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 [1] 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 [2]