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eighty-nine member countries comprise the UPU.
Today, the UPU is one of the specialized agencies
of the Economic and Social Council (one of the five
major bodies of the UN General Assembly).
The final Helvetia set consist of six stamps in one
size and two designs. The size of the 5, 10, 20, 30,
50, 60 and 2Fr is 23.5mm x 29mm. The 5, 50 and 2Fr
depict the design of the UPU with the globe and
individuals joining hands around the globe. The
design of the 10, 20, 30 and 60 shows a horse with
wings. Surrounding the design is the inscription
‘UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE’ beginning on
the top and ending on the right side. The denomination
of each stamp is shown at the bottom followed
by the inscription of the country ‘HELVETIA’
shown below in larger print. This set of stamps
was issued in 1964 with the cancellation ‘- 3 11 64
-12 and a drawing of a building’ encircling it is the
description ‘UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE’
‘BERN 15’ and ‘WELTPOSTVEREIN’.
Approximately 12 years later (September 16,
1976), Helvetia issued a set of four stamps to commemorate
the UPU. The values of the four stamps
were 40, 80, 90, 1Fr. The 40 centimes design shows
a stamp envelope in between two hemispheres,
the 80 centimes design shows boxes each with a
miniature drawing of a plane, a railway wagon,
ship and car, the 90 centimes design shows a safe,
and the 1Fr design shows the outline of an individual
with a diminutive drawing of a letter, a box
and an envelope on the left and conveyor belts,
probably used in modern sorting plants, on the
right. They were printed by Courvoiser on smooth
coated paper. The size of each stamp is 25.5mm
(vertical) and 35.5mm (horizontal). The first day
of cancellation shows the inscription ‘UPU JOUR
D’EMISSION 19 9 76’ which is encircled with
the inscription ‘3000 BERN 15 UNION POSTALE
UNIVERSELLE’.
Union Internationalle des Télécommunications
The International Telegraph Union was founded
in 1865. In 1947, it was reorganized and became
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