USA - 1949: An 15 cents ultramarine Air Post stamp depicting Globe and Doves Carrying Messages. 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. For prepayment of postage on all mailable matter sent by airmail. The Universal Postal Union, established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration (CA), the Postal Operations Council (POC) and the International Bureau (IB)

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USA Air Post stamp. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 5300px × 3500px
Location: United States of America
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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