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When ordering stamps from foreign administrations, you may incur quite substantial costs transferring money to their bank or giro accounts. To avoid this, some countries have opened bank or giro accounts in other countries. A few accept credit cards.
The first section show extensive and/or extra information (other than just the address) fro the various countries. The last part of this chapter is the list of addresses. If you retrieve the Postscript chapter, you'll get them in 'label format'.
(+): address is some year old and may have to be updated (A.F.)
(*): address has never been tested by me (A.F.)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The List:
Åland (cont.) (6/95)
Methods of payment:
Giro in se, no, dk, nl, de, uk, fr.
Visa, EuroCard, MasterCard (min. FIM 200).
Eurocheques.
Algeria (Algèrie) (12/91)
Agence Comptable des Timbres-poste
Postes et Télécommunications
Alger
Argentina (8/95)
Encotel
División Filatelia
Correo Central
Local 54
1000 Buenos Aires
Aruba (5/94)
Philatelic Services
Post Office Oranjestad
J. Irausquinplein 9
Tel +297 8 21900 Fax +297 8 27930
Australia ()
The Australian Philatelic Bureau
Australia Post
GPO Box 9988
Brisbane 4000, Australia
[also sells Austr. Antarctic T., Christmas I.,
Cocos (Keeling) Is.]
Australia (cont.) ()
Australia Post Stamp Promotions
GPO Box 210C
Melbourne Victoria 3001
[for the free Bulletin write to: ()
Australian Stamp Bulletin
Locked Bag 8
South Melbourne Vic 3205]
Austria (7/95)
Österreichische Post
Postzeugverwaltung
Abt 4/Briefmarkenversandstelle Ausland
Steinheilgasse 1
A--1221 Vienna
Tel. +43 1 25025-0
They are said to provide information by WWW, too.
Belize (+)
Belize Philatelic Bureau
Private Bag No.1
Belize City
Bermuda (12/91)
Philatelic Services
General Post Office
Hamilton
Bophuthatswana-->South Africa ()
Botswana ()
Botswana Postal Services
Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 100
Gaborone
Brazil (12/91)
Departemneto de Filatelia e Productos
SCS Quadra 4
BL. A. no:230
70300 Brasilia DF
Chile ()
Empresa de Correos de Chile
Servicio Filatélico
Moneda 1155
Santiago
China, Peoples Republic of (12/91)
New Issue Department
China National Stamp Corporation
Hepingmen, Beijing
China, Republic of (Taiwan) ((*) )
Directorate General of Posts
Taipeh
Taiwan 106
Christmas Island-->Australia ()
Cocos (Keeling) Islands-->Australia ()
Costa Rica ()
Dirección Nacional de Comunicaciones
Oficina Filatélica
San José
Cyprus (Kibris) ()
Department of Postal Services
Philatelic Service
Nicosia
COUNTRY[Cyprus (Turkish)-->Turkey ] UPDATED[]
Czech Republic (Ceska Republika) (*)
Hospodarska ustredna post
Prodejna FILATELIE
Ortenovo nam. 16
CZ--22506 Praha 7 - Holesovice
Tel +45 - 31 24 50 22
Fax +45 - 31 23 76 23
El Salvador (12/91)
Departamento de Filatelia
Dirección General de Correos
San Salvador
El Salvador
Central America
Estonia (Eesti) ((*) )
Eesti Postmark
Toompuistee 33a
EE--0001 Tallinn
Faroes (cont.) (5/95)
Methods of payment: Giro accounts in
dk, se, no, fi, nl, de, uk, fr.
Visa, Access, EuroCard, MasterCard.
Eurocheques.
US or UK personal cheques or cash.
Fiji ((*) )
Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 40
Suva
Finland (Suomi) (11/95)
Finland Post Philatelic Centre
PO Box 2
FIN-00011 Posti
Visiting address: Mannerheimintie 11 G,
Helsinki
Tel +358 20 451 5522
Fax +358 20 451 5580
Finland (cont.) (11/95)
Delivery after payment has been recieved.
FIM 20 handling charge in orders under FIM 100.
Giro accounts in se, no, dk, de, nl.
International postal money order.
VISA, EuroCard, MasterCard (min. FIM 30).
Eurocheque. Certified cheque (charge FIM 50).
