US 1965 Centenary of International Telecommunication Union (I.T.U.) 11c. Scott. 1274


US 1965 Centenary of International Telecommunication Union (I.T.U.) 11c. Scott. 1274


Series: Centenary of International Telecommunication Union (I.T.U.)

Stamp details: Galt Projection World Map and Radio Sine Wave

Issued date: 06-10-1965 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 11c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1274
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1256
Michel (Germany): 890
Yvert et Tellier (France): 791

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Black, carmine and bister
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Telecommunication, Map, Wave

Total print: 26,995,000 (estimate)

Description: The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, making it the oldest UN agency. The ITU was initially aimed at helping connect telegraphic networks between countries, with its mandate consistently broadening with the advent of new communications technologies; it adopted its current name in 1934 to reflect its expanded responsibilities over radio and the telephone. On 15 November 1947, the ITU entered into an agreement with the newly created United Nations to become a specialized agency within the UN system, which formally entered into force on 1 January 1949.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union