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
Refer United Arab Emirates (UAE)
UAR
Refer United Arab Republic (UAR)
Ubangi-Shari
Refer 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
Refer British East Africa
United Kingdom
Refer 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
Refer Ukraine
Ukraine (German Occupation)
Dates 1941 – 1944 Currency 100 pfennige = 1 mark
Refer German Occupation Issues (WW2)
Ukrainian Field Post
Dates 1920 only Currency 100 shahiv = 1 grivna
Refer Ukraine
UKTT
Refer 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
Refer Trucial States
UN
Refer United Nations (UN)
UN Administration of West New Guinea
Refer West New Guinea
UNESCO
Dates 1961 – 1981 Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer International Organisations
Union Island
Refer Grenadines of St Vincent
Union Islands
Refer 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.
Refer Great Britain Great Britain (Regional issues)
United Kingdom Trust Territory (UKTT)
Refer Southern Cameroons
United Nations (UN)
Dates 1951 – Currency American, Austrian or Swiss depending on location
Refer International Organisations
United States
Dates 1847 – Capital Washington, D.C. Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
See also Confederate States of America
United States of New Granada
Refer New Granada
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Dates 1957 – Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc (Swiss)
Refer International Organisations
Upper Senegal & Niger
Dates 1906 – 1921 Capital Niamey Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer 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
Refer Upper Volta
Upper Yafa
Dates 1967 only Currency 1000 fils = 1 dinar
Refer Aden Protectorate States
UPU
Refer 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 Refer 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
External links
Encyclopaedia of Postal History