Postal cancellation and Silver Token, Proof, 1978, "Buddha", Issued by the United Nations agency, International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). Obv: The Bamiyan Buddha in Afghanistan. Rev: Logo and legend, the postal cancellation is at Bamiyan, Afghanistan of 1978, rare. The Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Talibans by using Howitzer Guns in March 2001.