Berne, 3 June 2002

International Bureau Circular 208

Kyrgyzstan - Illegal issues of postage stamps




Dear Sir/Madam:

The postal administration of KYRGYZSTAN asks me to inform you of the following:

"The postal administration of Kyrgyzstan has information about illegal issues of stamps bearing the symbol of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. It asks that the following information be sent to Union member countries:

  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Shrek". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Defenders of Peace and Freedom". Face value: 10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Tiger". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Harry Potter". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • block of one stamp "Harry Potter". Face value of stamp: 100 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Ironman". Face value:10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Formula 1". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Superman". Face value: 10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Mother Teresa". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Flash". Face value: 10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "The Beatles". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Legends of Baseball". Face value: 10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Dogs". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Green Lantern". Face value: 10 C, 10 C, 10 C, 20 C, 20 C, 20 C, 30 C, 30 C, 30 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 9 (3 x 3) "Concorde". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • number of stamps in sheet: 6 (3 x 2) "Harley Davidson". Face value of each stamp: 20 C;
  • block of 3 stamps "Princess Diana". Face value: 10 C, 20 C, 30 C;
  • block of 3 stamps "Elvis". Face value: 10 C, 20 C, 30 C;
  • block of one stamp "Penguins". Face value of stamp: 100 C.

"These stamps have been issued in violation of the Regulations of the Universal Postal Convention and Kyrgyz legislation and, not having been issued by the competent authorities, cannot be accepted as means of postal prepayment.

"We ask you to let us know the identity of the manufacturers of these illegal postage stamps."


Yours faithfully,

K J S McKEOWN
Director of Communication and Postal Markets