THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA INTO MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSAL

After repeated attempts to form an international postal service, the General Postal Union was established in 1874 in the Swiss city of Berne; this organization changed its name the Universal Postal Union in 1878. The UPU is one of the oldest international organizations. In 1947 it became a specialized agency of the United Nations. After severing all public-law with the republics of the former Yugoslavia, and after being accepted into membership of the United Nations, Croatia submitted a request for individual membership in the UPU. In a declaration by the Croatian Prime Minister from June 11th 1992, Croatia accepted the Constitution and other regulations of the UPU. In a letter numbered 232 dated July 20th 1992, the General Director of the International Bureau of the UPU informed the governments of the member countries that Croatia has been accepted as a full member of the UPU. With Croatia as a member, the UPU numbered 173 member countries. The stamp was printed in sheets of 20 pieces . HPT issued a first day cover (FDC) and a commemorative sheet.