The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is marking its 150th anniversary. This is an agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system.

It comprises 192 member states, including Malta and is headquartered in Switzerland.

The UPU’s theme for its 150th year of operation – 150 years of enabling communication and empowering peoples across nations – recognises its past accomplishments and reinforces its commitment to serve all peoples for the decades to come.

MaltaPost said that it is commemorating the UPU 150th anniversary by issuing a special stamp, carrying a denomination of €1.91, in celebration of the organisation’s rich past and promising future.

This special stamp will be issued in a sheet of 10, with each stamp measuring 44mm x 31mm, with a comb perforation of 13.9 x 14.0 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark.

The sheets measure 115mm x 182mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 100,000 stamps of €1.91 each.

The new stamp will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo from Thursday, the 31st of October.

Orders may be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001; by telephone 2596 1740 or via e-mail info@maltaphilately.com

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