Universal Postal Convention [together with Final Protocol, Detailed Regulations and Annexes, Provisions concerning Air Mail with their Final Protocol and Annexes]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
3 October 1957
In force on
1 April 1959

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. AFGHANISTAN
  3. ALBANIA
  4. ALGERIA
  5. ALGERIA
  6. Antarctic Territory
  7. Antigua
  8. Antilles
  9. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  10. Ascension Island
  11. AUSTRALIA
  12. AUSTRIA
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. BARBADOS
  15. Basutoland
  16. Bechuanaland
  17. Belgian Congo
  18. BELGIUM
  19. Bermuda
  20. BOLIVIA
  21. BRAZIL
  22. British Guiana
  23. British Honduras
  24. British Solomon Islands
  25. British Virgin Islands
  26. Brunei
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BURMA
  29. BURUNDI
  30. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  31. CAMBODIA
  32. CAMEROON
  33. CANADA
  34. Cayman Islands
  35. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  36. Central Southern Line Islands
  37. CEYLON
  38. CHAD
  39. Channel Islands
  40. CHILE
  41. Christmas Island
  42. Cocos Islands
  43. COLOMBIA
  44. Comoro Islands
  45. CONGO
  46. Cook Islands
  47. COSTA RICA
  48. CUBA
  49. CYPRUS
  50. CYPRUS
  51. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  52. DAHOMEY
  53. DENMARK
  54. Dominica
  55. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  56. ECUADOR
  57. EGYPT
  58. ETHIOPIA
  59. Falkland Island Dependencies
  60. Falkland Islands
  61. Fiji
  62. FINLAND
  63. FRANCE
  64. French Cameroons
  65. French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.
  66. French Polynesia
  67. French Somaliland
  68. French Togoland
  69. GABON
  70. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  71. GHANA
  72. Gibraltar
  73. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  74. GREECE
  75. GRENADA
  76. GUATEMALA
  77. GUINEA
  78. HAITI
  79. Heard Island
  80. HONDURAS
  81. Hong Kong
  82. HUNGARY
  83. ICELAND
  84. INDIA
  85. INDONESIA
  86. IRAN
  87. IRAQ
  88. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  89. Isle Of Man
  90. ISRAEL
  91. ITALY
  92. IVORY COAST
  93. JAMAICA
  94. JAMAICA
  95. JAPAN
  96. JORDAN
  97. KENYA
  98. KENYA
  99. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  100. KUWAIT
  101. Land Berlin
  102. LAOS
  103. LEBANON
  104. LIBERIA
  105. LIBYA
  106. LIECHTENSTEIN
  107. LUXEMBOURG
  108. Macdonald Island
  109. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  110. MALAYA
  111. MALI
  112. MALTA
  113. MALTA
  114. MAURITIUS
  115. MEXICO
  116. MONACO
  117. MONGOLIA
  118. Montserrat
  119. MOROCCO
  120. NAURU
  121. NEPAL
  122. NETHERLANDS THE
  123. New Caledonia And Dependences
  124. New Guinea
  125. New Hebrides
  126. NEW ZEALAND
  127. NICARAGUA
  128. NIGER
  129. NIGERIA
  130. NIGERIA
  131. Niue Island
  132. Norfolk Island
  133. North Borneo
  134. NORWAY
  135. PAKISTAN
  136. PANAMA
  137. Papua
  138. PARAGUAY
  139. PERU
  140. PHILIPPINES
  141. Pitcairn Islands
  142. POLAND
  143. PORTUGAL
  144. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
  145. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
  146. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  147. ROUMANIA
  148. Ruanda Urundi
  149. RWANDA
  150. SALVADOR
  151. SAN MARINO
  152. Sarawak
  153. SAUDI ARABIA
  154. SENEGAL
  155. SEYCHELLES
  156. SIERRA LEONE
  157. SIERRA LEONE
  158. SINGAPORE
  159. SOMALIA
  160. Somaliland Protectorate
  161. SOUTH AFRICA
  162. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  163. SOVIET UNION
  164. SPAIN
  165. Spain, Territories In Africa
  166. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  167. St Helena
  168. ST LUCIA
  169. St Pierre and Miquelon
  170. St Vincent
  171. SUDAN
  172. Surinam
  173. SWAZILAND
  174. SWEDEN
  175. SWITZERLAND
  176. SYRIA
  177. TAIWAN
  178. TANGANYIKA
  179. TANGANYIKA
  180. Territories Including Pacific Islands
  181. THAILAND
  182. The Gambia
  183. TOGO
  184. Tokelau Islands
  185. TONGA
  186. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  187. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  188. TUNISIA
