Bhutan : 40th Anniversary of the United Nations
Issue date: 24/10/1985
Souvenir sheet showing the Preamble to the United Nations Charter; has bright blue margins picturing the emblems (in black) of the UN agencies.
List of emblems surrounding the central stamp (from left down to right up):
- FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization);
- ILO (International Labour Organization);
- ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization);
- UPU (Universal Postal Union);
- WHO (World Health Organization);
- IMCO (In 1982, this Agency changed its name from Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) to International Maritime Organization (IMO), while maintaining the emblem of IMCO);
- WMO (World Meteorological Organization);
- UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund);
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization);
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union);
- IMF (International Monetary Fund);
- IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, also known as the World Bank).
Background: Three stamps were also issued at the same time as this souvenir sheet to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the United Nations.
After the Security Council unanimously voted on 9 February 1971 to recommend the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan to become a member nation of the UN, Bhutan became the 128th member of the United Nations on 21 September 1971 (as noted on the souvenir sheet).