Convention and Protocol revising Universal Postal Convention of November 30, 1920

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
28 August 1924
In force on
1 October 1925

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antigua
  5. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  6. Ascension Island
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BARBADOS
  11. Basutoland
  12. Bechuanaland
  13. Belgian Congo
  14. BELGIUM
  15. Bermuda
  16. BOLIVIA
  17. BRAZIL
  18. BRITISH EMPIRE
  19. British Guiana
  20. British Honduras
  21. British Solomon Islands
  22. British Virgin Islands
  23. Brunei
  24. BULGARIA
  25. Cameroons
  26. CANADA
  27. Cayman Islands
  28. CEYLON
  29. CHILE
  30. CHINA
  31. COLOMBIA
  32. COSTA RICA
  33. CUBA
  34. CYPRUS
  35. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  36. DANZIG
  37. DENMARK
  38. Dominica
  39. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  40. ECUADOR
  41. EGYPT
  42. ESTONIA
  43. ETHIOPIA
  44. Falkland Islands
  45. Fiji
  46. FINLAND
  47. FRANCE
  48. French Indo-china
  49. GERMANY
  50. Gibraltar
  51. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  52. Gold Coast
  53. GREECE
  54. GRENADA
  55. GUATEMALA
  56. HAITI
  57. HEJAZ
  58. HONDURAS
  59. Hong Kong
  60. HUNGARY
  61. ICELAND
  62. INDIA
  63. Irak
  64. IRAQ
  65. Irish Free State
  66. ITALY
  67. JAMAICA
  68. JAPAN
  69. Johore
  70. Kelantan
  71. KENYA
  72. LATVIA
  73. LIBERIA
  74. LITHUANIA
  75. LUXEMBOURG
  76. Malay States, Federated
  77. Malay States, Unfederated
  78. MALTA
  79. MAURITIUS
  80. MEXICO
  81. Montserrat
  82. MOROCCO
  83. NETHERLANDS THE
  84. Newfoundland (UK)
  85. New Hebrides
  86. NEW ZEALAND
  87. NICARAGUA
  88. NIGERIA
  89. North Borneo
  90. NORWAY
  91. Nyasaland
  92. Palestine
  93. PANAMA
  94. PARAGUAY
  95. PERSIA
  96. PERU
  97. PHILIPPINES
  98. POLAND
  99. PORTUGAL
  100. ROUMANIA
  101. SAAR TERRITORY
  102. SALVADOR
  103. SAN MARINO
  104. Sarawak
  105. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  106. SEYCHELLES
  107. SIAM
  108. SIERRA LEONE
  109. Somaliland
  110. SOUTH AFRICA
  111. SOUTH AFRICA
  112. Southern Rhodesia
  113. SOVIET UNION
  114. SPAIN
  115. Spanish Colonies
  116. St. Christopher And Nevis
  117. St Helena
  118. ST LUCIA
  119. Straits Settlements
  120. St Vincent
  121. SWEDEN
  122. SWITZERLAND
  123. TANGANYIKA
  124. The Gambia
  125. Togoland
  126. TRANSJORDAN
  127. Trenganu
  128. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  129. TUNIS
  130. TURKEY
  131. Turks And Caicos Islands
  132. UGANDA
  133. UNITED KINGDOM
  134. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  135. URUGUAY
  136. VATICAN CITY
  137. VENEZUELA
  138. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 1 April 1928
ALBANIA Signature 28 August 1924
ALGERIA Signature 28 August 1924
ALGERIA Ratification 9 June 1926
Antigua Extension 3 October 1925
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 28 August 1924
Ascension Island Extension 3 October 1925
AUSTRALIA Extension 26 August 1925
AUSTRIA Signature 28 August 1924
AUSTRIA Ratification 1 September 1925
BAHAMAS Extension 3 October 1925
BARBADOS Extension 3 October 1925
Basutoland Extension 1 October 1925
Bechuanaland Extension 3 October 1925
Belgian Congo Extension 1 September 1925
BELGIUM Signature 28 August 1924
BELGIUM Ratification 1 September 1925
Bermuda Extension 3 October 1925
BOLIVIA Signature 28 August 1924
BOLIVIA Ratification 30 October 1925
BRAZIL Signature 28 August 1924
BRAZIL Ratification 1 September 1925
BRITISH EMPIRE Signature 28 August 1924
BRITISH EMPIRE Ratification 1 September 1925
British Guiana Extension 3 October 1925
