Bahawalpur is located in the province of Punjab and is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city and its surrounding area became an independent principality in 1802. The principality was able to maintain its independence by concluding a treaty with the British in 1833. With Indian independence, he decided in 1947 to become part of the new state of Pakistan and in 1952 the state was annexed as a province
1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU
UPU monument, Bern
Overprinted in carmine
The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874.
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