  189. TURKEY
  190. Turks And Caicos Islands
  191. UGANDA
  192. UGANDA
  193. UKRAINE
  194. UNITED KINGDOM
  195. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  196. UPPER VOLTA
  197. URUGUAY
  198. USA Responsible Territories
  199. VATICAN CITY
  200. VENEZUELA
  201. VIETNAM
  202. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
  203. WESTERN SAMOA
  204. West Indies
  205. YEMEN
  206. YUGOSLAVIA
  207. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 23 June 1960
AFGHANISTAN Signature 3 October 1957
ALBANIA Signature 3 October 1957
ALBANIA Ratification 14 September 1959
ALGERIA Extension 8 May 1959
ALGERIA Succession 28 May 1964
Antarctic Territory Extension 29 April 1959
Antigua Extension 23 June 1960
Antilles Extension 27 August 1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 3 October 1957
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 15 April 1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Reservation 15 April 1959
Ascension Island Extension 23 June 1960
AUSTRALIA Signature 3 October 1957
AUSTRALIA Ratification 29 April 1959
AUSTRIA Signature 3 October 1957
AUSTRIA Ratification 4 May 1959
BAHAMAS Extension 23 June 1960
BARBADOS Extension 23 June 1960
Basutoland Extension 23 June 1960
Bechuanaland Extension 23 June 1960
Belgian Congo Extension 5 March 1959
BELGIUM Signature 3 October 1957
BELGIUM Ratification 5 March 1959
Bermuda Extension 23 June 1960
BOLIVIA Signature 3 October 1957
BRAZIL Signature 3 October 1957
BRAZIL Ratification 26 January 1965
British Guiana Extension 23 June 1960
British Honduras Extension 23 June 1960
British Solomon Islands Extension 23 June 1960
British Virgin Islands Extension 23 June 1960
Brunei Extension 23 June 1960
BULGARIA Signature 3 October 1957
BULGARIA Ratification 13 May 1959
BURMA Signature 3 October 1957
BURMA Ratification 16 June 1961
BURUNDI Accession 6 April 1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 3 October 1957
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 23 April 1959
CAMBODIA Signature 3 October 1957
CAMBODIA Ratification 12 January 1960
CAMEROON Accession 26 July 1960
CANADA Signature 3 October 1957
CANADA Ratification 11 August 1958
Cayman Islands Extension 23 June 1960
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28 June 1961
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 23 June 1960
CEYLON Signature 3 October 1957
CEYLON Ratification 16 November 1959
CHAD Accession 23 June 1961
Channel Islands Extension 17 July 1959
CHILE Signature 3 October 1957
Christmas Island Extension 29 April 1959
Cocos Islands Extension 29 April 1959
COLOMBIA Signature 3 October 1957
COLOMBIA Ratification 5 April 1963
Comoro Islands Extension 8 May 1959
CONGO Accession 5 July 1961
Cook Islands Extension 6 April 1959
COSTA RICA Signature 3 October 1957
CUBA Signature 3 October 1957
CUBA Ratification 31 October 1962
CYPRUS Extension 23 June 1960
CYPRUS Accession 23 November 1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 3 October 1957
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 13 August 1959
DAHOMEY Accession 27 April 1961
DENMARK Signature 3 October 1957
DENMARK Ratification 13 August 1958
Dominica Extension 23 June 1960
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 3 October 1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 28 December 1962
ECUADOR Signature 3 October 1957
ECUADOR Ratification 25 May 1962
EGYPT Signature 3 October 1957
EGYPT Ratification 15 January 1959
ETHIOPIA Signature 3 October 1957
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 23 June 1960
Falkland Islands Extension 23 June 1960
Fiji Extension 23 June 1960
FINLAND Signature 3 October 1957
FRANCE Signature 3 October 1957
FRANCE Ratification 8 May 1959
French Cameroons Extension 8 May 1959
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr. Extension 8 May 1959
French Polynesia Extension 8 May 1959
French Somaliland Extension 8 May 1959
French Togoland Extension 8 May 1959
GABON Accession 17 July 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 3 October 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 30 August 1960
GHANA Accession 7 May 1959
Gibraltar Extension 23 June 1960
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 23 June 1960
