This First Day Cover features the United Nations 15¢ stamp issued November 17, 1972, and postmarked at the United Nations post office in New York. The stamp reproduces a detail from a mural by artist J.M. Sert.
The 1972 issue belongs to the UN’s ongoing Art at the United Nations series, highlighting works displayed in the organization’s headquarters. These stamps served both postal and educational purposes, introducing collectors worldwide to the cultural holdings of the international body during a period of expanding UN membership and visibility.
A notable detail is the official cachet, which pairs the UN emblem with a stylized rendering of the UN headquarters complex, reinforcing the institutional theme of the stamp. The cover bears the standard “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” inscription in the cachet design.
This clean, unaddressed example makes an attractive addition for collectors of United Nations philately, world topical issues, or 1970s international organization postal history.
