Universal Postal Union

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The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is an international organization located in Bern, Switzerland that sets the rules for international postal services.

Stamps
The UPU has franking power granted by the Swiss post office and uses its own official stamps.  File:Switz UPU offic.jpg|1989 140c value commemorating express mail. 
 * Its first issue in 1957-60 featured the emblematic UPU statue in Bern.
 * Beginning in 1976, it has issued definitives and commemoratives. The UPU's stamp program has been solidly conservative (23 stamps from 1957 to 2012 with none added to date) while its members continue to go hog wild, printing stamps on every topic under under the sun.