The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue stamps and first day covers on2 April 2012 in recognition of World Autism Day. The stamps, and the artists who designed them, will together raise awareness about this important global cause.
The final selection of the artwork was the result of a worldwide search for talented artists with autism who were eager to share their designs with the United Nations Postal Administration. Creative Director, Ms. Rorie Katz, decided to feature artwork of people with Autism to educate others of their passion, talents and creativity.
“It was an extremely difficult and challenging process to choose only eight designs from all of the artwork submitted”, noted Katz. “All of us were personally touched by the stories of the artists and their families who are extremely passionate and supportive about raising awareness for Autism.”
The stamps will be issued in three separate panes for each of the three United Nations Post Offices – New York, Vienna and Geneva. Each pane will contain 20 stamps repeating two different designs ten times. Additionally, first day covers featuring the artwork of two other artists will be issued along with the stamps.
The United Nations Postal Administration thanks all of the artists and their families for submitting a wide range of wonderful designs. The UNPA also thanks the Autism Speaks organization for their help and support with identifying these talented artists.
To purchase these stamps when they go on sale on 2 April 2012 and find out more about their release, please visit http://unstamps.un.org.
For more information about Autism Speaks, please visit www.autismspeaks.org.
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