Universal Postal Convention

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
20 March 1934
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BAHAMAS
  7. BARBADOS
  8. Basutoland
  9. Bechuanaland Protectorate
  10. Belgian Congo
  11. BELGIUM
  12. Bermuda
  13. BOLIVIA
  14. BRAZIL
  15. British Guiana
  16. British Honduras
  17. BULGARIA
  18. CANADA
  19. Cayman Islands
  20. CEYLON
  21. CHILE
  22. CHINA
  23. COLOMBIA
  24. COSTA RICA
  25. CUBA
  26. Curacao
  27. CYPRUS
  28. Cyrenaica
  29. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  30. DANZIG
  31. DENMARK
  32. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  33. East Indies
  34. ECUADOR
  35. EGYPT
  36. ERITREA
  37. ESTONIA
  38. ETHIOPIA
  39. Falkland Islands
  40. Fiji
  41. FINLAND
  42. FRANCE
  43. GERMANY
  44. Gibraltar
  45. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  46. Gold Coast
  47. GREECE
  48. GUATEMALA
  49. HAYTI
  50. HONDURAS
  51. Hong Kong
  52. HUNGARY
  53. ICELAND
  54. INDIA
  55. IRAQ
  56. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  57. ITALY
  58. JAMAICA
  59. JAPAN
  60. KENYA
  61. LATVIA
  62. Leeward Islands
  63. LIBERIA
  64. LITHUANIA
  65. Lord Howe Island
  66. LUXEMBOURG
  67. Malay States
  68. Malay States, Unfederated
  69. MALTA
  70. MAURITIUS
  71. MEXICO
  72. MOROCCO
  73. MOROCCO
  74. NAURU
  75. NETHERLANDS THE
  76. Newfoundland (UK)
  77. New Guinea
  78. NEW ZEALAND
  79. NICARAGUA
  80. NIGERIA
  81. Norfolk Island
  82. North Borneo
  83. Northern Rhodesia
  84. NORWAY
  85. Palestine
  86. PANAMA
  87. Papua
  88. PARAGUAY
  89. PERSIA
  90. PERU
  91. PHILIPPINES
  92. POLAND
  93. PORTUGAL
  94. ROUMANIA
  95. SALVADOR
  96. SAN MARINO
  97. Sarawak
  98. SAUDI ARABIA
  99. SEYCHELLES
  100. SIAM
  101. SIERRA LEONE
  102. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  103. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  104. Somaliland
  105. Somaliland Protectorate
  106. SOUTH AFRICA
  107. Southern Rhodesia
  108. South West Africa
  109. SOVIET UNION
  110. SPAIN
  111. St Helena And Ascension
  112. Straits Settlements
  113. Surinam
  114. SWAZILAND
  115. SWEDEN
  116. SWITZERLAND
  117. SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON
  118. TANGANYIKA
  119. The Gambia
  120. TONGA
  121. TRANSJORDAN
  122. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  123. Tripoli
  124. TUNIS
  125. TURKEY
  126. Turks And Caicos Islands
  127. UGANDA
  128. UNITED KINGDOM
  129. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  130. URUGUAY
  131. VATICAN CITY
  132. VENEZUELA
  133. WESTERN SAMOA
  134. Windward Islands
  135. YEMEN
  136. YUGOSLAVIA
  137. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 15 April 1937
ALBANIA Signature 20 March 1934
ALBANIA Ratification 10 March 1937
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 20 March 1934
AUSTRALIA Signature 20 March 1934
AUSTRALIA Ratification 8 March 1935
AUSTRIA Signature 20 March 1934
AUSTRIA Ratification 5 March 1935
BAHAMAS Extension 30 March 1935
BARBADOS Extension 30 March 1935
Basutoland Extension 30 March 1935
Bechuanaland Protectorate Extension 30 March 1935
Belgian Congo Extension 23 May 1935
BELGIUM Signature 20 March 1934
BELGIUM Ratification 18 February 1935
Bermuda Extension 30 March 1935
BOLIVIA Signature 20 March 1935
BRAZIL Signature 20 March 1935
BRAZIL Ratification 19 March 1939
British Guiana Extension 30 March 1935
British Honduras Extension 30 March 1935
BULGARIA Signature 20 March 1934
BULGARIA Ratification 10 August 1939
CANADA Signature 20 March 1934
CANADA Ratification 3 December 1934
Cayman Islands Extension 30 March 1935
CEYLON Extension 30 March 1935
CHILE Signature 20 March 1934
CHILE Ratification 26 March 1935
CHINA Signature 20 March 1934
CHINA Ratification 11 January 1936
COLOMBIA Signature 20 March 1934
COLOMBIA Ratification 21 May 1936
COSTA RICA Signature 20 March 1934
CUBA Signature 20 March 1934
CUBA Ratification 10 March 1935
Curacao Extension 23 October 1934
CYPRUS Extension 30 March 1935
Cyrenaica Extension 6 April 1935
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 20 March 1935
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 5 May 1935
DANZIG Signature 20 March 1934
DENMARK Signature 20 March 1934
DENMARK Ratification 18 December 1934
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 20 March 1934
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 14 November 1936
East Indies Extension 23 October 1934
ECUADOR Signature 20 March 1934
ECUADOR Ratification 31 December 1935
EGYPT Signature 20 March 1934
EGYPT Ratification 30 December 1934
ERITREA Extension 6 April 1935
ESTONIA Signature 20 March 1934
ESTONIA Ratification 4 July 1936 14 November 1935
ETHIOPIA Signature 20 March 1934
ETHIOPIA Ratification 22 September 1935
Falkland Islands Extension 30 March 1935
Fiji Extension 30 March 1935
FINLAND Signature 20 March 1934
FINLAND Ratification 4 July 1935
FRANCE Signature 20 March 1934
FRANCE Ratification 9 August 1937
GERMANY Signature 20 March 1934
GERMANY Ratification 16 February 1935
Gibraltar Extension 30 March 1935
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 30 March 1935
Gold Coast Extension 30 March 1935
GREECE Signature 20 March 1934
GUATEMALA Signature 20 March 1934
GUATEMALA Ratification 14 September 1938
HAYTI Accession 19 December 1934
