Worldwide Stamp New Issues. Status of Countries under the Universal Postal Union.

The Universal Postal Union has advised me of the status of these various postal administrations, as follows:

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A

New issues for Afghanistan. No legitimate stamps of Afghanistan have been issued since 1989. Considerable numbers of illegal issues are circulating.
New issues for Aitutaki. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Aland. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Albania. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Alderney. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Algeria. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Andorra. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Angola. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Anguilla. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Antigua. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Antigua and Barbuda.
New issues for Argentina. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Armenia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Aruba. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Ascension. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Australia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Australian Antarctic Territory. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Austria. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Azerbaijan. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for the Azores. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.

B

New issues for the Bahamas. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Bahrain. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Bangladesh. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Barbados. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Barbuda. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Antigua and Barbuda.
New issues for Belarus. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Belgium. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Belize. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Benin. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Bequia. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Status unknown.
New issues for Bermuda. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Bhutan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Bolivia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Bosnia and Herzegovina. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Botswana. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Brazil. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the British Antarctic Territory. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for the British Indian Ocean Territory. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for the British Virgin Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Brunei. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Brunei Darussalam.
New issues for Bulgaria. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Burkina Faso. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Burundi. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.

C

New issues for Cambodia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Cameroun. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Canada. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Canouan. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Status unknown.
New issues for Cape Verde. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Cayman Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for the Central African Republic. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Chad. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Chile. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the People's Republic of China. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Republic of China. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Christmas Island. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Colombia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Comoros. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa). A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for the Cook Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Croatia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Cuba. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Cyprus. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist - this may refer to stamps issued for Northern Cyprus (see below).
New issues for Northern Cyprus. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Stamps issued by this territory are considered illegal by Cyprus.
New issues for the Czech Republic. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

D

New issues for Denmark. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Djibouti. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Dominica. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Dominican Republic. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

E

New issues for East Timor. Not yet a member of the Universal Postal Union - special status.
New issues for Ecuador. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Egypt. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for El Salvador. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
No New Issue information is yet available for Equatorial Guinea. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Eritrea. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Estonia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Ethiopia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

F

New issues for the Falkland Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist - possibly stamps inscribed "Malvinas".
New issues for the Faroe Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Fiji. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Finland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for France. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for French Polynesia. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.

G

New issues for Gabon. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Gambia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Georgia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Germany. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Ghana. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Gibraltar. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Great Britain. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Greece. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Greenland. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Grenada. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Grenadines of Grenada. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Status unknown.
New issues for Guernsey. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
No New Issue information is yet available for Guinea (Bissau). A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Guinea (Conakry). A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Guyana. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

H

New issues for Haiti. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Honduras. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Hong Kong. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Hungary. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

I

New issues for Iceland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for India. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Indonesia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Iran. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Iraq. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Ireland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Isle of Man. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Israel. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Italy. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Ivory Coast. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Cote d'Ivoire.

J

New issues for Jamaica. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Japan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Jersey. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Jordan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

K

New issues for Kazakhstan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Kenya. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Kiribati. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Republic of Korea. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Kuwait. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Kyrgyzstan. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.

L

New issues for Laos. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Latvia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
No New Issue information is yet available for Lebanon. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Lesotho. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Liberia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Libya. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
No New Issue information is yet available for Liechtenstein. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Lithuania. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Luxembourg. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

M

New issues for Macau. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Macedonia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Madagascar. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Madeira. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Malawi. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Malaysia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Maldives. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Mali. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Malta. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Marshall Islands. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Mauritius. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Mayotte. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Mexico. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Micronesia. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Moldova. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Monaco. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Mongolia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Montserrat. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Morocco. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist - possibly stamps inscribed "Sahara Occ.".
New issues for Mozambique. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Mustique. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Status unknown.
New issues for Myanmar. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.

N

New issues for Namibia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Nauru. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Nepal. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Netherlands. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Netherlands Antilles. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Nevis. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Saint Kitts and Nevis.
New issues for New Caledonia. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for New Zealand. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Nicaragua. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Niger. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Nigeria. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Niuafo'ou. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Niue. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Norfolk Island. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Norway. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

O

New issues for Oman. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

P

New issues for Pakistan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Palau. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Palestinian Authority. Not yet a member of the Universal Postal Union - special status.
New issues for Panama. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Papua New Guinea. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Penrhyn Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Peru. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Philippines. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Pitcairn Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Poland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Portugal. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

Q

New issues for Qatar. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

R

New issues for Romania. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Ross Dependency. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Russia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Rwanda. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.

S

New issues for Saint Helena. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Saint Kitts. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Saint Kitts and Nevis.
New issues for Saint Lucia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Saint Pierre et Miquelon. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Saint Vincent. A member of the Universal Postal Union as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
New issues for Samoa. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for San Marino. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Saudi Arabia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Senegal. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for the Seychelles. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Sierra Leone. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Singapore. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Slovakia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Slovenia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Solomon Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Somalia. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of the Somali Republic exist.
New issues for South Africa. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Spain. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Sri Lanka. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Sudan. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Suriname. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Swaziland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Sweden. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Switzerland. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Syria. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

T

New issues for Tajikistan. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist, and a guide to the identification of some of them is included in the New Issues page.
New issues for Tanzania. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Thailand. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Togo. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Tokelau. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Tonga. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
No New Issue information is yet available for Trinidad and Tobago. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Tristan da Cunha. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Tunisia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Turkey. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Turkmenistan. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Turks and Caicos. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.
New issues for Tuvalu. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

U

New issues for Uganda. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Ukraine. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.
New issues for Union Island. Not a member of the Universal Postal Union. Status unknown.
New issues for the United Arab Emirates. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of member states of this country exist.
New issues for the United Nations. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the United States of America. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Uruguay. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Uzbekistan. A member of the Universal Postal Union. Illegal stamps purporting to be those of this country exist.

V

New issues for Vanuatu. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for the Vatican City. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Venezuela. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Vietnam. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

W

New issues for the Wallis and Futuna Islands. A member of the Universal Postal Union as a dependency of a member country.

Y

New issues for Yemen. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Yugoslavia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

Z

New issues for Zambia. A member of the Universal Postal Union.
New issues for Zimbabwe. A member of the Universal Postal Union.

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