20 May - New UPU Hedquarters commerative stamp issued in 1970

 

A commemorative postage stamp issued on 20 May. 1970 on the New Universal Postal (UPU) Headquarters located in Bern , Switzerland.

UPU, established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations  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, the Postal Operations Council and the International Bureau . It also oversees the Telematics and Express Mail Service cooperatives. Each member agrees to the same terms for conducting international postal duties. The UPU's headquarters are located in Bern, Switzerland.

India had taken active interest in the work of this Union as a member of the two organs, namely, the Executive council and the Management council of the consultative committee for the Postal Studies , India has contributed to the work of the union.The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts a picture of the new Building of Headquarters of the UPU at Berne (Switzerland) along with the symbol of the U.P.U.