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Fossil-found place on stamps of United Nations

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The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is the postal agency of the United Nations.
It issues postage stamps and postal stationery, denominated in the United States dollars for the United Nations offices in New York, in Swiss francs for the offices in Geneva and in euros (formerly schillings) for the offices in Vienna, Austria.
Postage rates charged are identical to those of the host nation.
Only United Nations stamps in the appropriate currency may be used at a given United Nations office.
In practice however, most UN agencies use meters, and the stamps are most often used by tourists and collectors. Since the stamps may not be used outside the UN offices, they may be purchased in bulk on the secondary market as discount postage at well below face value. [R1]



Some stamps of the United Nations Postal Administration to consider: fossil found places

19.03.1999 "World Heritage: Australia" [O1]
UN Postal Administration (Vienna) UN Postal Administration (Geneva) UN Postal Administration (New York City)
Australian Willandra lakes, fossil found place, on stamps of United Nations 1999 Australian Willandra lakes, fossil found place, on stamps of United Nations 1999 Australian Willandra lakes, fossil found place, on stamps of United Nations 1999
20.06.2023 - "Don’t Choose Extinction"[O2]
UN Postal Administration (Vienna) UN Postal Administration (Geneva) UN Postal Administration (New York City)
Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction stamp of UN, Austria 2023 Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction stamp of UN, Switzerland 2023 Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction stamp of UN, USA 2023

Notes:
Australian Willandra lakes, fossil found place, on stamps of United Nations 1999
Australian Willandra lakes, fossil found place, on stamps of United Nations (New york, USA) 1999 MiNr.: 814, Scott: 756f

[O1] These stamps were printed in sheets and in a souvenir booklets.
The Willandra Lakes Region, in the semi-arid zone in southwest New South Wales (NSW), contains a relict lake system whose sediments, geomorphology and soils contain an outstanding record of a low-altitude, non-glaciated Pleistocene landscape.
It also contains an outstanding record of the glacial-interglacial climatic oscillations of the late Pleistocene, particularly over the last 100,000 years.
Ceasing to function as a lake ecosystem some 18,500 years ago, Willandra Lakes provides excellent conditions to document life in the Pleistocene epoch, the period when humans evolved into their present form.

The undisturbed stratigraphic context provides outstanding evidence for the economic life of Homo sapiens sapiens to be reconstructed.
Archaeological remains such as hearths, stone tools and shell middens show a remarkable adaptation to local resources and a fascinating interaction between human culture and the changing natural environment.
Several well-preserved fossils of giant marsupials have also been found here. [R2]
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[O2] United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued three Souvenir-Sheets on 20th June 2023 in support of the "Don’t Choose Extinction" campaign, which was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2021 for the COP26 UN Climate Summit.
The campaign calls for an end to fossil fuels and a global transition towards sustainable, green economies. At the heart of the campaign is a short film launched by UNDP featuring an animated dinosaur named Frankie (voiced by actor Jack Black), who storms up to the General Assembly podium at United Nations Headquarters in New York, shocking diplomats and urging world leaders to take action before it is too late. Frankie the Dino calls out Governments for spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies.
The three Souvenir-Sheets feature Frankie the Dino in the General Assembly Hall.
Each sheet has a QR code that when scanned will launch the full video about Frankie addressing world leaders to take action against climate change.
Frankie ends his speech by declaring to the audience: “It’s time for you humans to stop making excuses and start making changes. Don’t Choose Extinction!”. [R3]
For more details please click here.



Commemorative Postmarks directly related to Paleontology and Paleoanthropology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, fossils, human ancestors, paleontologists

Legend is here
20.06.2023 - "Don’t Choose Extinction": UN Austria (Vienna), UN Geneva (Switzerland) UN New York (USA) [O2] [FDC]
Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction postmark of UN, Austria 2023 Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction postmark of UN, Switzerland 2023 Therapod dinosaur on the Don’t Choose Extinction postmark of UN, USA 2023



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Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for reviewing the draft page and his valuable comments.


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