The United Nations Postal Administration will issue campaign promotion peace stamps and souvenirs on July 23 to commemorate the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
       The Olympic Games were originally scheduled to start on July 23 and last until August 8. It was originally scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 20, 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the stamps issued by UNPA for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled to be issued in 2020.
       UNPA reported that it worked closely with the International Olympic Committee to issue these stamps.
       UNPA said in its newly released announcement: “Our goal is to promote the positive impact of sports on mankind because we strive for peace and international understanding.”
       Speaking of the Olympics, UNPA said: “One of the goals of this great international sporting event is to promote peace, respect, mutual understanding and goodwill-its common goals with the United Nations.”
       The Sport for Peace issue includes 21 stamps. Three stamps are on separate sheets, one for each UN post office. The other 18 are in six panes, eight in each grid and two in each post office. Each pane includes three different tenant (side-by-side) designs.
       The two panes of the post office of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City represent sailing ships and baseballs.
       The Sailing pane includes eight 55-cent stamps with three different designs. The design on the pink background shows a bird flying over two people who are driving a small boat. The two stamps on the sky blue background form a continuous design, with two teams of two women in the foreground. A bird sits on the bow of one of the ships. Other sailing ships are in the background.
       Each stamp is engraved with the words “Sport For Peace”, including the 2021 date, five interlocking rings, the initials “UN” and the denomination. The five Olympic rings are not shown in color on the stamps, but they do appear in five colors (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on the border above the stamp or the upper right corner of the frame.
       Also on the border above the stamp, the United Nations emblem is on the left, the words “Sport For Peace” next to it, and the “International Olympic Committee” is on the right of the five rings.
       The borders on the left, right and bottom of the eight stamps are perforated. The word “nautical” is written vertically on the perforated border next to the stamp in the upper left corner; the name of the illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto is on the edge of the cloth next to the stamp in the lower right corner.
       An article on the Lagom Design website (www.lagomdesign.co.uk) describes the artwork of this Yokohama illustrator: “Satoshi was deeply influenced and inspired by the line styles of the 1950s and 1960s, including a dictionary of children’s illustrations and colors The prints of that period, as well as crafts and travels. He continued to develop his clear and unique style of painting, and his work often appeared in Monocle magazine.”
       In addition to creating illustrations for the stamps, Hashimoto also drew images for the border, including buildings, a bridge, a statue of a dog (probably Hachiko), and two runners carrying the Olympic torch and approaching Mount Fuji from different directions.
       The finished pane is an additional image of the colored Olympic rings and two copyright signs and the date of 2021 (the lower left corner is the acronym of the United Nations, and the lower right corner is the International Olympic Committee).
       The same illustrations and inscriptions appear on the borders of eight $1.20 baseball stamps. These three designs respectively show a batter and a catcher and referee with an orange background, a batter with a light green background and a pitcher with a light green background.
       The other panes follow the same basic format, although the inscription at the United Nations Post Office at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland is in French; and the German version at the United Nations Post Office at the Vienna International Center in Austria.
       The stamps used by the Palais des Nations are priced in Swiss francs. Judo is on the 1 franc stamp and 1.50 franc is diving. The images in the border show buildings; high-speed trains; and pandas, elephants, and giraffes.
       The 0.85 Euro and 1 Euro stamps used by the Vienna International Center show equestrian competitions and golf competitions respectively. The illustrations on the border are buildings, elevated monorails, bird song and a cat statue raising a paw. This kind of statuette is called a beckoning cat, which means a beckoning or welcoming cat.
       Each sheet has a stamp on the left, an inscription on the right, and a frame image that matches the 8 panes of the post office.
       The $1.20 stamp on the small sheet used by the New York office depicts an Olympic athlete standing in the middle of the stadium. He wears a laurel leaf crown and admires his gold medal. White pigeons with olive branches are also shown.
       The inscription reads: “The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee have the universal values ​​of respect, unity and peace, and they build a more peaceful and better world through sports. They have maintained global peace, tolerance and tolerance during the Olympics and Paralympics. The spirit of understanding jointly promotes the Olympic Truce.”
       The 2fr stamp from the United Nations Post Office in Geneva depicts a woman running with an Olympic torch while a white dove is flying by her side. Shown in the background are Mount Fuji, Tokyo Tower and various other buildings.
       The 1.80 Euro stamp of the Vienna International Center Post Office shows pigeons, irises and a cauldron with the Olympic flame.
       According to UNPA, Cartor Security Printer uses six colors to print stamps and souvenirs. The size of each small sheet is 114 mm x 70 mm, and the eight panes are 196 mm x 127 mm. The size of the stamp is 35 mm x 35 mm.
       For ordering information, please visit the website unstamps.org; email unpanyinquiries@un.org; or write to UNPA, Box 5900, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163-5900.