26 May, 2006

Stamp trivia

Okay, this really took me by surprise:

Did you know the United Nations has its own postal service, complete with stamps that are only valid if used in UN territory?

The Wikipedia entry on the United Nations Postal Administration says that, "In 1967, the UNPA issued five stamps in Canadian dollar denominations for use at the United Nations pavilion at Expo 1967 in Montreal. They became invalid when Expo closed."

That's just weird.