Convention and Final Protocol regarding the Universal Postal Union (with Regulations and Airmail Provisions)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POSTAL
Signed at
Signed on
23 May 1939
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. Aden Protectorate
  3. AFGHANISTAN
  4. ALBANIA
  5. ALGERIA
  6. American Samoa
  7. Antigua
  8. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  9. Ascension Island
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. BAHAMAS
  13. BARBADOS
  14. Bechuanaland
  15. Belgian Congo
  16. BELGIUM
  17. Bermuda
  18. BOLIVIA
  19. BRAZIL
  20. British Guiana
  21. British Honduras
  22. British Solomon Islands
  23. British Virgin Islands
  24. BULGARIA
  25. BURMA
  26. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  27. CANADA
  28. Canal Zone
  29. CEYLON
  30. CHILE
  31. CHINA
  32. COLOMBIA
  33. COSTA RICA
  34. CROATIA
  35. CUBA
  36. Curacao
  37. CYPRUS
  38. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  39. DANZIG
  40. DENMARK
  41. Dominica
  42. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  43. East Indies
  44. ECUADOR
  45. EGYPT
  46. EL SALVADOR
  47. ESTONIA
  48. ETHIOPIA
  49. Falkland Island Dependencies
  50. Falkland Islands
  51. Fiji
  52. FINLAND
  53. FRANCE
  54. French Colonies
  55. Gibraltar
  56. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  57. Gold Coast
  58. GREECE
  59. GRENADA
  60. GUATEMALA
  61. HAYTI
  62. HONDURAS
  63. Hong Kong
  64. HUNGARY
  65. ICELAND
  66. INDIA
  67. INDO-CHINA
  68. IRAN
  69. IRAQ
  70. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  71. ITALY
  72. JAMAICA
  73. JAPAN
  74. KENYA
  75. LATVIA
  76. LEBANON
  77. LEBANON
  78. LIBERIA
  79. LITHUANIA
  80. LUXEMBOURG
  81. Malay States, Federated
  82. Malay States, Unfederated
  83. MALTA
  84. MAURITIUS
  85. MEXICO
  86. Montserrat
  87. MOROCCO
  88. NAURU
  89. NETHERLANDS THE
  90. Newfoundland (UK)
  91. New Guinea
  92. NEW ZEALAND
  93. NICARAGUA
  94. NIGERIA
  95. Norfolk Island
  96. North Borneo
  97. Northern Rhodesia
  98. NORWAY
  99. Nyasaland
  100. PAKISTAN
  101. Palestine
  102. PANAMA
  103. Papua
  104. PARAGUAY
  105. PHILIPPINES
  106. Pitcairn Islands
  107. POLAND
  108. PORTUGAL
  109. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
  110. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
  111. ROUMANIA
  112. Ruanda Urundi
  113. Sarawak
  114. SEYCHELLES
  115. SIERRA LEONE
  116. Somaliland Protectorate
  117. SOUTH AFRICA
  118. Southern Rhodesia
  119. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  120. SOVIET UNION
  121. SPAIN
  122. St. Christopher And Nevis
  123. St Helena
  124. ST LUCIA
  125. Straits Settlements
  126. St Vincent
  127. Surinam
  128. SWEDEN
  129. SWITZERLAND
  130. SYRIA
  131. SYRIA
  132. TANGANYIKA
  133. THAILAND
  134. The Gambia
  135. TONGA
  136. TRANSJORDAN
  137. TRANSJORDAN
  138. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  139. TUNISIA
  140. TURKEY
  141. UGANDA
  142. UKRAINE S S R
  143. UNITED KINGDOM
  144. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  145. URUGUAY
  146. VATICAN CITY
  147. VENEZUELA
  148. WESTERN SAMOA
  149. West Indies
  150. YEMEN
  151. YUGOSLAVIA
  152. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 22 October 1941
Aden Protectorate Extension 22 October 1941
AFGHANISTAN Accession 6 May 1941
ALBANIA Accession 11 October 1940
ALGERIA Extension 23 May 1939
American Samoa Extension 24 February 1940
Antigua Extension 22 October 1941
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 23 May 1939
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 30 July 1948
Ascension Island Extension 22 October 1941
AUSTRALIA Signature 23 May 1939
AUSTRALIA Ratification 28 March 1940
AUSTRALIA Declaration 28 March 1940
AUSTRIA Accession 28 August 1946
BAHAMAS Extension 22 October 1941
BARBADOS Extension 22 October 1941
Bechuanaland Extension 22 October 1941
Belgian Congo Extension 30 May 1940
BELGIUM Signature 23 May 1939
BELGIUM Ratification 30 May 1940
Bermuda Extension 22 October 1941
BOLIVIA Signature 23 May 1939
BRAZIL Signature 23 May 1939
British Guiana Extension 22 October 1941
British Honduras Extension 22 October 1941
British Solomon Islands Extension 22 October 1941
British Virgin Islands Extension 22 October 1941
BULGARIA Signature 23 May 1939
BURMA Extension 22 October 1941
BYELORUSSIA S S R Accession 8 May 1947
CANADA Signature 23 May 1939
CANADA Ratification 27 September 1940
Canal Zone Extension 24 February 1940
CEYLON Extension 22 October 1941
CHILE Signature 23 May 1939
CHINA Signature 23 May 1939
COLOMBIA Signature 23 May 1939
COSTA RICA Signature 23 May 1939
CROATIA Accession 26 May 1941
CUBA Signature 23 May 1939
Curacao Extension 5 April 1940
CYPRUS Extension 22 October 1941
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 10 August 1945
DANZIG Signature 23 May 1939
DENMARK Signature 23 May 1939
Dominica Extension 22 October 1941
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 23 May 1939
East Indies Extension 5 April 1940
ECUADOR Signature 23 May 1939
EGYPT Signature 23 May 1939
EGYPT Ratification 16 August 1940
