UN postal agency to issue special Diwali stamp next month

Washington, September 8: The United Nations (UN) will be giving a Diwali gift as its postal agency will issue special stamps in New York next month to commemorate the festival. The United Nations Postal Administration will issue a New York special event sheet on the 19th of October to commemorate the festival.

 

The sheet in the denomination of USD 1.15 contains ten stamps and tabs featuring festive lights and the symbolic lamps known as ‘diyas'.

The background of the sheet features the United Nations Headquarters building illuminated with the message of “Happy Diwali” to celebrate the spirit of the festival.

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin welcomed the announcement with a tweet, “Nice Diwali gift from @unstamps coming next month.”

The United States Postal Service (USPS) had in October 2016 launched a commemorative stamp in honour of the festival of Diwali.

 

Last year, Six top diplomats, including an Indian woman, were felicitated with the inaugural Diwali "Power of One" award at the UN headquarters for their contribution to help form a more "perfect, peaceful and secure world".

The awards were presented on the occasion of the first anniversary of the US Postal Service's issuing of a forever Diwali stamp in 2016.