150 years of Universal Postal Union

Description

In 2024, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized organisation of the United Nations with headquarters in Berne, Switzerland, celebrates its 150th anniversary. On 9 October 1874, 22 countries came together to create the General Postal Union, later renamed the Universal Postal Union. Today, it brings together the postal networks of 192 member countries. The organisation acts as a leading forum for promoting cooperation between national postal services.
Actual price of the stamp: € 1,75
Logo : UPU (CH)
Layout : Imprimerie POST Luxembourg (LU)
Printing: Multicoloured high-resolution offset by Bpost Stamps Printing, Malines (BE)
Format: 35 x 35 mm Print run: 50.000, 10 stamps per sheet