UNESCO international campaign Save Monuments of Nubia- 30 fils

The International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia was an unprecedented global rescue mission launched by UNESCO in 1960. The emergency effort was triggered by Egypt’s construction of the Aswan High Dam across the Nile River, which created Lake Nasser a massive reservoir whose rising waters threatened to permanently submerge millennia of ancient Egyptian and Nubian heritage. Over the course of two decades, an international coalition of engineers, archaeologists, and governments dismantled, moved, and meticulously reassembled twenty-two major monuments and complex temple sites (most notably Abu Simbel and Philae) onto higher ground to preserve them for future generations.

To fund and promote this historic salvage operation, UNESCO partnered with postal authorities worldwide, inviting member nations to issue commemorative postage stamps. Issued by Kuwait in March 1964, this release served as part of that coordinated global philatelic initiative. Beyond raising public awareness for cultural heritage preservation, postal administrations donated a portion of the proceeds from these issues directly to UNESCO's international fund, allowing nations across the Arab world and beyond to actively participate in safeguarding Egypt's ancient monuments.