The third meeting of the postal authorities
of the Economic Cooperation Organization was held September 19-21,
2006. Several of the member countries issued a stamp with the same
design to commemorate that meeting. The stamps issued by Pakistan and
Kazakhstam had errors and are in the index of Design Errors.
Iran and Turkey issued stamps in 2006 and 2007,
respectively, without errors. The design shows a map with the member
countries and their flags, the logo or emblem of the ECO, and a small
globe showing Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The map appears to
have been taken from
http://www.ecosecretariat.org/Countries/map.htm.
On the stamps of Pakistan and Kazakhstan, intruding
into the eastern border of Pakistan is a small area that is
identified on Kazakhstan as "Disputed Territory of Kashmir." (The
area, but not the identification also appears on the stamp from
Pakistan.) That area is missing on the stamp issued by
Iran. A close examination shows that it was there, with the
identification, but has been re-colored to match the dark blue on the
left of the stamp.
The stamps of Pakistan and Kazakhstan are at
http://www.danstopicals.com/errors265.htm and
http://www.danstopicals.com/errors266.htm. I have not seen Turkey
3041 yet, so I don't know where it fits in all of this. Stay tuned!
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