Berne, 11 May 2015 International Bureau Circular 66 Malawi – Illegal issues of postage stamps

Dear Sir/Madam,

The designated operator of MALAWI, Malawi Posts Corporation, asks me to inform the designated operators of UPU member countries of the following: "Malawi Posts Corporation has recently noted some illegal issues of postage stamps which have been in circulation and are currently on sale in Europe, Spain and Asia.

"Malawi Posts Corporation denounces and condemns these practices since such illegal issues harm its reputation and philatelic services in particular. Furthermore, such issues are a flagrant violation of its national legislation on the production of postage stamps, article 8 of the Universal Postal Convention, and recommenda- tion C 26/2004 of the Bucharest Congress.

"In this connection, it is counting on the initiatives taken by the Universal Postal Union and its bodies with a view to eradicating this phenomenon. It earnestly hopes for the cooperation of all operators to identify the culprit(s) and have them prose- cuted."

Please see Annex 1 for a list of the illegal issues.

Yours faithfully,

Murray Buchanan Director of Regulation, Economics and Markets 2

Annex 1

LIST OF ILLEGAL ISSUES IN CIRCULATION IN THE NAME OF MALAWI

– Malawi 2009 Walt Disney Presents Great Personalities (Copernicus, John Lennon, Baden Powell, Ayrton Senna) imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint (stamp postage value KW 150 and KW 250) – Price £3.95/ £4.95 – Malawi 2008 Disney and Transport perf sheetlet containing 4 values (K130, K150), unmounted mint – Price £4.95 – Malawi 2008 Disney 80th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse perf sheetlet containing 9 values, unmounted mint – Price £4.95 – Malawi 2008 Disney 80th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse perf sheetlet containing 2 values (K150, K300), unmounted mint – Price £3.95 – Malawi 2008 Disneyland perf sheetlet containing 2 values (K150, K300), unmounted mint – Price £3.95 – Malawi 2007 Disney and Fauna perf sheetlet containing 8 values, plus label fine CTO used – Price £3.25 – Malawi 2007 Disney and Fauna perf sheetlet containing 2 values (K150, K250), unmounted mint – Price £4.75 – Malawi 2006 Walt Disney – Aladdin/Bonkers/Darkwing Duck/Gargoyles m/sheet, unmounted mint – Price £3.00 – Malawi 2006 Walt Disney – Chip'n Dale/Recess/Goof Troop/Mighty Ducks/ Quack Pack m/sheet, unmounted mint – Price £3.00 – Malawi 2006 Walt Disney – Shnookums the Cat & Meat the Dog/Talespin/ The Little Mermaid/The Wuzzles/Adventures of Winnie the Pooh m/sheet, unmounted mint – Price £3.00 – Malawi 2008 Great Artists of the 20th Century imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Price £4.25/£2.25/£3.25 – Malawi 2008 Ian Fleming 100th Birth Anniversary (James Bond) perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used and sheet of 4 – Price £4.95/ £2.75/£4.95/£49.95 – Malawi James Bond – Quantum of Solace perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Price £4.25/£2.25/£3.25 – Malawi 2006 Brigitte Bardot perf m/sheet, unmounted mint – Price £3.00 – Malawi Durer art paintings imperf sheet – Price £5.00 3

– Malawi 2012 Pope John Paul II perf sheetlet containing 10 values – Price £4.00/ £8.50/£12.50 – Malawi 2008 Prehistoric Weapons perf sheetlet containing 2 values – Malawi 2006 Weapons of the Neanderthal Era/Period perf m/sheet with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2006 Discovery of Neanderthal Man souvenir sheet – Malawi 2006 Habitation in the Neanderthal Era souvenir sheet – Malawi 2006 Roald Amundsen perf m/sheet, unmounted mint – Malawi 2006 In Memoriam – Christopher Columbus perf m/sheet, unmounted mint – Malawi 2006 George Stephenson and Rocket perf m/sheet, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 First Airplanes imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Transport Inventors #1 imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2010 Concorde imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2010 Military Aircraft of WW2 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2005 Animals of Africa – Lion perf m/sheet with Scout logo, other big cats in background, unmounted mint – Malawi 2005 Animals of Africa – Rhinoceros perf m/sheet with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2005 Animals of Africa – Turtle imperf m/sheet with Scout logo and lions in background, unmounted mint – Malawi 2005 Animals of Africa – Turtle perf m/sheet with Scout logo and lions in background, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Afro-American Leaders #3 – Barack Obama and Malcolm X perf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Animals of Africa #1 perf sheetlet containing 4 values, each with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Apollo 17 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Apollo 11 – Man on the Moon perf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint 4

– Malawi 2008 Bees imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Bears imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, each with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Bats perf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 European Union 50th Anniversary imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Exotic Fish imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Gandhi 60th Death Anniversary imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Gemstones imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Great Scientists #6 – Harvey & Hooke perf sheetlet containing 2 values, each with Rotary logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 History of the Summer Olympics #1 1896–1932 imperf sheetlet containing 9 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Horses imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Minerals and Dinosaurs perf sheetlet #4 containing 2 values with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Owls and Mushrooms #1 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, each with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Owls of the World imperf sheetlet #1 containing 2 values with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Poisonous Mushrooms imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Prehistoric Weapons imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Rhinos imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, each with Scout logo, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Sea Shells imperf sheetlet containing 9 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Steam Locomotives imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 Steam Railways imperf sheetlet #1 containing 2 values, unmounted mint 5

– Malawi 2008 The Best Baseball Players imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 The Best Rugby Players perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2008 Tigers imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2008 WWF – Endangered Species perf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 30th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Iran #1 perf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Cats #1 perf sheetlet containing 2 values (Egyptian Mau and American Curl), unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Dinosaurs perf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Dogs #2 imperf sheetlet containing 2 values (St Bernard and Border Collie), unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 High Speed Trains #1 imperf sheetlet containing 2 values (CRH1), unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Giant Pandas perf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Owls #1 imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2009 Lighthouses perf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2010 African Animals – Elephants perf sheetlet containing 2 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 African Animals – Rhino and Hippo perf sheetlet containing 2 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 American Bison perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Aquarium Fish perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Arctic perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Art – Flemish Painters – Balen perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Art – Flemish Painters – Rubens perf sheetlet containing 6 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Butterflies #2 perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Concorde perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used 6

– Malawi 2010 Crocodiles perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2010 Dinosaurs #01 perf sheetlet containing 4 values, fine CTO used – Malawi 2011 Scientists – Nightingale and Jenner imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Scientists – Pasteur and Lister imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Snakes imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Steam Locomotives #2 imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Steam Locomotives imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Tall Ships imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Wildlife of Africa #1 imperf sheetlet containing 6 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Wildlife of Africa #2 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2011 Wildlife of Africa #3 – Hippos composite imperf sheetlet containing 2 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2012 Sir Francis Drake perf sheetlet containing 3 hexagonal-shaped values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2012 Space – 50th Anniversary of Centre for Space Studies #2 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2012 Steam Locomotives #01 perf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2013 Owls perf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint – Malawi 2013 Fish #2 imperf sheetlet containing 4 values, unmounted mint