British Honduras Extension 3 October 1925
British Solomon Islands Extension 3 October 1925
British Virgin Islands Extension 3 October 1925
Brunei Extension 3 October 1925
BULGARIA Signature 28 August 1924
BULGARIA Ratification 1 September 1925
Cameroons Extension 1 January 1929
CANADA Signature 28 August 1924
CANADA Ratification 1 September 1925
Cayman Islands Extension 3 October 1925
CEYLON Extension 3 October 1925
CHILE Signature 28 August 1924
CHILE Ratification 1 March 1927
CHINA Signature 28 August 1924
CHINA Ratification 1 October 1925
COLOMBIA Signature 28 August 1924
COLOMBIA Ratification 2 January 1929
COSTA RICA Signature 28 August 1924
COSTA RICA Ratification 21 January 1928
CUBA Signature 28 August 1924
CYPRUS Extension 3 October 1925
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 28 August 1924
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 2 November 1925
DANZIG Signature 28 August 1924
DENMARK Signature 28 August 1924
DENMARK Ratification 1 September 1925
Dominica Extension 3 October 1925
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 28 August 1924
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 February 1926
ECUADOR Signature 28 August 1924
ECUADOR Ratification 1 September 1925
EGYPT Signature 28 August 1924
EGYPT Ratification 30 November 1926
ESTONIA Signature 28 August 1924
ESTONIA Ratification 1 September 1925
ETHIOPIA Signature 28 August 1924
ETHIOPIA Ratification 23 November 1926
Falkland Islands Extension 3 October 1925
Fiji Extension 3 October 1925
FINLAND Signature 28 August 1924
FINLAND Ratification 1 September 1925
FRANCE Signature 28 August 1924
FRANCE Ratification 9 September 1925
French Indo-china Extension 9 June 1926
GERMANY Signature 28 August 1924
GERMANY Ratification 1 September 1925
Gibraltar Extension 3 October 1925
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 3 October 1925
Gold Coast Extension 3 October 1925
GREECE Signature 28 August 1924
GREECE Ratification 11 January 1927
GRENADA Extension 3 October 1925
GUATEMALA Signature 28 August 1924
GUATEMALA Ratification 1 September 1925
HAITI Signature 28 August 1924
HAITI Ratification 23 January 1926
HEJAZ Signature 28 August 1924
HEJAZ Ratification 1 January 1927
HONDURAS Accession 1 October 1925 10 May 1928
Hong Kong Extension 3 October 1925
HUNGARY Signature 28 August 1924
HUNGARY Ratification 1 September 1925
ICELAND Signature 28 August 1924
ICELAND Ratification 1 September 1925
INDIA Signature 28 August 1924
INDIA Ratification 1 September 1925
Irak Extension 3 October 1925
IRAQ Accession 22 April 1929
Irish Free State Signature 28 August 1924
Irish Free State Ratification 10 September 1925
ITALY Signature 28 August 1924
ITALY Ratification 26 November 1926
JAMAICA Extension 3 October 1925
JAPAN Signature 28 August 1924
JAPAN Ratification 22 January 1926
Johore Extension 1 July 1928
Kelantan Extension 3 October 1925
KENYA Extension 3 October 1925
LATVIA Signature 28 August 1924
LATVIA Ratification 14 June 1927
LIBERIA Signature 28 August 1924
LITHUANIA Signature 28 August 1924
LUXEMBOURG Signature 28 August 1924
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 7 September 1925
Malay States, Federated Extension 3 October 1925
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 3 October 1925
MALTA Extension 3 October 1925
MAURITIUS Extension 3 October 1925
MEXICO Signature 28 August 1924
MEXICO Ratification 1 September 1925
Montserrat Extension 3 October 1925
MOROCCO Signature 28 August 1924
MOROCCO Ratification 1 September 1925
MOROCCO Ratification 16 June 1927
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 28 August 1924
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 1 September 1925
