Item: First Day Cover (FDC) from Suriname supporting the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) "Freedom From Hunger" campaign, and showcasing "Products of Suriname." This unaddressed cover was prepared for philatelic purposes.
Pair of stamps (Scott #310-311) issued for the "Freedom From Hunger" campaign.
Elaborate cachet featuring the FAO "Freedom From Hunger" emblem, flanked by wheat stalks, above illustrations of various Surinamese agricultural products.
Bilingual FDC indication: "EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE / FIRST DAY OF ISSUE".
Special pictorial first day of issue cancellation.
Additional "PARAMARIBO-FILATELIE" (Paramaribo Philately) cancellation.
Postmark 1 (FDC Pictorial):
Location: Paramaribo, Suriname
Date: March 21, 1963 ("21 MAART 1963")
Type: Special pictorial "EERSTE DAG VAN UITGIFTE" cancellation with "FREEDOM FROM HUNGER" and FAO emblem.
Postmark 2 (Philatelic):
Location: Paramaribo, Suriname (Philatelic service)
Date: March 21, 1963 ("21 III. 63.")
Type: "PARAMARIBO-FILATELIE" circular date stamp.
The primary event is the First Day of Issue of Suriname Scott #310-311, part of the worldwide stamp issuance program for the FAO's "Freedom From Hunger" campaign (1960-1965). This campaign aimed to raise awareness and funds to combat global hunger and malnutrition.
Suriname, as an agricultural nation, had a direct interest in themes of food production and security. The cachet's emphasis on local products underscores this connection.
Suriname was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Globally, the Cold War continued. In the United States, the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum. Notably, on this specific day, March 21, 1963, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay officially closed.