Berne, 29 May 2000 International Bureau Circular 184 Turkmenistan - Illegal postage stamp issues Dear Sir/Madam The postal administration of TURKMENISTAN asks me to inform you that sheets of postage stamps belonging to the EURO 2000 European Football Championship issue, with a face value of 120.00 TMM, are unofficial stamp issues not issued by Turkmenistan. The above stamps were manufactured in violation of the Detailed Regulations of the UPU Convention and the legislation of Turkmenistan. Consequently, they cannot be accepted as a means of postal prepayment. Yours faithfully, M S RAMAN |