Issued by France in 1983, this commemorative stamp celebrates the Année Mondiale des Communications (World Communications Year), an international initiative promoting global cooperation in information exchange. The modernist design features a silhouetted human figure reaching toward a stylized dove, symbolizing peace through communication, set against a vibrant globe background of magenta, yellow, and navy. Designed by G. Yoldjoglou, the stamp embodies the technological optimism of the early digital era. A meaningful thematic item for collectors of communications history, UN-related issues, and modern French philately.