EL SALVADOR Signature 23 May 1939
ESTONIA Signature 23 May 1939
ETHIOPIA Accession 31 May 1944 1 January 1945
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 22 October 1941
Falkland Islands Extension 22 October 1941
Fiji Extension 22 October 1941
FINLAND Signature 23 May 1939
FRANCE Signature 23 May 1939
FRANCE Ratification 26 June 1941
French Colonies Extension 23 May 1939
Gibraltar Extension 22 October 1941
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 22 October 1941
Gold Coast Extension 22 October 1941
GREECE Signature 23 May 1939
GRENADA Extension 22 October 1941
GUATEMALA Signature 23 May 1939
HAYTI Signature 23 May 1939
HONDURAS Signature 23 May 1939
Hong Kong Extension 22 October 1941
HUNGARY Accession 24 May 1940
ICELAND Signature 23 May 1939
INDIA Signature 23 May 1939
INDIA Ratification 9 February 1942
INDO-CHINA Accession 4 December 1939
IRAN Signature 23 May 1939
IRAQ Signature 23 May 1939
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 23 May 1939
ITALY Accession 30 December 1939
JAMAICA Extension 22 October 1941
JAPAN Signature 23 May 1939
JAPAN Ratification 12 September 1940
KENYA Extension 22 October 1941
LATVIA Signature 23 May 1939
LEBANON Extension 23 May 1939
LEBANON Accession 27 November 1945
LIBERIA Signature 23 May 1939
LITHUANIA Signature 23 May 1939
LUXEMBOURG Signature 23 May 1939
Malay States, Federated Extension 22 October 1941
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 22 October 1941
MALTA Extension 22 October 1941
MAURITIUS Extension 22 October 1941
MEXICO Signature 23 May 1939
MEXICO Ratification 11 July 1940
Montserrat Extension 22 October 1941
MOROCCO Signature 23 May 1939
MOROCCO Ratification 26 June 1941
NAURU Extension 28 March 1940
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 23 May 1939
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 5 April 1940
New Guinea Extension 28 March 1940
NEW ZEALAND Signature 23 May 1939
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 5 October 1940
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 22 October 1941
NICARAGUA Signature 23 May 1939
NIGERIA Extension 22 October 1941
Norfolk Island Extension 28 March 1940
North Borneo Extension 22 October 1941
Northern Rhodesia Extension 22 October 1941
NORWAY Signature 23 May 1939
Nyasaland Extension 22 October 1941
PAKISTAN Accession 29 August 1947
Palestine Extension 22 October 1941
PANAMA Signature 23 May 1939
Papua Extension 28 March 1940
PARAGUAY Signature 23 May 1939
PHILIPPINES Signature 23 May 1939
PHILIPPINES Ratification 13 May 1940
Pitcairn Islands Extension 22 October 1941
POLAND Signature 23 May 1939
POLAND Ratification 21 June 1948
PORTUGAL Signature 23 May 1939
PORTUGAL Ratification 19 June 1942
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Extension 23 May 1939
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Extension 23 May 1939
ROUMANIA Signature 23 May 1939
Ruanda Urundi Extension 30 May 1940
Sarawak Extension 22 October 1941
SEYCHELLES Extension 22 October 1941
SIERRA LEONE Extension 22 October 1941
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 22 October 1941
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 23 May 1939
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 22 October 1941
Southern Rhodesia Extension 22 October 1941
SOVIET UNION Signature 23 May 1939
SPAIN Accession 8 April 1940
St Helena Extension 22 October 1941
ST LUCIA Extension 22 October 1941
St Vincent Extension 22 October 1941
St. Christopher And Nevis Extension 22 October 1941
Straits Settlements Extension 22 October 1941
Surinam Extension 5 April 1940
SWEDEN Signature 23 May 1939
SWEDEN Ratification 16 September 1940
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 May 1939
SWITZERLAND Ratification 8 November 1940
SYRIA Extension 23 May 1939
SYRIA Accession 10 April 1946
TANGANYIKA Extension 22 October 1941
THAILAND Signature 23 May 1939
The Gambia Extension 22 October 1941
TONGA Extension 22 October 1941
TRANSJORDAN Extension 22 October 1941
TRANSJORDAN Accession 10 April 1947
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 22 October 1941
TUNISIA Extension 23 May 1939
TURKEY Signature 23 May 1939
UGANDA Extension 22 October 1941
UKRAINE S S R Accession 8 May 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 23 May 1939
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 22 October 1941
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 22 October 1941
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 23 May 1939
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 24 February 1940
URUGUAY Signature 23 May 1939
VATICAN CITY Signature 23 May 1939
VENEZUELA Signature 23 May 1939
West Indies Extension 5 April 1940
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 5 October 1940
YEMEN Accession 17 February 1940
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 23 May 1939
Zanzibar Extension 22 October 1941

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/247/0: 0
  2. UN Registration USA/0: 202 159
Metadata

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UUID: 06d5d3ef-d78f-4e6e-9b0d-eb301091bf11
Treaty ID: 1958
Record ID: 65866