Universal Postal Convention [together with Final Protocol and Provisions for Letters by Air Mail with Final Protocol]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POSTAL
Signed at
Signed on
11 July 1952
In force on
1 July 1953

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antilles And Suriname
  5. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. Belgian Congo
  9. BELGIUM
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. BRAZIL
  12. BULGARIA
  13. BURMA
  14. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CANADA
  17. CEYLON
  18. Channel Islands
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. COLOMBIA
  22. COSTA RICA
  23. CUBA
  24. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  25. DENMARK
  26. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  27. ECUADOR
  28. EGYPT
  29. ETHIOPIA
  30. FINLAND
  31. FRANCE
  32. GABON
  33. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  34. GHANA
  35. GREECE
  36. GUATEMALA
  37. HAITI
  38. HONDURAS
  39. HUNGARY
  40. ICELAND
  41. INDIA
  42. INDONESIA
  43. IRAN
  44. IRAQ
  45. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  46. Isle Of Man
  47. ISRAEL
  48. JAPAN
  49. JORDAN
  50. KOREA
  51. LAOS
  52. LEBANON
  53. LIBERIA
  54. LIBYA
  55. LUXEMBOURG
  56. MALAYSIA
  57. MEXICO
  58. MONACO
  59. MOROCCO
  60. NAURU
  61. NEPAL
  62. NETHERLANDS THE
  63. New Guinea
  64. NEW ZEALAND
  65. NICARAGUA
  66. Norfolk Island
  67. NORWAY
  68. PAKISTAN
  69. PANAMA
  70. Papua
  71. PARAGUAY
  72. PERU
  73. PHILIPPINES
  74. POLAND
  75. PORTUGAL
  76. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
  77. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
  78. ROUMANIA
  79. Ruanda Urundi
  80. SALVADOR
  81. SAN MARINO
  82. SAUDI ARABIA
  83. SOUTH AFRICA
  84. SOVIET UNION
  85. SPAIN
  86. SUDAN
  87. SWEDEN
  88. SWITZERLAND
  89. SYRIA
  90. THAILAND
  91. TUNISIA
  92. TURKEY
  93. UKRAINE S S R
  94. UNITED KINGDOM
  95. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  96. URUGUAY
  97. VATICAN CITY
  98. VENEZUELA
  99. VIETNAM
  100. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 11 July 1952
ALBANIA Signature 11 July 1952
ALBANIA Ratification 12 February 1955
ALGERIA Signature 11 July 1952
Antilles And Suriname Signature 11 July 1952
Antilles And Suriname Ratification 29 April 1954
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 11 July 1952
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 16 March 1955
AUSTRALIA Signature 11 July 1952
AUSTRALIA Ratification 3 May 1954
AUSTRIA Signature 11 July 1952
AUSTRIA Ratification 9 March 1954
Belgian Congo Signature 11 July 1952
Belgian Congo Ratification 12 March 1953
BELGIUM Signature 11 July 1952
BELGIUM Ratification 12 March 1953
BOLIVIA Signature 11 July 1952
BRAZIL Signature 11 July 1952
BULGARIA Signature 11 July 1952
BULGARIA Ratification 2 October 1954
BURMA Signature 11 July 1952
BURMA Ratification 2 August 1955
BYELORUSSIA S S R Declaration 1 January 1905
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 11 July 1952
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 22 October 1953
CAMBODIA Signature 11 July 1952
CAMBODIA Ratification 28 July 1953
CANADA Signature 11 July 1952
CANADA Ratification 18 March 1953
CEYLON Signature 11 July 1952
CEYLON Ratification 20 December 1953
Channel Islands Extension 1 March 1954
CHILE Signature 11 July 1952
CHILE Ratification 13 December 1955
CHINA Declaration 1 January 1905
CHINA Signature 11 July 1952
CHINA Ratification 25 September 1953
COLOMBIA Signature 11 July 1952
COSTA RICA Signature 11 July 1952
CUBA Signature 11 July 1952
CUBA Ratification 14 April 1954
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 11 July 1952
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 15 July 1953
DENMARK Signature 11 July 1952
DENMARK Ratification 20 February 1953
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 11 July 1952
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 16 March 1957
ECUADOR Signature 11 July 1952
EGYPT Signature 11 July 1952
EGYPT Ratification 24 March 1955
ETHIOPIA Signature 11 July 1952
ETHIOPIA Ratification 22 February 1957
FINLAND Signature 11 July 1952
FINLAND Ratification 4 November 1953
FRANCE Signature 11 July 1952
FRANCE Ratification 25 June 1954
GABON Accession 14 January 1970 14 April 1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Succession 21 March 1955
GHANA Succession 10 October 1957
GREECE Signature 11 July 1952
GREECE Ratification 5 April 1954
GUATEMALA Signature 11 July 1952
GUATEMALA Ratification 18 April 1957
HAITI Signature 11 July 1952
HAITI Ratification 2 September 1957
HONDURAS Signature 11 July 1952
HONDURAS Ratification 9 September 1957
HUNGARY Signature 11 July 1952
HUNGARY Ratification 3 September 1954
ICELAND Signature 11 July 1952
