UNICEF Flags of the UN Stamp Program (brown binder)
Mar 20, 2020 1:05:22 GMT -5
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Post by khj on Mar 20, 2020 1:05:22 GMT -5
Another pity purchase I made awhile back. The long-running Flags of the UN series that started in 1980 was extremely popular. UNICEF produced a couple of value-added collections based on the series. This thread will show the First Day Cover collection in the large brown binders (I’ll show the collection in the smaller binders in another thread). This collection is housed in some really nice deluxe 15-ring binders. It not only contains the individual FDCs for each stamp, but also the full pane for each subset of 4 flag stamps. In additional, it has 6 pages of background info for each country.
Normally, I’ll toss the non-stamp stuff. But since I have had a scanner that I’ve been able to keep my coworkers from “borrowing” (I achieved this by buying 2 scanners! smart, very smart, right?), I now scan the pages before cannibalizing.
Below is my 10-volume set from 1980-1989, one binder per year. The flag series had concluded in 1989, but then picked up again in 1997. But as far as I know, the original brown binder collection did not restart in 1997 (or at least, I’ve not seen anything besides the 1980-1989 volumes for the brown binder collection).
I admit, I only have 9 binders. I split the volumes into 2 sections, used one of the binders to house the binderless pages in the other section and took 2 separate pictures (smart, very smart, right?) Can you tell which binder is the “picture clone”?
Because the volumes were issued over a period of 10 years, there were a few minor changes over the years, which I will address along the way. But first, we’ll talk about the binder differences, likely related to different production runs. Even though I purchased it as a set, the binders were clearly not in the original order, so I can’t tell you order of the production runs. But if you look carefully at the first pic, you can see differences in the lettering (see the “e” in “unicef”). If you look at the 2nd binder pic, you can see vv9-10 have emblems different from the others (mother holds child different, globe has sharp/smaller continents) and the lettering is noticeably thicker.
Normally, I’ll toss the non-stamp stuff. But since I have had a scanner that I’ve been able to keep my coworkers from “borrowing” (I achieved this by buying 2 scanners! smart, very smart, right?), I now scan the pages before cannibalizing.
Below is my 10-volume set from 1980-1989, one binder per year. The flag series had concluded in 1989, but then picked up again in 1997. But as far as I know, the original brown binder collection did not restart in 1997 (or at least, I’ve not seen anything besides the 1980-1989 volumes for the brown binder collection).
I admit, I only have 9 binders. I split the volumes into 2 sections, used one of the binders to house the binderless pages in the other section and took 2 separate pictures (smart, very smart, right?) Can you tell which binder is the “picture clone”?
Because the volumes were issued over a period of 10 years, there were a few minor changes over the years, which I will address along the way. But first, we’ll talk about the binder differences, likely related to different production runs. Even though I purchased it as a set, the binders were clearly not in the original order, so I can’t tell you order of the production runs. But if you look carefully at the first pic, you can see differences in the lettering (see the “e” in “unicef”). If you look at the 2nd binder pic, you can see vv9-10 have emblems different from the others (mother holds child different, globe has sharp/smaller continents) and the lettering is noticeably thicker.
I don't collect covers anymore -- haven't since the 1990s. It was a pity purchase, but the shipping cost me 3 fingers. 
