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2. United Nations Postal Administration - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Postal Administration ( UNPA) is the postal agency of the United Nations. It issues postage stamps and postal stationery, denominated in United States dollars for the office in New York, in Swiss francs for the office in Geneva and in euros (formerly schillings) for the office in Vienna.

3. Dag Hammarskjöld invert - Wikipedia

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   The catalogue value of the invert is worth little more than the normal. The stamp, printed on Giori press in plates of 200, was designed by Herbert Sanborn and engraved by C. A. Brooks. 121,440,000 normal stamps were printed and 40,270,000 of the inverted reprint were produced. Normal stamp

4. Universal Postal Union - Wikipedia

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   Treaty effective October 1874. The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It comprises 192 member states and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

5. Scott catalogue - Wikipedia

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   The first Scott catalogue was a 21-page pamphlet with the title Descriptive Catalogue of American and Foreign Postage Stamps, Issued from 1840 to Date, Splendidly Illustrated with Colored Engravings and Containing the Current Value of each Variety. It was published in September 1868 by John Walter Scott, an early stamp dealer in New York, and ...

6. 5 things you didn't know about the United Nations - AOL

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   The stamps made their debut in 1951 with the creation of the United Nations Postal Administration. Although the stamps are mainly used as collectables, you can buy it at their offices in New York ...

7. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.