-7

Colossal statues of Ramses II at Abu Simbel

UNESCO Campaign - Cote Francaise des Somalis FDC

Cote Francaise des Somalis, 1964, SG 481

First Day Cover

Issued in Djibouti on 28 August 1964

UNESCO Campaign - Mali

The Republic of Mali issue of 1964 for the UNESCO Campaign to save the Nubian monuments (SG81-2).

The stamps depict Cleopatra and Ptolemy at Kom-Ombo.

UNESCO Campaign - Senegal

Airmail stamp issued by the Republic of Senegal in 1964 for the UNESCO Campaign to preserve the monuments of Nubia (SG 273).

UNESCO Campaign - Tunisia

This stamps depicts the gateway to the great temple at Philae. It was issued in 1964 in Tunisia for the UNESCO Campaign to save the monuments of Nubia (SG 594).

UNESCO Campaign - Algeria

These stamps were issued in Algeria in 1964 for the UNESCO Campaign to preserve the monuments of Nubia. The first one depicts a painting from Abu Simbel showing Ramses II on his war chariot (SG 435); the second shows the colossal statues of Ramses II (SG 436).

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