Universal Postal Convention [With Final Protocol and Annex, and Provisions for Letters by Air Mail and Final Protocol to Provisions]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
5 July 1947
In force on
1 July 1948

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. Belgian Congo
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BOLIVIA
  10. BRAZIL
  11. BULGARIA
  12. BURMA
  13. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  14. CANADA
  15. CEYLON
  16. CHILE
  17. CHINA
  18. COLOMBIA
  19. CUBA
  20. Curacao
  21. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  22. DENMARK
  23. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  24. ECUADOR
  25. EGYPT
  26. ETHIOPIA
  27. FINLAND
  28. FRANCE
  29. GREECE
  30. GUATEMALA
  31. HAITI
  32. HONDURAS
  33. HUNGARY
  34. ICELAND
  35. INDIA
  36. INDO-CHINA
  37. INDONESIA
  38. IRAN
  39. IRAQ
  40. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  41. ISRAEL
  42. ITALY
  43. JAPAN
  44. JORDAN
  45. KOREA
  46. LAOS
  47. LEBANON
  48. LIBYA
  49. LUXEMBOURG
  50. MEXICO
  51. MOROCCO
  52. MOROCCO
  53. NAURU
  54. NETHERLANDS THE
  55. New Guinea
  56. NEW ZEALAND
  57. Norfolk Island
  58. NORWAY
  59. PAKISTAN
  60. PANAMA
  61. Papua
  62. PARAGUAY
  63. PERU
  64. PHILIPPINES
  65. POLAND
  66. PORTUGAL
  67. ROUMANIA
  68. SALVADOR
  69. SAN MARINO
  70. SAUDI ARABIA
  71. SIAM
  72. SOUTH AFRICA
  73. SOVIET UNION
  74. SPAIN
  75. Surinam
  76. SWEDEN
  77. SWITZERLAND
  78. SYRIA
  79. TUNISIA
  80. TURKEY
  81. UKRAINE S S R
  82. UNITED KINGDOM
  83. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  84. URUGUAY
  85. VATICAN CITY
  86. VENEZUELA
  87. VIETNAM
  88. WESTERN SAMOA
  89. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 5 July 1947
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 7 May 1948
ALBANIA Signature 5 July 1947
ALBANIA Ratification 11 June 1949
ALGERIA Signature 5 July 1947
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 5 July 1947
AUSTRALIA Signature 5 July 1947
AUSTRALIA Ratification 28 June 1949
AUSTRIA Signature 5 July 1947
AUSTRIA Ratification 25 August 1948
Belgian Congo Extension 30 June 1948
BELGIUM Signature 5 July 1947
BELGIUM Ratification 30 June 1948
BOLIVIA Signature 5 July 1947
BRAZIL Signature 5 July 1947
BULGARIA Signature 5 July 1947
BULGARIA Ratification 20 April 1948
BURMA Accession 20 October 1949
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 5 July 1947
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 20 July 1949
CANADA Signature 5 July 1947
CANADA Ratification 8 September 1948
CEYLON Accession 1 January 1905
CHILE Signature 5 July 1947
CHILE Ratification 11 August 1950
CHINA Signature 5 July 1947
CHINA Ratification 5 February 1949
COLOMBIA Signature 5 July 1947
CUBA Signature 5 July 1947
Curacao Extension 5 July 1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 5 July 1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 30 August 1948
DENMARK Signature 5 July 1947
DENMARK Ratification 5 June 1948
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 5 July 1947
ECUADOR Signature 5 July 1947
EGYPT Signature 5 July 1947
EGYPT Ratification 14 June 1949
ETHIOPIA Signature 5 July 1947
FINLAND Signature 5 July 1947
FINLAND Ratification 30 June 1948
FRANCE Signature 5 July 1947
FRANCE Ratification 1 October 1949
GREECE Signature 5 July 1947
GREECE Ratification 1 September 1951
GUATEMALA Signature 5 July 1947
HAITI Signature 5 July 1947
HONDURAS Signature 5 July 1947
HUNGARY Signature 5 July 1947
HUNGARY Ratification 5 April 1950
ICELAND Signature 5 July 1947
ICELAND Ratification 5 June 1948
INDIA Signature 5 July 1947
INDIA Ratification 12 March 1949
INDO-CHINA Signature 5 July 1947
INDONESIA Bound 27 November 1951
IRAN Signature 5 July 1947
IRAQ Signature 5 July 1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 5 July 1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 15 December 1950
ISRAEL Accession 3 January 1950
ITALY Signature 5 July 1947
ITALY Ratification 7 January 1949
JAPAN Accession 6 January 1950
JORDAN Accession 7 June 1951
KOREA Accession 30 November 1949
LAOS Accession 20 May 1952
LEBANON Signature 5 July 1947
LIBYA Accession 4 June 1952
LUXEMBOURG Signature 5 July 1947
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 14 April 1949
MEXICO Signature 5 July 1947
MEXICO Ratification 7 December 1949
MOROCCO Signature 5 July 1947
MOROCCO Ratification 1 October 1949
MOROCCO Extension 27 January 1951
NAURU Extension 13 October 1950
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 5 July 1947
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 25 August 1948
New Guinea Extension 13 October 1950
New Guinea Accession 23 August 1950
NEW ZEALAND Signature 5 July 1947
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 10 July 1948
Norfolk Island Extension 13 October 1950
NORWAY Signature 5 July 1947
NORWAY Ratification 24 August 1948
PAKISTAN Accession 1 March 1948
PANAMA Signature 5 July 1947
Papua Extension 13 October 1950
PARAGUAY Signature 5 July 1947
PERU Signature 5 July 1947
PERU Ratification 14 April 1950
PHILIPPINES Signature 5 July 1947
PHILIPPINES Ratification 10 March 1949
POLAND Signature 5 July 1947
POLAND Ratification 6 January 1950
PORTUGAL Signature 5 July 1947
PORTUGAL Ratification 20 May 1950
ROUMANIA Signature 5 July 1947
ROUMANIA Ratification 27 August 1948
SALVADOR Signature 5 July 1947
SAN MARINO Signature 5 July 1947
SAN MARINO Ratification 16 June 1949
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 5 July 1947
SIAM Signature 5 July 1947
SIAM Ratification 14 September 1949
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 5 July 1947
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 30 July 1948
SOVIET UNION Signature 5 July 1947
SOVIET UNION Ratification 15 February 1949
SPAIN Accession 27 January 1951
Surinam Extension 5 July 1947
SWEDEN Signature 5 July 1947
SWEDEN Ratification 12 June 1948
SWITZERLAND Signature 5 July 1947
SWITZERLAND Ratification 2 June 1948
SYRIA Signature 5 July 1947
TUNISIA Signature 5 July 1947
TUNISIA Ratification 1 October 1949
TURKEY Signature 5 July 1947
TURKEY Ratification 20 June 1950
UKRAINE S S R Signature 5 July 1947
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 28 April 1949
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 5 July 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14 January 1949
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 5 July 1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 13 July 1948
URUGUAY Signature 5 July 1947
VATICAN CITY Signature 5 July 1947
VENEZUELA Signature 5 July 1947
VENEZUELA Ratification 23 February 1951
VIETNAM Accession 20 October 1951
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 6 July 1948
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 5 July 1947
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 27 July 1948

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/324/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 057/1949: Cmd. 7794||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0057.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: ad0f016e-b2c8-49f4-b501-cd84a2044f46
Treaty ID: 2042
Record ID: 70251