Compendium of postage stamp issuers (U)

Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.

UAE

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United Arab Emirates (UAE)

UAR

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United Arab Republic (UAR)

Ubangi-Shari

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Oubangui-Chari

Ubangi-Shari-Chad

Refer
Oubangui-Chari-Tchad

Uganda

Dates
1962 –
Capital
Kampala
Currency
100 cents = 1 shilling
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Uganda
See also
British East Africa;
Kenya Uganda & Tanzania (Combined Issues)

Uganda Protectorate

Dates
1895 – 1902
Capital
Entebbe
Currency
(1895) 1000 cowries = 2 rupees
(1896) 16 annas = 1 rupee
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British East Africa

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom (UK)

Ukraine

Dates
1992 –
Capital
Kyiv
Currency
(1992) karbovanets (coupon currency)
(1996) 100 kopiykas = 1 hyrvnia
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Ukraine
Includes
Ukraine (pre–Soviet);
Ukrainian Field Post;
Donetsk People's Republic
See also
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Ukraine (pre-Soviet)

Dates
1918 – 1923
Capital
Kiev
Currency
200 shahiv = 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
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Ukraine

Ukraine (German Occupation)

Dates
1941 – 1944
Currency
100 pfennige = 1 mark
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German Occupation Issues (WW2)

Ukrainian Field Post

Dates
1920 only
Currency
100 shahiv = 1 grivna
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Ukraine

UKTT

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Southern Cameroons

Ultramar

Refer
Cuba;
Macao;
Portuguese Guinea;
Puerto Rico;
Spanish Guinea

Umm Al Qiwain

Dates
1964 – 1967
Currency
(1964) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee
(1967) 100 dirhams = 1 riyal
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Trucial States

UN

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United Nations (UN)

UN Administration of West New Guinea

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West New Guinea

UNESCO

Dates
1961 – 1981
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc
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International Organisations

Union Island

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Grenadines of St Vincent

Union Islands

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Tokelau

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Dates
1923 – 1992
Capital
Moscow
Currency
100 kopecks = 1 Soviet ruble
Main Article Needed
Includes
USSR Issues for the Far East
See also
Armenia;
Azerbaijan;
Belarus;
Estonia;
Georgia;
Kazakhstan;
Kyrgyzstan;
Latvia;
Lithuania;
Moldova;
Russia;
Tajikistan;
Transcaucasian Federation;
Turkmenistan;
Ukraine;
Uzbekistan

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Dates
1973 –
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Currency
100 fils = 1 dirham
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the United Arab Emirates
See also
Abu Dhabi;
Dubai;
Trucial States

United Arab Republic (UAR)

Dates
1958 – 1961
Capital
Cairo
Currency
1000 milliemes = 100 piastres = 1 pound
Refer
Egypt

United Kingdom (UK)

This was historically called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) after which it became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or UK for short.

It has never been a philatelic term, any more than England has, because the worldwide consensus among philatelists and postal authorities has been that the issuer of British stamps is called Great Britain.

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Great Britain
Great Britain (Regional issues)

United Kingdom Trust Territory (UKTT)

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Southern Cameroons

United Nations (UN)

Dates
1951 –
Currency
American, Austrian or Swiss depending on location
Refer
International Organisations
Dates
1847 –
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Currency
100 cents = 1 dollar
See also
Confederate States of America

United States of New Granada

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New Granada

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Dates
1957 –
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc (Swiss)
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International Organisations
Dates
1906 – 1921
Capital
Niamey
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc
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French Soudan

Upper Silesia

Dates
1920 – 1922
Currency
100 pfennige = 1 mark
Refer
Plebiscite Issues

Upper Volta

Dates
1959 – 1984
Capital
Ouagadougou
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc
Main Article Needed
Includes
Upper Volta (French Colony)
See also
Burkina Faso;
French West Africa

Upper Volta (French Colony)

Dates
1920 – 1933
Capital
Ouagadougou
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc
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Upper Volta

Upper Yafa

Dates
1967 only
Currency
1000 fils = 1 dinar
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Aden Protectorate States

UPU

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Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Uruguay

Dates
1856 –
Capital
Montevideo
Currency
(1856) 120 centavos = 1 real
(1859) 1000 milesimos = 100 centesimos = 1 peso
(1975) 100 old pesos = 1 new peso
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay

United States

Refer
United States of America (USA)

US Post Abroad

Main Article Needed
Includes
Guam;
Philippines (US Administration);
Shanghai (US Postal Agency);
US Post Offices in Japan

US Postal Agency in Shanghai

Refer
Shanghai (US Postal Agency)

US Post Offices in Japan

Dates
1867 – 1874
Currency
100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer
US Post Abroad

USSR

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Main Article Stamps of the Soviet Union

USSR Issues for the Far East

Dates
1923 only
Currency
100 kopecks = 1 Soviet ruble
Refer
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Far Eastern Republic

US Virgin Islands

Refer
Danish West Indies

Uzbekistan

Dates
1992 –
Capital
Tashkent
Currency
(1992) 100 kopecks = 1 Soviet rouble
(June 1994) suom (coupon currency)
(Sept 1994) 100 tyin = 1 soum
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Uzbekistan
See also
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

References

Bibliography

  • Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969
  • Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
  • Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989
  • XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960