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Following the outcome of the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum, United Nations transitional administration was established in 1999 until East Timor's independence on 20 May 2002. During the transition period, two stamps were issued in 2000, one for domestic mail and one for international mail.
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) is the postal agency of the United Nations. It issues postage stamps and postal stationery , denominated in United States dollars for the office in New York , in Swiss francs for the office in Geneva and in euros (formerly schillings ) for the office in Vienna .
Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers. See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.
The opening phrase "We the peoples of the United Nations ..", echoing the preamble of the United States Constitution, was suggested by US conference delegates Virginia Gildersleeve [1] and Sol Bloom. [2] The preambulatory phrase "In Larger Freedom" became the title of a UN reform proposal by the seventh Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
Entry Stamp Exit Stamp Visa Notes Abkhazia Afghanistan Albania [note 1] Algeria American Samoa: Unknown Andorra: None: None [note 2] Angola Anguilla: None [citation needed] Unknown: Antarctica: Unknown: None [note 3] Antigua and Barbuda: None: Unknown Argentina: None Armenia Aruba: None [note 4] Australia: None [note 5] Austria ...
As late as 1974 a two-volume hardbound Minkus New World-Wide Postage Stamp Catalog was published, Volume 1 covering the United States and the British Commonwealth ran to 2004 pages in 1974, Volume 2, covering Europe and the rest of the world was slightly smaller, running to 1292 pages in 1973.
The first were overprints reading "UNTEA" (United Nations Temporary Executive Authority) applied to the stamps of Dutch New Guinea, issued in 1962. There are four slightly different types of overprint, three types applied locally, and a fourth made in the Netherlands and sold by the UN in New York City .
The first stamps of independent Micronesia were issued in 1984 [1] [2] and depicted the four federated states that make up the country, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, in a se-tenant design. The FSM Postal Service delivers to and picks up mail from retail customers.