Lithograph and original issue World Federation of United Nations Associations postage stamp on vélin paper. Paper Size: 11 x 8.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Signed in the plate, as issued. Notes: Published by World Federation of United Nations Associations, New York; printed by Bank Street Atelier, New York in an edition of MD, 1975. Excerpted from the original justification, This design was the basis for the WFUNA cachet which was prepared for the stamp issued by the United Nations in honour of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the World Federation of United Nations Associations. ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976) Credited with the invention of the mobile, Alexander Calder revolutionized twentieth-century art with his innovative use of subtle air currents to animate sculpture. Calder was prolific and worked throughout his career in many art forms. An accomplished painter of gouaches and sculptor in a variety of media, Calder is best known for poetic arrangements of boldly colored, irregularly shaped geometric forms that convey a sense of harmony and balance. He also designed jewelry, tapestry, theater settings and architectural interiors. From the 1940s on, Calder's works, many of them large-scale outdoor sculptures, have been placed in virtually every major city of the Western world.