CZECHOSLOVAKIA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA / ČESKOSLOVENSKO.

30th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.
Antarctica map.
Stamp issued on 20.05.1991.
Face value: 8 Czechoslovakian koruna.
Design: I. Schurmann.
Engraving: M. Ondráček.
Print: 19,990,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Scott No. 2827.
- StampWorld No. 3083.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3061.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3086.

On December 1, 1959, the twelve countries that had carried out scientific activities in and around Antarctica during the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year signed the Antarctic Treaty in Washington. The Treaty entered into force on June 23, 1961, and has been accepted by many other nations. The Treaty recognizes, among other things, the interest of all humankind that Antarctica continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord. The signatory countries were: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.