Official Universal Postal Union stamp

Earlier this month the Swiss Post issued a new stamp for use by the Universal Postal Union.

The new stamp, which bears the organization's slogan, "Reaching everyone every- where", highlights the UPU's commitment to the universal postal service.

In the words of Edouard Dayan, the UPU's Director General, "Our main mission is to stimulate the development of permanent, high-quality, efficient postal services that are accessible to everyone, everywhere within a single postal territory.

As a specialized agency of the United Nations, the UPU does not have the status of a postal administration so it cannot produce or sell postage stamps bearing its name. The UPU has 190 member countries.

According to a UPU press release, this is the 20th official stamp issued by Switzerland for the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union which is headquartered in Berne, Switzerland.

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