GREECE Signature 3 October 1957
GREECE Ratification 2 October 1959
GRENADA Extension 23 June 1960
GUATEMALA Signature 3 October 1957
GUATEMALA Reservation 3 October 1957
GUATEMALA Ratification 3 September 1963
GUINEA Accession 6 May 1959
HAITI Signature 3 October 1957
Heard Island Extension 29 April 1959
HONDURAS Signature 3 October 1957
HONDURAS Ratification 21 December 1962
Hong Kong Extension 23 June 1960
HUNGARY Signature 3 October 1957
HUNGARY Ratification 5 April 1960
ICELAND Signature 3 October 1957
ICELAND Ratification 27 November 1958
INDIA Signature 3 October 1957
INDIA Ratification 21 December 1959
INDIA Declaration 21 December 1959
INDONESIA Statement 1 January 1905
INDONESIA Signature 3 October 1957
INDONESIA Ratification 30 November 1961
IRAN Signature 3 October 1957
IRAN Ratification 9 October 1964
IRAQ Signature 3 October 1957
IRAQ Ratification 18 January 1960
IRAQ Reservation 18 January 1960
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 3 October 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 19 June 1961
Isle Of Man Extension 17 July 1959
ISRAEL Signature 3 October 1957
ISRAEL Ratification 23 October 1959
ITALY Signature 3 October 1957
ITALY Ratification 9 June 1960
IVORY COAST Accession 23 May 1961
JAMAICA Extension 23 June 1960
JAMAICA Accession 29 August 1963
JAPAN Signature 3 October 1957
JAPAN Ratification 7 November 1958
JORDAN Signature 3 October 1957
JORDAN Ratification 2 March 1959
KENYA Extension 23 June 1960
KENYA Accession 27 October 1964
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 3 October 1957
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 14 March 1960
KUWAIT Accession 7 June 1960
Land Berlin Extension 30 August 1960
LAOS Signature 3 October 1957
LAOS Ratification 24 January 1964
LEBANON Signature 3 October 1957
LEBANON Ratification 23 July 1958
LIBERIA Signature 3 October 1957
LIBYA Signature 3 October 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 13 April 1962
LUXEMBOURG Signature 3 October 1957
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 13 January 1960
Macdonald Island Extension 29 April 1959
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 2 November 1961
MALAYA Accession 13 March 1959
MALAYA Statement 13 March 1959
MALI Accession 21 April 1961
MALTA Extension 23 June 1960
MALTA Accession 21 May 1965
MAURITIUS Extension 23 June 1960
MEXICO Signature 3 October 1957
MEXICO Ratification 19 March 1959
MONACO Signature 3 October 1957
MONACO Ratification 2 September 1959
MONGOLIA Accession 24 August 1963
Montserrat Extension 23 June 1960
MOROCCO Signature 3 October 1957
MOROCCO Ratification 9 July 1959
NAURU Extension 29 April 1959
NEPAL Signature 3 October 1957
NEPAL Ratification 2 January 1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 3 October 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27 August 1959
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 8 May 1959
New Guinea Extension 29 April 1959
New Guinea Extension 27 August 1959
New Hebrides Extension 23 June 1960
NEW ZEALAND Signature 3 October 1957
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 6 April 1959
NICARAGUA Signature 3 October 1957
NICARAGUA Ratification 5 December 1961
NIGER Accession 12 June 1961
NIGERIA Extension 23 June 1960
NIGERIA Accession 10 July 1961
Niue Island Extension 6 April 1959
Norfolk Island Extension 29 April 1959
North Borneo Extension 23 June 1960
NORWAY Signature 3 October 1957
NORWAY Ratification 19 August 1958
PAKISTAN Signature 3 October 1957
PAKISTAN Ratification 8 October 1959
PANAMA Signature 3 October 1957
Papua Extension 29 April 1959
PARAGUAY Signature 3 October 1957
PERU Signature 3 October 1957
PERU Ratification 21 May 1959
PHILIPPINES Statement 1 January 1905
PHILIPPINES Signature 3 October 1957
PHILIPPINES Ratification 18 June 1959
Pitcairn Islands Extension 23 June 1960
POLAND Signature 3 October 1957
POLAND Ratification 23 February 1961
PORTUGAL Signature 3 October 1957
PORTUGAL Ratification 12 July 1961
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Signature 3 October 1957
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Ratification 12 July 1961
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Signature 3 October 1957
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Ratification 12 July 1961
