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DOVE OF PEACE

United for Peace – One Stitch at a Time

We all wish to live in peace and yet we are often surrounded by conflict – in ourselves and our communities, or at the global level. An international initiative is now sending a specific signal with the embroidered “Dove of Peace” stamp, to strengthen awareness of peace and solidarity.

POST Philately is one of the ten international postal administrations (Aland, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland) to have created an extraordinary stamp together with the United Nations (UN), Universal Postal Union (UPU) and Austrian embroidery manufacturer Hämmerle & Vogel GmbH & Co KG. This stamp is not made of paper but has been artistically created from thread.

The presentation of a dove – as the universal symbol of peace, hope and understanding – was chosen in order to send a clear message across national borders.

As well as being a limited collector’s item, the stamp has a symbolic purpose: It serves as a reminder that peace is not self-evident, and that it requires constant effort and personal commitment – mirroring the patience and care that has gone into each embroidered stamp.

The "Dove of Peace" stamp is intended to send a simple but powerful message – peace begins with the small gestures made by each of us. And with its motif and message, the stamp binds people together across national borders.