Country - Iceland
Printing process - 4 colour offset and UV ink (John Lennon image) and phosphorus (glow in the dark effect) on the light column (Imagine Peace Tower). Additional printing colurs are Pantone silver on stamp selvages.
Denomination - 120K
The Imagine Peace Tower
is a work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon. The artwork
was dedicated on October 9th 2007, which is Lennon’s birthday. The Peace Tower
symbolizes Lennon’s and Ono’s struggle for world peace which began in the
sixties. At the base of the Tower the words “Imagine Peace” are engraved in 24
languages. It is composed of a tall and strong tower of light that will appear
every year and be visible from October 9th until December 8th, the day of
Lennon’s death. In addition the Light
Tower will appear on some
special occasions. The Peace
Tower stands on a
platform 17m in diameter. At the centre of the platform the light emerges from
a cylindrical Wishing Well, 4m in diameter and 2m high. The strength, intensity
and brilliance of the light tower continually changes with the prevailing
weather and atmospheric conditions unique to Iceland. The electricity for the
light comes entirely from the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant.
My stamp was sourced from Iceland Post.
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