UN Vienna postage stamps year 2002 Year of the Mountains

UN Vienna postage stamps year 2002 Year of the Mountains set MNH

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) office in Vienna did issue stamps in 2002 to commemorate the International Year of Mountains.

• Issue Date: The stamps were issued on May 24, 2002.
• Format: The issue for the Vienna office typically consisted of a set of stamps, often in a se-tenant strip of four or a minisheet/sheetlet containing these designs.
• Denomination: The Vienna stamps were denominated in Euros (€), as the UNPA in Vienna switched from Austrian Schillings to the Euro in 2002.
• Design: The stamps featured famous mountain peaks from around the world, photographed by Yoshikazu Shirakawa, including mountains in countries such as Tanzania (Kilimanjaro), Japan (Mount Fuji), and Nepal (Sagarmatha/Mount Everest).

The stamps were part of the UN’s effort to increase awareness of the global importance of mountain ecosystems.