Greetings from the United Nations, Vienna
As
you know, the United Nations is the only organization in the world which is
neither a country nor a territory that is permitted to issue postage stamps. It
is also the only postal authority to issue stamps in three different
currencies, namely U.S. dollars, Swiss francs and Euro. These stamps are issued
simultaneously at UN offices in New York, Geneva and Vienna and valid for
postage on mails only from the corresponding office. I am lucky again to
receive a postcard sent from UN office in Vienna, after the previous one from New York. Many thanks to my friend Betti who lives in Vienna and sent me this wonderful
surprise when she visited the UN office! The two stamps on the left with lower
face value were issued to feature two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Austria: the
Eggenberg Castle in old city of Graz (0.04 Euro) and the Semmering Railway (0.07
Euro), very beautiful and much appreciated!
Reference: UNPA
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