Cause: |
To commemorate
the 50th Anniversary of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union,
which was established on 1 April 1962 and which became a
part of the UPU, the Universal Postal Union, i.e. a
specialized agency of the United Nations. |
Subject: |
Flags of all 32 member nations of the
Asian-Pacific Postal Union,
namely
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia,
China,
Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea,
Laos,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Maldives,
Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
The Philippines,
Samoa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Thailand,
Tonga, Vanuatu, and
Vietnam, as well
as the logo of
the
Asian-Pacific Postal Union,
i.e. a white
stylized messenger
pigeon holding
a postal envelope in its bill |