Description
F.s. 3,00 (2002) Full Sheet
To honour the admission of Switzerland as a new member of the United Nations.
The design is a graphic interpretation of a cross and a dove with the Swiss flag in orange and blue tones.
In a historic referendum Switzerland voted to join the United Nations on 3 March 2002. Switzerland will formally join the United Nations at a session of the UN General Assembly in September 2002. Switzerland will become the one hundred-ninetieth Member of the United Nations.
Denomination:
CHF 3,00 (sheet of 20 stamps)
Printing:
Printed in offset lithography by The House of Questa (United Kingdom)
Quantity:
580,000 stamps (29,000 sheets)
Designer:
Thierry Clauson (Switzerland)
Specification:
35.96 mm horizontally by 25.73 mm vertically. Perforation: 14
