UPU Circulars 
concerning illegal/illicit/problem stamp issues
Since 1996 to date


 
2003
Date & Circular # Postal Administration Subject

28 July - #269

C?e d'Ivoire Illegal postage stamp issues produced mostly as miniature sheets in the name of the Republic of C?e d'Ivoire on the several themes.
5 May - #172 Kyrgyzstan Illegal issues of postage stamps
28 April - # 161 Mauritania Illegal postage stamp issues produced in the name of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania which include numerous souvenir sheets and sheetlets, sold in both the imperforate and perforate format
3 March - #70 Uzbekistan Illegal postage stamp issues produced in the name of the Republic of Uzbekistan: numerous souvenir sheets and sheetlets
13 Jan - #02 Afghanistan Many illegal issues of postage stamps appearing mostly on miniature sheets as well as on horizontal and vertical 9-stamp sheets

2002
Date & Circular # Postal Administration Subject
25 Nov.  # 428 Myanmar  
18  Nov, # 414 Morocco  
17 June, # 229 Tadjikistan  
3 June, # 208 Kyrgyzstan  
15 Apr,  # 143 Burundi  
Jan 14, # 15 Russian Federation Illegal issues of postage stamps ostensibly issued by the various r?ions of the Russian Federation.

2001
Date & Circular # Postal Administration Subject
December 17, # 514 Comoros Illegal issues of postage stamps ? Titanic, Babe Ruth, Mohammed Ali
December 10, # 504 Rwanda Illegal issues of postage stamps ? 17 sheets denounced on various themes
Oct 15, # 421 Saudi Arabia Counterfeit postage stamps
Sep 24, # 393 Madagascar 

Illegal issues of postage stamps

Sep 3, # 363 Rwanda Illegal issues of postage stamps ? 23 sheets denounced on various themes.
July 30, # 308 Kyrgyzstan Illegal issues of postage stamps continue to be advertised on an Internet site.
June 11, # 238 Mali Illegal issues of postage stamps on various themes
May 7, # 201 Comoros Illegal issues of postage stamps on various themes
Apr 9, # 168 United Arab Emirates Illegal issues - postage stamps supposedly issued by the Emirates of Ajman, Sharjah and Fujeira depicting animals (dogs, cats, birds, reptiles)
Apr 2, # 156 Central Africa Republic

Illegal issues of postage stamps - of various animals (tigers, penguins, wolves, horses)

Mar 19, # 135 Laos Illegal issues of postage stamps on the Internet site www.marlen-stamps.com
Jan 29, # 50 Georgia Illegal issues of postage stamps issued ? over 200 series of stamps denounced
Jan 2, # 8 Chad Illegal issues of postage stamps issued by three companies located in Belgium, Lithuania, United States of America
Jan 2, # 7 Senegal Illegal issues on theme Greenpeace
Jan 2, # 6 Kyrgyzstan Illegal issues of postage stamps on the Internet site www.marlen-stamps.com

2000
25 Sept.- n? 406   Angola   Illegal issues of postage stamps issued by three companies located in Belgium, Great Britain and Lithuania.  
21 Aug. - n? 345   Afghanistan   Illegal issues of postage stamps  
10 July - n? 285   Kyrgyzstan   Illegal issues of postage stamps in its name, all "Beatles" and "Madonna".  
19 June - n?214   Russian Federation   Illegal issues of postage stamps ostensibly issued by various regions of the Russian federation.  
5 June - n?194   Niger   Illegal issues of postage stamps  
29 May - n? 184 Turkmenistan Illegal issues of postage stamps belonging to the Euro 2000 European Football Championship, with a face value of 120.00 TMM.
22 May - n? 165 Mali Illegal issues of postage stamps bearing the inscription "R?ublique du Mali" and various designs.
10 April - n? 129 Morocco Illegal issues of postage Stamps bearing the inscription "R?ublique Arabe Sahraoui D?ocratique" and various designs.
3 April - n? 119 Kyrgyzstan Illegal issues of postage stamps, miniature sheets "Bangkok 2000"consisting of seven postage stamps, each value of 20 s
7 February -n?39 Rwanda Illegal issues of postage stamps entitled "papillons" (butterflies) was illegally issued in 1999 in the name of Rwanda.
7 February -n?34 Cyprus Illegal issue of postage stamps entitled ?Anniversaries and events? for the 35 years of the so-called ?Turkish Cypriot Postal Administration?
10 Jan. ? n? 3 Ukraine Illegal issues of postage stamps of the fraudulent issue entitled ?Ukrainian Antarctic Post?

1999
13 Dec. - n? 432 Kyrgyzstan Illegal issues of postage stamps "Chess; 71st Academicians; Playthings; Cats; Princess Diana and Bruce Willis.
13 Dec. - n? 419 Lao (People's Dem Rep) Illegal issues of postage stamps, "Great People of the 20th.
26 July - n? 253 Ukraine Illegal issues of postage stamps "SeaMineral; Sea shells; Mushrooms".
26 July - n? 251 Azerbaijan Illegal issues of postage stamps
3 May, # 146 Mongolia Illegal issues of postage stamps on the subjects of Dinousaurs and Motorcycles
29 March _ n?106 Georgia Illegal issues of postage stamps bearing the inscription "Republic of Abkhazia" in Russian and Abkhazian and a caricature of President Clinton and Ms Lewinsky

1998
9 Nov -  n? 458 Ukraine Illicit issue of postage stamp ("red-cropped goose imperforate stamps with WWF logo)
19 Oct - n? 421 Afghanistan Illicit sale of postage stamps by a certain company
12 Oct - n? 416 Bosnia & Herzegovina Illicit issues of postage stamps by "Herceg Bosnia " & "Serbian Republic"
7 Sept - n? 354 Bosnia & Herzegovina Illicit issues of postage stamps by "Herceg Bosnia "
13 July - n? 301 Cyprus Illegal issues of postage stamps by Turkish occupied territory authorities
13 July - n? 302 Russian Federation Ilicit issue of postage stamps by territories contained within Russia
29 June - n? 276 Greece

Protesting a certain postage stamp issue by authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (similar protestation circ.333 of 19.10.92 & circ. 271 of 3.10.94)


1997
10 Nov -  n? 418 Dem Republic of the Congo Fraudulent issue of postage stamps with former name of country (Zaire) by firm IMPRESSOR S.A.
10 Nov - n? 417 Equatorial Guinea Fraudulent issue of stamps
27 oct - n? 399 Cyprus Illegal issues of postage stamps by Turkish occupied territory authorities
25 Aug- n? 331 Georgia Illegal issues of postage stamps "Batumi Post"
18 Aug -  n? 318 Argentina Illegal issues of two certain miniature sheets
3 March - n? 64 Congo (Rep) Illegal issues of postage stamps

1996
23 Dec.- n?482 Cyprus Illegal issues of postage stamps entitled "World environment Days".
25 March - n? 109 Mexico Illegal issues of postage stamps
 

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