New Hebrides Extension 3 October 1925
NEW ZEALAND Signature 28 August 1924
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 1 September 1925
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 1 October 1925
NICARAGUA Signature 28 August 1924
NICARAGUA Ratification 1 September 1925
NIGERIA Extension 1 January 1929
North Borneo Extension 3 October 1925
NORWAY Signature 28 August 1924
NORWAY Ratification 1 September 1925
Nyasaland Extension 3 October 1925
Palestine Extension 3 October 1925
PANAMA Signature 28 August 1924
PANAMA Ratification 10 December 1928
PARAGUAY Signature 28 August 1924
PARAGUAY Ratification 8 December 1926
PERSIA Signature 28 August 1924
PERSIA Ratification 21 November 1929
PERU Signature 28 August 1924
PERU Ratification 23 January 1928
PHILIPPINES Signature 28 August 1924
POLAND Signature 28 August 1924
PORTUGAL Signature 28 August 1924
PORTUGAL Ratification 27 November 1925
ROUMANIA Signature 28 August 1924
ROUMANIA Ratification 22 April 1927
SAAR TERRITORY Signature 28 August 1924
SAAR TERRITORY Ratification 1 September 1925
SALVADOR Signature 28 August 1924
SALVADOR Ratification 1 September 1925
SAN MARINO Signature 28 August 1924
SAN MARINO Ratification 1 February 1927
Sarawak Extension 3 October 1925
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Signature 28 August 1924
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Ratification 24 November 1926
SEYCHELLES Extension 3 October 1925
SIAM Signature 28 August 1924
SIAM Ratification 1 September 1925
SIERRA LEONE Extension 3 October 1925
Somaliland Extension 3 October 1925
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 28 August 1924
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 28 August 1924
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 7 December 1925
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 7 December 1925
Southern Rhodesia Withdrawal 1 February 1930
Southern Rhodesia Extension 19 October 1925
SOVIET UNION Signature 28 August 1924
SOVIET UNION Ratification 1 September 1925
SPAIN Signature 28 August 1924
SPAIN Ratification 21 September 1925
Spanish Colonies Signature 28 August 1924
Spanish Colonies Ratification 4 January 1926
St Helena Extension 3 October 1925
ST LUCIA Extension 3 October 1925
St Vincent Extension 3 October 1925
St. Christopher And Nevis Extension 3 October 1925
Straits Settlements Extension 3 October 1925
SWEDEN Signature 28 August 1924
SWEDEN Ratification 1 September 1925
SWITZERLAND Signature 28 August 1924
SWITZERLAND Ratification 1 September 1925
TANGANYIKA Extension 3 October 1925
The Gambia Extension 3 October 1925
Togoland Extension 3 October 1925
TRANSJORDAN Extension 11 July 1927
Trenganu Extension 1 July 1928
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 3 October 1925
TUNIS Signature 28 August 1924
TUNIS Ratification 1 September 1925
TURKEY Signature 28 August 1924
TURKEY Ratification 30 August 1928
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 3 October 1925
UGANDA Extension 3 October 1925
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 28 August 1924
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 September 1925
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 28 August 1924
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 1 September 1925
URUGUAY Signature 28 August 1924
VATICAN CITY Accession 25 May 1929 1 June 1929
VENEZUELA Signature 28 August 1924
VENEZUELA Ratification 7 January 1927
Zanzibar Extension 3 October 1925

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/89/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 1002/0: 0
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 95cbe996-8d02-446c-b82a-5d67927a0c6f
Treaty ID: 1815
Record ID: 63406