- 1980-02-25 —
Robert Hayden, much-honoured American poet, passed away in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [BW18:717]
- For his obituary see BW18:715–17.
- See also Hatcher, From The Auroral Darkness: The Life and Poetry of Robert Hayden.
- See Bahá'í World 1994-95 pg249 for an article by Anne Boyles entitled "The Language of the Heart: Arts in the Bahá'í World Community" for mention of Robert Hayden.
- See The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature entry about Robert Hayden.
- In 1976, Mr. Hayden was named Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a post which was later renamed Poet Laureate of the United States. He was the first African-American to hold the position. He taught at Fisk University in Nashville for 23 years and then at the University of Michigan from 1969 until his death in 1980 at age 66. In 2012 the US Postal Service issued a series of stamps commemorating poets which included Mr Hayden. [BWNS915]
- 1982-04-10 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Panama petitioned its government to issue a stamp in commemoration of the dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America. [BW18:172–3]
- 1983-10-21 — The Republic of Panama issued a postage stamp bearing the picture of the House of Worship in Panama. [BW19:157]
- 1986-00-00 — The Sri Lanka post office issued a commemorative postage stamp featuring the Bahá'í-sponsored World Religion Day. [BINS176:4]
- 1987-09-29 — The Post Office of the United Kingdom issued a commemorative stamp honouring Bernard Leach, Bahá'í and world-renowned potter. [BINS173:8]
- 1988-12-00 — The Government of Western Samoa published a Christmas issue of four stamps of religious buildings, among them the Bahá'í House of Worship in Samoa. [BINS196:8]
- 1992-04-21 —
The government of Trinidad and Tobago issued a postage stamp in recognition of the Bahá'í Holy Year. [BW92–3:119; VV133]
- For picture see BW92–3:121.
- 1992-05-02 — A series of postage stamps overprinted with 'Bahá'í Holy Year' was released by the postal service in Guyana. [BW92–3:122]
- 1992-05-29 —
The Chamber of Deputies of the government of Brazil paid homage to Bahá'u'lláh. [Bahá'í Newsreel Volume 3 Number 2] [UHJMessage 30Mar92]
- The tribute to Bahá'u'lláh was paid at a plenary session of that body and following that session members joined Post Office officials in the formal launching of a commemorative postage stamp. [VV133]
- 1992-07-09 —
The National Post Office of Panama issued a commemorative envelope to mark the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:127]
- For picture see BW92–3:127.
- 1993-02-16 —
A stamp featuring the Seat of the Universal House of Justice was issued by the Philatelic Service of the Israel Postal Authority. [BW92–3:142]
- For picture see BW92–3:143.
- 2017-10-20 —
Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
From the time of the setting of the sun on October 21st in Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific just west of the International Date Line, until sunset in Hawaii on the 22nd of October, 72 hours later, celebrations were held in thousands of localities throughout the world commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh.
Coverage on the bicentenary website began soon after 8:00 GMT on 20 October and concluded at 4:00 GMT on 23 October documenting some of the thousands of celebrations.
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- A number of countries issue commemorative stamps to mark the occasion of the bicentenary of Bahá'u'lláh's birth.
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