World Blood Donor Day
United Arab Emirates14 June 2007Draft
Since 2004, the 14th of June has been celebrated as World Blood Donor Day every year. This is a day that commemorates the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO blood group. This occasion celebrates and thanks volunteer blood donors around the world. World Blood Donor Day aims to create wider awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation and encourage more people to become regular blood donors. The purpose is to attract a large number of new donors on 14 June and also show appreciation of those individuals who voluntarily donate their blood without any reward. Size: 30 x 52 mm in sheets of 2 stamps.
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- Issued
- 14 June 2007
- Issuer
- United Arab Emirates
- Values
- 1 dirham · 3 dirhams
- Subject
- Not recorded yet
- Designer
- Emirates Post
- Printer
- PhilaPoste Printing Press - France
- Process
- Lithographic
- Perforation
- Not recorded yet
- Quantity
- 50,000 each
Record history
- 2026-10-27Record imported from a CSV file.
Cite this record
World Blood Donor Day. In: Catalogue of UAE issues. Emirates Philatelic Association. Record updated 2026-10-27.
https://epa.ae/catalogue/uae-2007-world-blood-donor-day-387
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