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1989 Cour Internationale de Justice
At the 1899 first The Hague Peace Conference the Permanent Court of Arbitration was established to resolve international disputes. In 1907, during the second The Hague Peace Conference, the foundation stone was laid for the ‘Peace Palace’ in The Hague that would be the home of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The ‘Peace Palace’ was finished in 1913.
After World War I, the League of Nations was founded to maintain world peace. This established a new ‘Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale’ (Permanent Court of International Justice) as successor to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, in 1920. It too resided in the ‘Peace Palace’ in The Hague. In 1934, the Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (PTT) overprinted current permanent stamps in gold ink with the words ‘Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale’ for use on mail from the Court.
In May 1940, the German army occupied the Netherlands. At the beginning of July 1940, the German occupier informed the court that all privileges would be revoked and that it should cease its activities by 15 July. The members of the Court and diplomates departed for Switzerland by train, on 16 July 1940.
After the war, the United Nations were established. During the San Francisco Conference held between 25 April and 26 June, the participating nations decided a new International Court of Justice should be established as principal organ of the United Nations. The League of Nations and the Permanent Court of International Justice were dissolved on 18 April 1946.
From 10 February 1947, the PTT provided stamps of current permanent series overprinted ‘Cour Internationale de Justice’ in gold ink for use on correspondence from the Court in The Hague. The stamps were made available to collectors cancelled-to-order only.
From 1 August 1950, stamps designed for use by the Court in The Hague replaced the overprinted stamps. These, again, were made available to collectors cancelled-to-order only. When a new series designed by Walter Nikkels was issued from 1989, collectors could order mint stamps from the philatelic service. All but the two highest value stamps of 5G and 7G depict the Peace Palace and a laurel branch, the symbol for peace. The two high values depict a symbolic pillar of justice with the laurel branch.
Nederland, 16 November 1989 – 28 November 1994, Official stamps for use on correspondence by the ‘Cour Internationale de Justice’ in The Hague (NVPH nrs. D44 – D58
Cour Internationale de Justice (1989)
Stamps for use by the International Court of Justice in The Hague
NVPH nrs. D44 – D58
Date of issue: 16 November 1989 (55c, 75c, and 7G), 23 October 1990 (65c, 1G, and 1,50G), 22 October 1991 (5c – 50c, 60c, 70c, and 80c), and 28 November 1994 (1,60G)
Designs: Peace Palace, The Hague and laurel branch (5c – 1,60G), Walter Nikkels after a photograph by Onno Meter, Symbols of peace and justice (5G and 7G), Walter Nikkels
Printer: Johan Enschedé en Zonen
Printing process: Offset lithography (5c – 1,60G), or offset lithography and intaglio (5G and 7G)
Perforation: Comb perforated 12½ x 14
Invalidated: 31 October 2013[/b][/b]
At the 1899 first The Hague Peace Conference the Permanent Court of Arbitration was established to resolve international disputes. In 1907, during the second The Hague Peace Conference, the foundation stone was laid for the ‘Peace Palace’ in The Hague that would be the home of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The ‘Peace Palace’ was finished in 1913.
After World War I, the League of Nations was founded to maintain world peace. This established a new ‘Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale’ (Permanent Court of International Justice) as successor to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, in 1920. It too resided in the ‘Peace Palace’ in The Hague. In 1934, the Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (PTT) overprinted current permanent stamps in gold ink with the words ‘Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale’ for use on mail from the Court.
In May 1940, the German army occupied the Netherlands. At the beginning of July 1940, the German occupier informed the court that all privileges would be revoked and that it should cease its activities by 15 July. The members of the Court and diplomates departed for Switzerland by train, on 16 July 1940.
After the war, the United Nations were established. During the San Francisco Conference held between 25 April and 26 June, the participating nations decided a new International Court of Justice should be established as principal organ of the United Nations. The League of Nations and the Permanent Court of International Justice were dissolved on 18 April 1946.
From 10 February 1947, the PTT provided stamps of current permanent series overprinted ‘Cour Internationale de Justice’ in gold ink for use on correspondence from the Court in The Hague. The stamps were made available to collectors cancelled-to-order only.
From 1 August 1950, stamps designed for use by the Court in The Hague replaced the overprinted stamps. These, again, were made available to collectors cancelled-to-order only. When a new series designed by Walter Nikkels was issued from 1989, collectors could order mint stamps from the philatelic service. All but the two highest value stamps of 5G and 7G depict the Peace Palace and a laurel branch, the symbol for peace. The two high values depict a symbolic pillar of justice with the laurel branch.
Nederland, 16 November 1989 – 28 November 1994, Official stamps for use on correspondence by the ‘Cour Internationale de Justice’ in The Hague (NVPH nrs. D44 – D58
Cour Internationale de Justice (1989)
Stamps for use by the International Court of Justice in The Hague
NVPH nrs. D44 – D58
Date of issue: 16 November 1989 (55c, 75c, and 7G), 23 October 1990 (65c, 1G, and 1,50G), 22 October 1991 (5c – 50c, 60c, 70c, and 80c), and 28 November 1994 (1,60G)
Designs: Peace Palace, The Hague and laurel branch (5c – 1,60G), Walter Nikkels after a photograph by Onno Meter, Symbols of peace and justice (5G and 7G), Walter Nikkels
Printer: Johan Enschedé en Zonen
Printing process: Offset lithography (5c – 1,60G), or offset lithography and intaglio (5G and 7G)
Perforation: Comb perforated 12½ x 14
Invalidated: 31 October 2013[/b][/b]