# Chapter 15 National Philatelic Bureaus

This chapter was last modified on 21 November, 1997.

Please send all bug reports, additions etc. to the Editor, Kaleb S. KEITHLEY. Make certain RCSFAQ appears in the subject.

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'.

## Section 15.1 Iceland

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.

## Section 15.2 Netherlands

N.B. 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.

## Section 15.3 List of Addresses

(With thanks to DavidSmith and ArminForker, who both posted a long list of addresses, Martti Tolvanen, who proofread the entire list and made lots of corrections, and lots of other people, who posted individual addresses).

(+): 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:

## A

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Åland (6/95)
Posten Filateliservicen - Philatelic Service
Box 100
FIN--22101 Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Visiting address: Torggatan 4, Mariehamn
Tel +358 28 28640 (Swe/Fin)
Tel +358 28 28641 (foreign languages)
Fax +358 28 28608

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

Andorra-->France and Spain ()

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.

Azores (Açores)-->Portugal ()

## B

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Belgium (12/91)
Regie der Posterijen/Regie des Postes
Dienst der Verzamelaars
/Bureau des Collectionneurs
Divisie/Division 1.1.4.2.
Centre Monnaie
Place de la Monnaie
B--1000 Brussel/Bruxelles

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

## C

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Canada (1993)
National Philatelic Centre,
Antigonish NS,
B2G 2R8 Canada
Free collector's catalogue. Year sets.
>From Canada: 1-800-565-4362
>From USA : 1-800-565-1336 (Toll free)
>From elsewhere: (902) 863-6796

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 ()

Ciskei-->South Africa ()

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

## D

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Denmark (7/95)
Post Danmark
Frimær og filateli
Vesterbrogade 67
Box 5010
DK--1782 København V

Tel +45 - 31 24 50 22
Fax +45 - 31 23 76 23

## E

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Egypt (12/91)
Arab Republic of Egypt Postal Organisation
Philatelic Office
Cairo

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

## F

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Faroes (5/95)
Faroese Philatelic Office
Postverk Føroya
FR--159 Tórshavn
Tel +298 15 577

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

## G

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Germany ()
Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST
Sammler-Service
Postfach 20 00
D--10620 Berlin

Great Britain-->UK ()

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

Guinea Equatorial-->Spain ()

## H

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Hong Kong ()
General Post Office
Philatelic Bureau
2 Connaught Place

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

## I

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Iceland (1994)
Frimerkjasalan
Postpail
Postholf 8445
IS--128 Reykjavik

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

## J

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Japan (Nippon) ()
Tokyo Central Post Office
Philatelic Section
G.P.O. Box 888
Tokyo 100-91

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?)

## K

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Kenya (12/91)
The Stamp Bureau
Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corp.
PO Box 30368
Nairobi

Korea (South) ((12/91) )
Korean Philatelic Center
C.P.O. Box 5122
Seoul 100-651

## L

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Latvia (Latvija) ()
Philatelic Department
Latvia Post
Brivibas Blvd. 21
LV--1000 Riga PDP

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

## M

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Macau ((*) )
Divis$atilde;o de Filatelia de Macau
Largo do Senado
Macau
SEE also Portugal

Madagascar ()
Republique de Madagascar
Postes et Télécommunications
Centre d'Approvisionnement en timbres-poste
Service Philatélique
Antananarivo

Madeira-->Portugal ()

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

## N

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Namibia-->South Africa ()

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.

## O

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## P

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Papua New Guinea ()
Philatelic Bureau,
PO Box 1
Boroko, Papua New Guinea

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]

## Q

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Qatar (12/91)
The Philatelic Bureau
Department of Posts
Doha

## R

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## S

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Saint Lucia ((*) )
St. Lucia Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 1537
Castries

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

South Korea-->Korea ()

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

## T

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Taiwan (12/91)
Directorate General of Posts
Taipei
Taiwan 106
Republic of China

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

Transkei-->South Africa ()

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

## U

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

UK ()
British Philatelic Bureau
20 Brandon Street
Edinburgh EH3 5TT, UK
[also for Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Wales & Monmountshire]

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

## V

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Vanuatu (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
Department of Posts and Telecommunications
Port Villa

Vatican (12/91)
Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico
Governatorato
00120 Città del Vaticano

Venda-->South Africa ()

Venezuela (1/95)
Instituto Postal Telegrafico de Venezuela
Dpto. de Filatelia
Apartado 4080-A
Caracas 1010

## W

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Wallis and Futuna Islands (12/91)
Service Philatélique
Service des Postes et Télécommunications
BP 00
Mata-Utu
Wallis et Futuna

Western Samoa ((*) )
The Philatelic Bureau
Chief Post Office
Apia

## X

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## Y

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## Z

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Zambia ()
Posts and Telecommunications Ltd
Philatelic Bureau
PO Box 71857
Ndola

Zimbabwe (12/91)
Philatelic Bureau
Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
PO Box 4220
Harare

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