United Nations Postal Administration

The United Nations (UNPA ) PTT is the postal agency of the United Nations. You are stamps and postal stationery out in dollars for the offices in New York, in Swiss francs for the offices in Geneva and in Euro (formerly schilling ) for the offices in Vienna.

History

As early as 1946 an informal discussion on the commitment of the United Nations were conducted in the field of postal services for the first time. 1947 Argentina struck the right to create their own UN stamp. A complicated decision-making and development process led to the General Assembly of the United Nations on November 16, 1950 approved the establishment of the postal administration of the United Nations. On May 28, 1951 UN treaty with the United States of America was closed. It stipulated that the postal administration of the United States waived sovereign rights in the postal system to issue stamps in U.S. dollars can that can be used only at the UN headquarters. The first UN stamp was issued on 24 October 1951, was sold out within a few days. Similar agreements were later taken to the UN seats in Switzerland with the Swiss Post and in Austria with Austrian Post. The first stamps of the UN offices in the Palais des Nations in Geneva published on 4 October 1969 the first brands to the UN offices in the " UNO City " in Vienna at the opening on 24 August 1979.

Due to the postal automation of the UNPA stamps are usually only sold to stamp collectors around the world, while in the offices of the UN franking machines do their job. Since member countries of the UN are liable for contributions, you have reached an agreement that the proceeds sold UN stamps, will be deducted from the membership fee of the country.

Service brands

Use and related service also trademarks of their respective country's postal administrations Some United Nations agencies:

  • UN ONU United Nations, Geneva
  • ILO -BIT International Labour Organization, Geneva
  • IBE - BIE International Bureau of Education, Geneva
  • WHO - OMS World Health Organization, Geneva
  • IRO - ORI World Refugee Organization, Geneva
  • WMO OMM World Meteorological Organization, Geneva
  • UPU Universal Postal Union, Berne
  • ITU ITU International Telecommunication Organization, Berne
  • UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris
  • ICJ - CIJ International Court of Justice, The Hague
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