United Nations Offices in Geneva

The United Nations Office in Geneva is the center of many agencies of the UN.

Early issues

 * In 1950, then-current Swiss definitives were overprinted for UN use, inscribed NATIONS UNIES / OFFICE EUROPÉEN.
 * Beginning in 1955, dedicated stamps were issued, engraved, with either the UN logo or a UN building statue shown. It was inscribed NATIONS UNIES along with HELVETIA.
 * Beginning in 1955, modified designs or overprints were used to commemorate various agencies or events.
 * Meanwhile in 1960, a 5fr definitive showing the Palace of Nations was released.



United Nations postal administration

 * In 1969, dedicated definitives for the UN Office in Geneva were issued with denominations in Swiss francs ("F.s."). All were inscribed in French NATIONS UNIES, the 5c with an additional UNITED NATIONS and the rest with further additional inscriptions in Spanish, Russian and Chinese. The designs were those used for the New York definitive issues but in different colors.
 * With a fair number of exceptions, commemorative issues would share designs with the New York office, though inscribed NATIONS UNIES and in Swiss currency. A few issues have been inscribed with just "UN".
 * In 1984, tiny dates were added to the bottom margins of stamps.
 * Beginning in 2001, the inscriptions were gradually changed to ONU, though some issues still used the full name.
 * In 2010, a stamp with only the UN logo with "65" and the denomination was released. The 2011 Year of Forests issue also was without any identifying initials or name.
 * In 2015, the currency names was changed to "CHF".
 * In 2021, souvenir sheets were issued with one value each from New York, Geneva and Vienna. Heavens to Feigenbaum!



Stamp-issuing agencies
Sub-organizations/agencies that are based in Geneva and have issued or still issue their own stamps include:
 * International Bureau of Education
 * International Labour Organization
 * International Telecommunication Union
 * World Health Organization
 * World Intellectual Property Organization
 * World Meteorological Organization

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