France (1994)
Service Philatélique de la Poste
18, Rue François Bonvin
F--75758 Paris Cedex 15
Fax (+33 1) 43 06 24 62
[also sells Monaco (only Defs.),
Andorre, St. Pierre & Miquelon]
France (1994)
Service d'Ingenerie et de Vente des
Timbres-Poste et des Produits Philatéliques,
34 bd de Vaugirard,
F--75731 Paris Cedex 15
France (1994)
French Stamp Agency in North America,
1 Unicover Center,
Cheyenne,
WY 82008-0009, USA
France (1994)
[many French colonies and former colonies]
[only selling lots, high charges]
Bureau d'Études des Postes et
Télécommunications d'Outre-Mer
Agence des Timbres-poste
85, Avenue de la Bourdonnais
F--75343 Paris Cedex 07
French Polynesia (12/91)
Centre Philatélique
Office des Postes et Télécommunications
Papeete
Polynesie Française
Gibraltar (1/95)
The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 5662
Visiting: Hadfield House, 2nd Floor
Library Street
Tel +350 75662 Fax +350 42149
Greece (12/91)
Greek Post Office Philatelic Service
100 Aiolou Street
GR--10564 Athens
Greenland (1993)
Kalaallit Allakkeriviat
Grønlands Postvæsen
Filateliafgelingen
GR--3913 Ammassalik
Tel +299 18044 Fax +299 18432
Guernsey/Alderney (6/94)
Guernsey Philatelic Bureau
Postal Headquarters
St. Peter Port
Guernsey, GY1 1AB, Channel Islands
Tel +44 481 726241
Fax +44 481 712082
answerphone: +44 481 716486
Hong Kong ()
Philatelic Bureau
Hong Kong Post Office
Harbour Building 1/F.
38 Pier Road
Central
Hungary (12/91)
Entreprise de la Poste Hongroise
H--1540 Budapest
Iceland ()
NOTE: You have to deposit 1000 ISK
(about the value of a year set)
or more) when you open your account.
This can be done by
charging your Credit Card.
India ((+) )
Philatelic Bureau
Bombay G.P.O. 400001
Ireland (Eire) (12/91)
The Philatelic Bureau
GPO O'Connell Street
PO Box 1991
Dublin 1
Isle of Man (2/95)
Isle of Man Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 10M
Douglas
Isle of Man IM99 1PB
Tel +44 624 686130 Fax +44 624 686132
Isle of Man (cont.) (2/95)
Methods of payment:
Giro in nl, de, uk.
Visa, Access, MasterCard. Eurocheque.
US, UK, Canada: personal cheques, postal
money orders
Israel (12/91)
Israel Postal Authority Philatelic Service
12 Yerushalayim Boulevard,
Tel Aviv--Yafo
Italy (12/91)
Direzione Generale Post e Telecommunicazioni
Direzione Provinciale di Roma
Ufficio Principale Filatelico
I--00100 Rome
Jersey (1/95)
Jersey Philatelic Bureau
Postal Headquarters, PO Box 304
St. Helier
Jersey JE1 1AB, Channel Islands
Tel (01534) 616612 Fax (01534) 73690
(International: add +44 & drop zero?)
Korea (South) ((12/91) )
Korean Philatelic Center
C.P.O. Box 5122
Seoul 100-651
Liechtenstein (12/91)
Official Philatelic Service
Postwertzeichenstelle der Regierung
FL--9490 Vaduz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Lithuania (Lietuva) (1994)
Lithuanian post publishing centre
PASTO ZENKLAS
Giedraiciu 60 A
LT--2042 Vilnius
Fax +???? 779911
Luxembourg, Grand-Duche de (9/94)
Administration des Postes et Télécom.
Office de Timbres
L--2992 Luxembourg
Madagascar ()
Republique de Madagascar
Postes et Télécommunications
Centre d'Approvisionnement en timbres-poste
Service Philatélique
Antananarivo
Malaysia (12/91)
Postal Headquarters
Philatelic Bureau
Dayabumi Complex
Kuala Lumpur
Malta (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
GPO Auberge d'Italie
Merchants Street
Valetta
Mexico (12/91)
Gerencia de Filatelia y Cultura Postal
Dirección Commercial
Servicio Postal Mexicano
Netzahualcoyotl 109 6 Piso
06080 Centro
Monaco (6/94)
"Les Terrasses de Fontveille"
23 Ave Prince Hereditaire Albert
MC--98050 Monaco Cedex
Tel +33 9315 4141 Fax +33 9315 4142
Montserrat (6/94)
Montserrat Philatelic Ltd
GPO Plymouth
Montserrat
West Indies
Morocco (Maroc) (+)
Musee des P & T
Philatelie
Rabat
Nauru ((*) )
The Philatelic Bureau
Nauru
Netherlands ((1994) )
(Free from within the Netherlands:)
PTT Post Filatelie
Antwoordnummer 108
9700 VB Groningen
Netherlands (12/91)
(From abroad:)
PTT Post Filatelie
PO Box 30051
9700 RN Groningen
Netherlands (1994)
NOTE: If you order cancelled stamps, they are
cancelled with an ordinary round handcancel,
with the text `PTT Filatelie' instead of the
name of a Post Office. Some people
do not like this, and prefer their stamps to
be cancelled with an ordinary PO handcancel.
