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第11回世界ろう者会議寄付金付 << 1991年(平成3年) 7月5日 >> 2-5-71

11th World Congress of The World Federation of The Deaf
Issued on July 5, 1991 (Heisei 3)

11th World Congress of The World Federation of The Deaf
Issued on July 5, 1991 (Heisei 3)
The World Federation of the Deaf is a non-governmental organization founded in Rome in 1951 to protect the rights of the deaf. The World Congress of the Deaf is held every four years. Currently, it is a member of about 120 countries and serves as an advisory body to the United Nations. The stamp was issued in commemoration of the 11th conference held in Tokyo in July 1991, and is designed to "connect the world".