UNITED NATIONS POSTAL issued on 8 September 2023 sites in Turkiye on six stamps. These stamps formed part of the UNPA World Heritage series that featureed sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The six stamps commemorated Nemrut Dag, Selimiye Mosque, Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, the Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, Ephesus, and the historic areas of Istanbul. Those sites make up six of Turkiye’s 19 properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
A 66¢ stamp issued for the post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City shows one of the statues located at Nemrut Dag, a temple-tomb and house of the gods built by King Antiochus I of Commagene (69-34 B.C.) as a monument to himself.
The sculptures, which are 26 feet to 30 feet tall, represent deities from Greek and Persian traditions, such as Zeus, Apollo and Heracles, in addition to King Antiochus. The site blends Hellenistic, Persian and local cultural influences to offer a glimpse into the religious and political practices of the era.
The $1.50 stamp for the U.N. New York post office features the Selimiye Mosque, which was completed in 1575 and designed by the architect Mimar Sinan.
Sinan, whom UNESCO calls the most famous Ottoman architect of the 16th century, considered the mosque complex his best work. In addition to the mosque’s dome and minarets, the complex is known for its exceptional acoustics. The mosque continues to function as a place of worship.
Royal Joh Enschede of the Netherlands printed the stamps by offset lithography.
Sources: Linn's Stamps and UNESCO
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