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This cover from UNO Vienna depicts 3 stamps of the same type celebrating the World Heritage Site Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea. Sansa (mountain temple) is a term for any Korean Buddhist temple located on a mountain. Seven of these temples are designated as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites since 2018. With the country being largely mountainous and Buddhism deeply rooted in its history, there are many sansas across the country. The word sansa is composed of two words, san and sa, which mean mountain and monastery/temple respectively.

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A cover from UNO Vienna depicting 3 differente stamps. The stamp of 0,22€ (on the right) shows a picture of Mount Robson, in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Park. The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. It consists of seven contiguous parks including four national parks: Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho. The area is known for its natural environment and biological diversity.

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This cover from UNO Vienna depicts 3 stamps, including the stamp on the right corner representing the Mount Cook, New Zealand. The Mount Cook is part of the world heritage site Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990 and covering 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi), the site incorporates four national parks: Aoraki / Mount Cook, Fiordland, Mount Aspiring and Westland Tai Poutini. It is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna of Gondwana, one of the reasons for its listing as a World Heritage site.

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Another amazing UNESCO cover from United Nations (Vienna ofifice), depicting a complete set issued in 2016 on topic "Unesco properties in Czech Republic". The places celebrated in this beautiful issue are: the Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, the historic centre of Prague, the historic centre of Cesky Krumlov, the historic town centre of Kutná Horá, the Gardens and castle of Kromeriz and the Lednice-Valtice landscapes.