UN Vienna postage stamps year 2009 Indigenous People MNH

UN Vienna postage stamps year 2009 Indigenous People MNH

🌍 UN Vienna – “Indigenous People” Stamps (2009)

🗓 Date of Issue

• 8 October 2009 – the United Nations Postal Administration released the Indigenous People stamps, including the Vienna issue, on this date.

🧾 Theme

• Title: Indigenous People
• Subject: Celebrating and recognizing the diversity and cultural heritage of indigenous peoples around the world.

✉️ Format & Design

• The issue typically consisted of mini-sheets with multiple stamps (six designs per sheet) featuring portraits or imagery representing indigenous cultures and peoples.
• Although the detailed individual designs are best seen in a catalogue or the UNPA Bulletin, each sheet emphasized human diversity and indigenous heritage.

💶 Face Values & Denominations (Vienna)

For the Vienna office, stamps are denominated in euros (€) and were valid for postage when mailed from the United Nations Office at Vienna:

• € 0.65 – this is the standard value recorded for the Vienna “Indigenous People” stamp sheet from 2009.

📇 Catalog Numbers

• Michel: #622
• Yvert: #632
• Scott: Not always individually listed in online catalog databases for this issue but sellers sometimes refer to similar sets as Scott 458 for Vienna sheets (check specialized UNPA listings).

📜 Issue Group

• These stamps belong to the UNPA 2009 Indigenous People series, which was issued concurrently by all three UNPA offices (New York, Geneva, and Vienna), each with its own currency denomination (US ¢, Swiss Fr, and € respectively).

📌 Usage

• Stamps from the Vienna office with euro denominations were valid only for postage from the UN Vienna International Centre.