Netherlands Antilles (Nederlandse Antillen) ()
Postal Service of the Netherlands Antilles
Philatelic Department
Willemstad
Nevis (12/91)
Nevis Philatelic Bureau
Head Post Office
Nevis
West Indies
New Caledonia (12/91)
Centre Philatélique
Office des Postes et Télécommunications
Rue Eugene Porcheron
Quartier Latin
Novmea
Nouvelle Caledonie
New Zealand ()
Philatelic Bureau
New Zealand Post Ltd
Private Bag 3001
Wanganui
Niue (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
Niue Post Office
Alofi
Niue
South Pacific
Norfolk Island ()
Norfolk Island Philatelic Bureau
Norfolk Island 2899, South Pacific
Norway (8/95)
Postens Frimerketjeneste
Postboks 9350
N--0135 OSLO 1
Tel +47 22 40 78 70 & +47 22 40 78 60
Fax +47 22 17 44 90
Visiting adr. Schweigaardsgt 33B, 0191 Oslo
Major credit cards accepted.
Papua New Guinea ()
UK & EUROPE Mailing Point:
Papua New Guinea Philatelic Bureau
Gorebridge, Midlothian,
EH 234 BX, SCOTLAND
Paraguay (12/91)
Tráfico Exterior
Dirección General de Correos
Asunción
Pitcairn Islands ((*) )
Pitcairn Islands Administration
British Consulate - General
Private Bag
Auckland
New Zealand
Portugal (1/95)
Serviços de Filatelia
Avenida Casal Ribeiro, 28-4.
P--1096 Lisboa Codex
[also selling Brazil (only year packs),
Azores, Madeira, Macau]
Saint Pierre et Miquelon-->France ()
San Marino (12/91)
Azienda Autonoma di Stato Filatelica
e Numismatica
Cassella Postale 1 San Marino
RSM--47031 San Marino
Singapore (12/91)
Singapore Philatelic Bureau
1 Killiney Road
Singapore 0923
Republic of Singapore
South Africa (12/91)
[including 'Thuislanden', Bophuthatswana,
Ciskei, Namibia, Transkei, Venda]
Philatelic Services and Intersapa
Private Bag X505
Pretoria 0001
South Africa ()
for Foundation miniature sheets:
The Philatelic Foundation of Southern Africa
PO Box 2492
Pretoria 0001
Spain (3/93)
[Sells also Spanish Andorra, Equatorial Guinea]
Servicio Filatélico Internacional
Organismo Autónomo Correos y Telégrafos
Palacio de Comunicaciones
E--28070 Madrid
Sweden (5/95)
Posten Frimärken
Dept. Customer Service
S--981 84 Kiruna
Tel +46 8 781 4936 (from Sweden 020-788 788)
Fax +46 980 81490
Sweden (cont.) (5/95)
Head office:
Posten Frimärken
S--164 88 Kista, Stockholm
Tel +46 8 781 5400
NOTE: Giro accounts in nl, de, at, ch,
dk, no, fi
Switzerland (12/91)
Dir. Generale des PTT Suisses/Philatelic Office
Generaldirektion PTT/Wertzeichenverkaufsstelle
Ostermundigenstrasse 91
CH--3030 Bern
Fax +41 3162 7308
Thailand (01/95)
Chief of Philatelic Division
The Communication Authority of Thailand
99 Chaeng Watthana Road, Don Muang,
Bangkok 10002
Tonga (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
Treasury Building
Nuku'Alofa,
Tonga, South Pacific
Tunisia (12/91)
Service de la Philatelie
Ministere des Communications
Tunis
Turkey (1994)
PTT General Direction
President of Department of Posts
Section of Philately
TR--06045 Ankara
Turkey (Northern Cyprus) (12/91)
(not valid for international postage):
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Directorate of the Postal Department
Philatelic Bureau
Lefkosa
Mersin 10 Turkey
Tuvalu (12/91)
Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau
Funafuti
Tuvalu
Central Pacific Ocean
United Nations (12/91,1/95)
Administration Postale des Nations Unies
United Nations Postal Administration
Postverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen
a) Palais des Nations,
CH--1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland
b) PO Box 900, New York, USA
c) A--1400, Vienna, Austria
United Nations (cont.) (1/95)
Past issues no longer available from United
Nations Postal Administration can be purchased
from:
Philatelic and Numismatic Service
UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy
F--75700 Paris, France
(and UNPA agents in over 100 countries)
USA ()
Philatelic Fulfillment Service Center
Box 449997
Kansas City MO 64144-9997, USA.
US Postal Service ()
Philatelic Sales Division
Washington DC 20265--9998, USA
Vatican (12/91)
Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico
Governatorato
00120 Città del Vaticano
Venezuela (1/95)
Instituto Postal Telegrafico de Venezuela
Dpto. de Filatelia
Apartado 4080-A
Caracas 1010
Western Samoa ((*) )
The Philatelic Bureau
Chief Post Office
Apia
Zimbabwe (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
PO Box 4220
Harare
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