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 23 June 1960
ROUMANIA Signature 3 October 1957
ROUMANIA Ratification 25 October 1964
ROUMANIA Declaration 25 October 1964
Ruanda Urundi Extension 5 March 1959
RWANDA Accession 6 April 1963
SALVADOR Signature 3 October 1957
SALVADOR Ratification 1 November 1961
SAN MARINO Signature 3 October 1957
SAN MARINO Ratification 31 March 1959
Sarawak Extension 23 June 1960
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 3 October 1957
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 6 March 1961
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 6 March 1961
SENEGAL Accession 14 June 1961
SEYCHELLES Extension 23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE Extension 23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE Accession 29 January 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 23 June 1960
SOMALIA Signature 3 October 1957
SOMALIA Ratification 16 November 1960
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 23 June 1960
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 3 October 1957
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 7 April 1960
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 23 June 1960
SOVIET UNION Signature 3 October 1957
SOVIET UNION Ratification 23 April 1959
SPAIN Signature 3 October 1957
SPAIN Ratification 29 July 1959
Spain, Territories In Africa Extension 29 July 1959
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 23 June 1960
St Helena Extension 23 June 1960
ST LUCIA Extension 23 June 1960
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 8 May 1959
St Vincent Extension 23 June 1960
SUDAN Signature 3 October 1957
SUDAN Ratification 1 March 1960
Surinam Extension 27 August 1959
SWAZILAND Extension 23 June 1960
SWEDEN Signature 3 October 1957
SWEDEN Ratification 2 May 1958
SWITZERLAND Signature 3 October 1957
SWITZERLAND Ratification 14 November 1958
SYRIA Signature 3 October 1957
TAIWAN Signature 3 October 1957
TAIWAN Ratification 6 October 1959
TANGANYIKA Extension 23 June 1960
TANGANYIKA Accession 29 March 1963
Territories Including Pacific Islands Extension 1 April 1959
THAILAND Signature 3 October 1957
THAILAND Ratification 21 July 1960
The Gambia Extension 23 June 1960
TOGO Accession 21 March 1962
Tokelau Islands Extension 6 April 1959
TONGA Extension 23 June 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 23 June 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 15 June 1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Reservation 15 June 1963
TUNISIA Signature 3 October 1957
TURKEY Signature 3 October 1957
TURKEY Ratification 14 July 1961
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 23 June 1960
UGANDA Extension 23 June 1960
UGANDA Accession 13 February 1964
UKRAINE Signature 3 October 1957
UKRAINE Ratification 5 May 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 3 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 3 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 3 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 17 July 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 3 October 1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 1 April 1959
UPPER VOLTA Accession 29 March 1963
URUGUAY Signature 3 October 1957
USA Responsible Territories Extension 1 April 1959
VATICAN CITY Signature 3 October 1957
VATICAN CITY Ratification 13 April 1960
VENEZUELA Signature 3 October 1957
VENEZUELA Ratification 28 February 1964
VENEZUELA Reservation 28 February 1964
VIETNAM Signature 3 October 1957
VIETNAM Ratification 3 December 1959
West Indies Extension 23 June 1960
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories Extension 23 June 1960
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 6 April 1959
YEMEN Accession 3 April 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 3 October 1957
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 15 April 1959
Zanzibar Extension 23 June 1960

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/584/0: 0
  2. UN Registration CANADA/0: 364 1
  3. Treaty Series 079/1960: Cmnd 1218
Metadata

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UUID: a5b13d16-4a54-4e84-bc6a-c94862c1dae2
Treaty ID: 2291
Record ID: 70527