The United Nations Charter was signed in June 1945. The United Nations organisation officially came in to existence in October 1945 when the Charter had been ratified.
The 1940s may have seen the birth of the UN, but it also saw a centenary of the State of Utah, commemorated by this stamp.
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| USA - 25 April 1945 |
It was 1951 before the UN Postal Administration issued the first UN stamps. In1965 this stamp appeared showing the UN Building in New York.
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| USA - 24 July 1947 |
It depicts pioneers first entering the Valley of the Great Salt Lake and deciding ' This is the place."
The place to see other 'U' related stamps this week is Sunday-stamps-u.
