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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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