UN issues special Diwali stamp; here's how you can buy them!

Diwali is just around the corner and people are gearing up to celebrate the festival of light with much fanfare. The United Nations postal agency has released a special stamp sheet to  commemorate the festival and show solidarity towards India.

Diwali, also known as Deepawali, is the joyous and popular festival of lights, which is celebrated in India and across the world by followers of many faiths, the UN agency said.

The UNPA took to Twitter to make the announcement and this heartwarming gesture was appreciated by people on social media site.  The stamps on this sheet have the symbols of light - diyas, on them and a lot of lights in the background.

Each stamp sheet has ten stamps with diyas and lights in various colours and costs about 14.95 USD, which is about Rs 1100 in Indian currency. Tweet also had night-time photograph of the UN headquarters building was illuminated with the message of "Happy Diwali"! 

Today, UN Stamps issued a special event sheet to commemorate the festival of #Diwali . The sheet in the denomination of US$ 1.15 contains ten stamps and tabs featuring festive lights and the symbolic lamps known as diyas.. More @ https://t.co/jMUKgBI3S6 pic.twitter.com/kMFzbfwms6

— UNPA (@unstamps) October 19, 2018

You can buy these stamps on https://unstamps.org/shop/diwali/

The USPS Diwali stamp became a reality after seven-years long efforts and advocacy by the Indian-American community and several Congressional resolutions by influential American lawmakers such as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.

Salute to the UN for this beautiful gesture!