HONDURAS Signature 20 March 1934
HONDURAS Ratification 29 January 1938
Hong Kong Extension 30 March 1935
HUNGARY Signature 20 March 1934
HUNGARY Ratification 1 May 1935
ICELAND Signature 20 March 1934
INDIA Signature 20 March 1934
INDIA Ratification 2 June 1935
IRAQ Signature 20 March 1934
IRAQ Ratification 5 April 1936
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 20 March 1934
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 10 January 1940
ITALY Signature 20 March 1934
ITALY Ratification 6 April 1935
JAMAICA Extension 30 March 1935
JAPAN Signature 20 March 1934
JAPAN Ratification 10 February 1935
KENYA Extension 30 March 1935
LATVIA Signature 20 March 1934
LATVIA Ratification 26 January 1939
Leeward Islands Extension 30 March 1935
LIBERIA Accession 10 June 1936
LITHUANIA Accession 23 February 1939
Lord Howe Island Extension 8 March 1935
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 August 1934
Malay States Extension 30 March 1935
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 30 March 1935
MALTA Extension 30 March 1935
MAURITIUS Extension 30 March 1935
MEXICO Signature 20 March 1934
MEXICO Ratification 29 January 1936
MOROCCO Signature 20 March 1934
MOROCCO Extension 24 April 1935
MOROCCO Ratification 9 August 1937
NAURU Extension 8 March 1935
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 20 March 1934
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 23 October 1934
New Guinea Extension 8 March 1935
NEW ZEALAND Signature 20 March 1934
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 30 January 1935
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 30 March 1935
NICARAGUA Signature 20 March 1934
NIGERIA Extension 30 March 1935
Norfolk Island Extension 8 March 1935
North Borneo Extension 30 March 1935
Northern Rhodesia Extension 30 March 1935
NORWAY Signature 20 March 1934
NORWAY Ratification 3 December 1934
Palestine Extension 30 March 1935
PANAMA Signature 20 March 1934
Papua Extension 8 March 1935
PARAGUAY Signature 20 March 1934
PERSIA Signature 20 March 1934
PERSIA Ratification 4 September 1935
PERU Signature 20 March 1934
PERU Ratification 16 November 1936
PHILIPPINES Extension 31 December 1934
POLAND Signature 20 March 1934
POLAND Ratification 17 September 1935
PORTUGAL Signature 20 March 1934
PORTUGAL Ratification 13 January 1938
ROUMANIA Signature 20 March 1934
ROUMANIA Ratification 5 November 1935
SALVADOR Accession 30 December 1934
SAN MARINO Signature 20 March 1934
Sarawak Extension 30 March 1935
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 21 January 1934
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 20 March 1934
SEYCHELLES Extension 30 March 1935
SIAM Accession 3 January 1939
SIERRA LEONE Extension 30 March 1935
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 28 June 1939
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 30 March 1935
Somaliland Extension 6 April 1935
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 30 March 1935
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 20 March 1934
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 17 September 1935
South West Africa Extension 17 September 1935
Southern Rhodesia Extension 30 March 1935
SOVIET UNION Signature 20 March 1934
SOVIET UNION Ratification 7 May 1935
SPAIN Signature 20 March 1934
SPAIN Ratification 24 April 1935
St Helena And Ascension Extension 30 March 1935
Straits Settlements Extension 30 March 1935
Surinam Extension 23 October 1934
SWAZILAND Extension 30 March 1935
SWEDEN Ratification 3 December 1934
SWEDEN Signature 20 March 1935
SWITZERLAND Signature 20 March 1934
SWITZERLAND Ratification 20 November 1934
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Signature 20 March 1934
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Ratification 9 August 1937
TANGANYIKA Extension 30 March 1935
The Gambia Extension 30 March 1935
TONGA Extension 30 March 1935
TRANSJORDAN Extension 30 March 1935
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 30 March 1935
Tripoli Extension 6 April 1935
TUNIS Signature 20 March 1934
TUNIS Ratification 9 August 1937
TURKEY Signature 20 March 1934
TURKEY Ratification 25 May 1937
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 30 March 1935
UGANDA Extension 30 March 1935
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 20 March 1934
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 30 March 1935
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 20 March 1934
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 14 November 1934
URUGUAY Signature 20 March 1934
VATICAN CITY Signature 20 March 1934
VATICAN CITY Ratification 26 December 1934
VENEZUELA Signature 20 March 1934
VENEZUELA Ratification 10 May 1935
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 30 January 1935
Windward Islands Extension 30 March 1935
YEMEN Accession 20 August 1934
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 20 March 1934
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 26 June 1937
Zanzibar Extension 30 March 1935

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/178/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Registration 4048/0: 0
  3. Other 59-68/1935: 0
  4. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol. 175 (p.171)/0: 0
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 045f3c01-21ab-4ffc-9a46-850894823799
Treaty ID: 1891
Record ID: 63490