Universal Postal Convention concluded between Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Republic of Colombia, Congo Free State, Republic of Costa Rica, Denmark and Danish Colonies, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equator, France and French Colonies, Germany and the German Protectorates, Great Britain and various British Colonies, British Colonies of Australasia, Canada, British India, Greece, Guatemala, Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hayti, Republic of Honduras, CONTINUED...

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POSTAL
Signed at
Signed on
4 July 1891
In force on
1 July 1892

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antigua
  2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  3. AUSTRIA
  4. BAHAMAS
  5. BARBADOS
  6. BELGIUM
  7. Bermuda
  8. BOLIVIA
  9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  10. BRAZIL
  11. British Guiana
  12. British Honduras
  13. British Virgin Islands
  14. BULGARIA
  15. CANADA
  16. Cape Of Good Hope
  17. CEYLON
  18. CHILE
  19. COLOMBIA
  20. CONGO
  21. COSTA RICA
  22. CYPRUS
  23. DENMARK
  24. Dominica
  25. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  26. ECUADOR
  27. EGYPT
  28. Falkland Islands
  29. FRANCE
  30. GERMANY
  31. Gold Coast
  32. GREECE
  33. GRENADA
  34. GUATEMALA
  35. Hawaii
  36. HAYTI
  37. HONDURAS
  38. Hong Kong
  39. HUNGARY
  40. INDIA
  41. ITALY
  42. JAMAICA
  43. JAPAN
  44. Labuan
  45. LIBERIA
  46. LUXEMBOURG
  47. MALTA
  48. MAURITIUS
  49. MEXICO
  50. MONTENEGRO
  51. Montserrat
  52. Natal
  53. NETHERLANDS THE
  54. Nevis
  55. Newfoundland (UK)
  56. New South Wales
  57. NICARAGUA
  58. NIGERIA
  59. North Borneo
  60. NORWAY
  61. PERSIA
  62. PERU
  63. PORTUGAL
  64. Queensland
  65. ROUMANIA
  66. RUSSIA
  67. SALVADOR
  68. SERBIA
  69. SIAM
  70. SIERRA LEONE
  71. SOUTH AFRICA
  72. SPAIN
  73. St Kitts
  74. ST LUCIA
  75. Straits Settlements
  76. St Vincent
  77. SWEDEN
  78. SWITZERLAND
  79. The Gambia
  80. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  81. TUNIS
  82. TURKEY
  83. Turks And Caicos Islands
  84. UNITED KINGDOM
  85. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  86. URUGUAY
  87. VENEZUELA
  88. Victoria
  89. Western Australia

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antigua Extension 4 July 1891
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 4 July 1891
AUSTRIA Signature 4 July 1891
BAHAMAS Extension 4 July 1891
BARBADOS Extension 4 July 1891
BELGIUM Signature 4 July 1891
Bermuda Extension 4 July 1891
BOLIVIA Accession 1 July 1892
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 1 July 1892
BRAZIL Signature 4 July 1891
British Guiana Extension 4 July 1891
British Honduras Extension 4 July 1891
British Virgin Islands Extension 4 July 1891
BULGARIA Signature 4 July 1891
CANADA Signature 24 August 1891
Cape Of Good Hope Accession 1 January 1895
CEYLON Extension 4 July 1891
CHILE Accession 14 November 1893
COLOMBIA Signature 4 July 1891
CONGO Signature 4 July 1891
COSTA RICA Accession 1 July 1892
CYPRUS Extension 4 July 1891
DENMARK Signature 4 July 1891
Dominica Extension 4 July 1891
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 1 July 1892
ECUADOR Accession 1 July 1892
EGYPT Signature 4 July 1891
Falkland Islands Extension 4 July 1891
FRANCE Signature 4 July 1891
GERMANY Signature 4 July 1891
Gold Coast Extension 4 July 1891
GREECE Signature 4 July 1891
GRENADA Extension 4 July 1891
GUATEMALA Signature 4 July 1891
Hawaii Signature 4 July 1891
HAYTI Accession 1 July 1892
HONDURAS Accession 3 June 1895
Hong Kong Extension 4 July 1891
HUNGARY Signature 4 July 1891
INDIA Signature 4 July 1891
ITALY Signature 4 July 1891
JAMAICA Extension 4 July 1891
JAPAN Signature 4 July 1891
Labuan Extension 4 July 1891
LIBERIA Signature 4 July 1891
LUXEMBOURG Signature 4 July 1891
MALTA Extension 4 July 1891
MAURITIUS Extension 4 July 1891
MEXICO Signature 4 July 1891
MONTENEGRO Signature 4 July 1891
Montserrat Extension 4 July 1891
Natal Accession 1 July 1892
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 July 1891
Nevis Extension 4 July 1891
New South Wales Accession 1 July 1892
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 4 July 1891
NICARAGUA Accession 1 July 1892
NIGERIA Extension 4 July 1891
North Borneo Extension 4 July 1891
NORWAY Signature 4 July 1891
PERSIA Signature 4 July 1891
PERU Signature 4 July 1891
PORTUGAL Signature 4 July 1891
Queensland Accession 1 July 1892
ROUMANIA Signature 4 July 1891
RUSSIA Signature 4 July 1891
SALVADOR Signature 4 July 1891
SERBIA Signature 4 July 1891
SIAM Signature 4 July 1891
SIERRA LEONE Extension 4 July 1891
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 1 July 1892
SPAIN Signature 4 July 1891
St Kitts Extension 4 July 1891
ST LUCIA Extension 4 July 1891
St Vincent Extension 4 July 1891
Straits Settlements Extension 4 July 1891
SWEDEN Signature 4 July 1891
SWITZERLAND Signature 4 July 1891
The Gambia Extension 4 July 1891
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 4 July 1891
TUNIS Signature 4 July 1891
TURKEY Signature 4 July 1891
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 4 July 1891
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 4 July 1891
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 4 July 1891
URUGUAY Signature 4 July 1891
VENEZUELA Signature 4 July 1891
Victoria Accession 1 July 1892
Western Australia Accession 1 July 1892

Citations

  1. Treaties Laid before Parliament Vol.13-895/1887: 0
  2. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/11/59/0: 0
  3. British State Papers (BSP) 83/513/0: 0
Metadata

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Treaty ID: 4145
Record ID: 72581