ICELAND Ratification 6 May 1953
INDIA Signature 11 July 1952
INDIA Ratification 18 December 1953
INDONESIA Signature 11 July 1952
INDONESIA Ratification 16 June 1956
IRAN Signature 11 July 1952
IRAQ Signature 11 July 1952
IRAQ Ratification 8 January 1959
IRAQ Declaration 8 January 1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 11 July 1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 26 May 1954
Isle Of Man Extension 1 March 1954
ISRAEL Objection 1 January 1905
ISRAEL Signature 11 July 1952
ISRAEL Ratification 27 January 1956
JAPAN Signature 11 July 1952
JAPAN Ratification 15 October 1953
JORDAN Accession 11 May 1953
KOREA Signature 11 July 1952
KOREA Ratification 10 March 1955
LAOS Signature 11 July 1952
LAOS Ratification 17 April 1953
LEBANON Signature 11 July 1952
LEBANON Ratification 11 May 1953
LIBERIA Signature 11 July 1952
LIBYA Accession 30 June 1953
LUXEMBOURG Signature 11 July 1952
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 15 July 1953
MALAYSIA Accession 17 January 1958
MALAYSIA Letter 8 September 1958
MEXICO Signature 11 July 1952
MEXICO Ratification 4 October 1954
MONACO Succession 23 March 1956
MOROCCO Signature 11 July 1952
MOROCCO Ratification 21 September 1956
NAURU Extension 3 May 1954
NEPAL Accession 11 October 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 11 July 1952
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 29 April 1954
New Guinea Extension 29 April 1954
New Guinea Extension 3 May 1954
NEW ZEALAND Signature 11 July 1952
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 19 February 1955
NICARAGUA Signature 11 July 1952
NICARAGUA Ratification 28 March 1957
Norfolk Island Extension 3 May 1954
NORWAY Signature 11 July 1952
NORWAY Ratification 12 March 1953
PAKISTAN Signature 11 July 1952
PAKISTAN Ratification 24 December 1953
PANAMA Signature 11 July 1952
PANAMA Ratification 18 February 1959
Papua Extension 3 May 1954
PARAGUAY Signature 11 July 1952
PARAGUAY Ratification 6 August 1957
PERU Signature 11 July 1952
PERU Ratification 25 April 1957
PHILIPPINES Signature 11 July 1952
PHILIPPINES Ratification 2 August 1956
POLAND Signature 11 July 1952
POLAND Ratification 3 June 1955
PORTUGAL Signature 11 July 1952
PORTUGAL Ratification 27 June 1956
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Signature 11 July 1952
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Ratification 27 June 1956
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Signature 11 July 1952
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Ratification 27 June 1956
ROUMANIA Signature 11 July 1952
ROUMANIA Ratification 27 September 1954
Ruanda Urundi Extension 12 March 1953
SALVADOR Signature 11 July 1952
SALVADOR Ratification 13 April 1957
SAN MARINO Signature 11 July 1952
SAN MARINO Ratification 14 September 1953
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 29 May 1953
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 11 July 1952
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 24 March 1954
SOVIET UNION Declaration 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Signature 11 July 1952
SOVIET UNION Ratification 24 July 1953
SPAIN Signature 11 July 1952
SPAIN Ratification 12 May 1955
SUDAN Accession 27 July 1956
SWEDEN Signature 11 July 1952
SWEDEN Ratification 29 November 1952
SWITZERLAND Signature 11 July 1952
SWITZERLAND Ratification 16 May 1953
SYRIA Signature 11 July 1952
SYRIA Ratification 4 May 1956
THAILAND Signature 11 July 1952
THAILAND Ratification 24 July 1953
TUNISIA Signature 11 July 1952
TUNISIA Ratification 25 June 1954
TURKEY Signature 11 July 1952
TURKEY Ratification 12 November 1955
UKRAINE S S R Declaration 1 January 1905
UKRAINE S S R Signature 11 July 1952
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 22 October 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 11 July 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 March 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 19 March 1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 11 July 1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 24 March 1953
URUGUAY Signature 11 July 1952
VATICAN CITY Signature 11 July 1952
VATICAN CITY Ratification 23 September 1953
VENEZUELA Signature 11 July 1952
VENEZUELA Ratification 12 January 1955
VIETNAM Signature 11 July 1952
VIETNAM Ratification 12 September 1953
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 11 July 1952
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 21 June 1955

Citations

  1. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 169 3
  2. Treaty Series 028/1954: Cmnd 9190||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1954-TS0028.pdf
  3. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/452/0: 0
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 775f2ab6-9581-426d-b820-1aa9e8466bb4
Treaty ID: 2166
Record ID: 70388