International Convention on Stamp Laws in connexion with Cheques (With Protocol)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POSTAL
Signed at
Signed on
19 March 1931
In force on
29 November 1933

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antilles
  2. Aruba
  3. Ascension Island
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BAHAMAS
  7. BAHAMAS
  8. BARBADOS
  9. Basutoland
  10. Bechuanaland Protectorate
  11. BELGIUM
  12. Bermuda
  13. BRAZIL
  14. British Guiana
  15. British Honduras
  16. British Solomon Islands
  17. CEYLON
  18. Curacao
  19. CYPRUS
  20. CYPRUS
  21. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  22. DANZIG
  23. DENMARK
  24. East Indies
  25. ECUADOR
  26. Falkland Islands
  27. Fiji
  28. Fiji
  29. FINLAND
  30. FRANCE
  31. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  32. GERMANY
  33. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  34. Gibraltar
  35. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  36. Gold Coast
  37. GREECE
  38. HUNGARY
  39. INDONESIA
  40. Irish Free State
  41. ITALY
  42. JAMAICA
  43. JAPAN
  44. KENYA
  45. LIBERIA
  46. LITHUANIA
  47. LUXEMBOURG
  48. Macao
  49. MALAYSIA
  50. Malay States, Federated
  51. Malay States, Unfederated
  52. MALTA
  53. MALTA
  54. MAURITIUS
  55. MEXICO
  56. MONACO
  57. NETHERLANDS THE
  58. New Hebrides
  59. NICARAGUA
  60. Northern Rhodesia
  61. NORWAY
  62. Nyasaland
  63. Palestine
  64. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  65. POLAND
  66. PORTUGAL
  67. ROUMANIA
  68. SEYCHELLES
  69. SIERRA LEONE
  70. Somaliland Protectorate
  71. SPAIN
  72. St Helena
  73. Straits Settlements
  74. Surinam
  75. SWAZILAND
  76. SWEDEN
  77. SWITZERLAND
  78. TANGANYIKA
  79. The Gambia
  80. TONGA
  81. TONGA
  82. TRANSJORDAN
  83. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  84. TURKEY
  85. UGANDA
  86. UNITED KINGDOM
  87. Windward Islands
  88. YUGOSLAVIA
  89. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
Ascension Island Extension 7 September 1938
AUSTRALIA Extension 3 September 1938
AUSTRIA Signature 19 March 1931
AUSTRIA Ratification 1 December 1958
BAHAMAS Extension 7 September 1938
BAHAMAS Succession 19 May 1976
BARBADOS Extension 18 July 1936
Basutoland Extension 18 July 1936
Bechuanaland Protectorate Extension 18 July 1936
BELGIUM Signature 19 March 1931
BELGIUM Ratification 18 December 1961
Bermuda Extension 18 July 1936
BRAZIL Signature 19 March 1931
BRAZIL Accession 26 August 1942
British Guiana Extension 18 July 1936
British Honduras Extension 18 July 1936
British Solomon Islands Extension 7 September 1938
CEYLON Extension 18 July 1936
Curacao Extension 30 September 1935
CYPRUS Extension 18 July 1936
CYPRUS Succession 5 March 1968
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 19 March 1931
DANZIG Signature 19 March 1931
DANZIG Ratification 24 June 1935
DENMARK Signature 19 March 1931
DENMARK Ratification 27 July 1932
DENMARK Declaration 27 July 1932
East Indies Extension 30 September 1935
ECUADOR Signature 19 March 1931
Falkland Islands Extension 7 September 1938
Fiji Extension 18 June 1936
Fiji Succession 25 March 1971
FINLAND Signature 19 March 1931
FINLAND Ratification 31 August 1932
FRANCE Signature 19 March 1931
FRANCE Accession 27 April 1936
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 6 June 1958
GERMANY Signature 19 March 1931
GERMANY Ratification 31 August 1933 3 October 1933
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 20 July 1955
Gibraltar Extension 18 July 1936
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 7 September 1938
Gold Coast Extension 18 July 1936
GREECE Signature 19 March 1931
GREECE Ratification 1 June 1934
HUNGARY Signature 19 March 1931
HUNGARY Reservation 28 October 1964
INDONESIA Succession 9 March 1959
Irish Free State Extension 10 July 1936
ITALY Signature 19 March 1931
ITALY Ratification 31 August 1933
JAMAICA Extension 3 August 1939
JAPAN Signature 19 March 1931
JAPAN Ratification 25 August 1933
KENYA Extension 18 July 1936
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 15 December 2005
LITHUANIA Accession 10 February 1997 11 May 1997
LUXEMBOURG Signature 19 March 1931
LUXEMBOURG Accession 1 August 1968
Macao Extension 20 December 1999
Malay States, Federated Extension 18 July 1936
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 18 July 1936
MALAYSIA Succession 14 January 1960
MALTA Extension 18 July 1936
MALTA Succession 6 December 1966
MAURITIUS Extension 7 September 1938
MEXICO Signature 19 March 1931
MONACO Signature 19 March 1931
MONACO Ratification 9 February 1933
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 19 March 1931
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 2 April 1934
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
New Hebrides Extension 16 March 1939
NICARAGUA Accession 16 March 1932
Northern Rhodesia Extension 18 July 1936
Northern Rhodesia Re-Application 20 July 1955
NORWAY Signature 19 March 1931
NORWAY Ratification 27 July 1932
Nyasaland Extension 18 July 1936
Nyasaland Re-Application 20 July 1955
Palestine Extension 18 July 1936
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 12 February 1981 13 May 1981
POLAND Signature 19 March 1931
POLAND Accession 19 December 1936
PORTUGAL Signature 19 March 1931
PORTUGAL Ratification 8 June 1934
PORTUGAL Declaration 16 November 1953
PORTUGAL Communication 29 September 1999
ROUMANIA Signature 19 March 1931
SEYCHELLES Extension 18 July 1936
SIERRA LEONE Extension 18 July 1936
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 3 August 1939
SPAIN Signature 19 March 1931
St Helena Extension 7 September 1938
Straits Settlements Extension 18 July 1936
Surinam Extension 7 August 1936
SWAZILAND Extension 18 July 1936
SWEDEN Signature 19 March 1931
SWEDEN Ratification 27 July 1932
SWITZERLAND Signature 19 March 1931
SWITZERLAND Ratification 26 August 1932
TANGANYIKA Extension 7 September 1938
The Gambia Extension 18 July 1936
TONGA Extension 7 September 1938
TONGA Succession 2 February 1972
TRANSJORDAN Extension 7 September 1938
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 18 July 1936
TURKEY Signature 19 March 1931
UGANDA Extension 18 July 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 19 March 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 13 January 1932
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 10 July 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 18 July 1936
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 3 September 1938
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 7 September 1938
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 March 1939
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 3 August 1939
Windward Islands Extension 18 July 1936
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 19 March 1931
Zanzibar Extension 7 September 1938

Citations

  1. League of Nations Registration 3301/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  3. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/157/0: 0
  4. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.143 (p.7)/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 026/1933: Cmd 4443||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1933-TS0026.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 6128c121-0ca3-4131-8419-8d9c2db9bcb8
Treaty ID: 1872
Record ID: 63469