1958 10th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights Issue

Issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is a historic document that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The Declaration affirms an individual's rights which, although not legally binding in themselves, have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, economic transfers, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions, and other laws.[1]

Regular stamps: 379-82

Souvenir sheet: C119

Details

Issue date	December 10, 1958
Designer
Printing method	Lithographed
Printer	E. A. Wright Bank Note Company
Paper	Unwatermarked
Perforation	12
Sheet size	5x5
Subjects	3c - U.N. Emblem and Opened Mercator’s Projection of the Globe; 5c - U.N. Emblem and Building; 10c - U.N. Emblem; 12c - U.N. Emblem and Initials of Agencies; 20c - Preamble to Declaration of Human Rights

References

1. Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights

See also

• Liberian Illustrated Stamp Identifier
• Postage Stamps