Stonehenge
United Nations Geneva, 1992
Whether Stonehenge was a stone-age
astronomical observatory or not, alignments with the rising of
the Sun and Moon are undoubtedly embodied in its construction
and its mystery continues to fascinate. Stonehenge has been a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, and this stamp issued by
the United Nations Geneva headquarters commemorates the 20th
anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Stanley Gibbons no. G212
Maldives, 1986
Stonehenge at sunrise made a somewhat
irrelevant appearance in the background of this portrait of
Edmond Halley from the Halley’s Comet set released by the
Maldive Islands in 1986.
Stanley Gibbons no. 1153