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THE POSTAL HISTORY OF ICAO

(Last updated on 23 March 2010)


The Postal History of ICAO provides an unusual approach in the history of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); this history is based on the philatelic material, i.e. stamps and covers, related to ICAO. The historical episodes of this Organization start from the Chicago Convention (1944); however, the predecessors Organizations and Conferences are full part of this postal history.

New or modified chapters indicated as of last update.


The Postal History of ICAO
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  Introduction
  L'OACI: Origine, fonctionnement et objectifs
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The Paris Convention of 1910
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  The Path to Internationalism
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International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN)
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  The 1919 Paris Convention: The Starting Point for the Regulation of Air Navigation
  Albert Roper: Architect of the 1919 Paris Convention
  ICAN's Global Propects Reduced to Regionalism
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International Meetings during ICAN
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  1926: The Ibero-American Convention
  1927: Airline Companies Officially Recognized as Airmail Carriers
  1928: The Havana Convention
  1928: The International Civil Aeronautics Conference (modified)
  1937: The Inter-American Technical Conference on Aviation
  International Legal Instruments before 1944 (modified)
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The Birth of ICAO
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  1944: The Chicago Conference (modified)
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Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO)
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  1945: The Canadian Preparatory Committee and PICAO into Action
  1945-1946: PICAO – The Spirit of Internationalism
  1946: Montreal Confirmed as Capital of International Civil Aviation
  1946: PICAO's First Regional Air Navigation Meetings
  From PICAO to ICAO: Organizational Similarities
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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  The Growth of ICAO
  Standards and Recommended Practices
  Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation (new)
  Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications (new)
  The Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme
  The North Atlantic Ocean Stations Agreement (new)
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ICAO Structure
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  The ICAO Council (modified)
  The Presidents of the Council
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ICAO Legal Services
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  The Chicago Convention
  The First Years of the Legal Committee
  The Warsaw System on Air Carriers Liability
  The Rome Convention and its Modernization
  Other international Legal Instruments
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Regional Air Navigation (RAN) Meetings
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  1946: Cairo RAN Meeting
  1946: Paris RAN Meeting
  1947: Melbourne RAN Meeting
  1948: New Delhi RAN Meeting
  1950: Istanbul RAN Meeting
  1951: Buenos Aires RAN Meeting
  1953: Melbourne RAN Meeting
  1953: Santa Cruz de Tenerife RAN Meeting
  1955: Manila RAN Meeting
  1956: Ciudad Trujillo RAN Meeting
  1957: São Paulo RAN Meeting
  1958-1985: Miscellaneous RAN Meetings
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ICAO Attributes spacer
  The Edward Warner Award
  The Laurel Award
  The International Civil Aviation Day (modified)
  The ICAO Flag (modified)
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Relations with Other Organizations
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  ICAO and the United Nations (modified)
  Admission to the United Nations
  ICAO and the International Telecommunication Union (new)
  ICAO and the World Meteorological Organization (new)
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Assembly Sessions
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  The First Assembly Sessions
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Accommodation
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  The First Permanent Accommodation (1949) (modified)
  The Second Permanent Accommodation (1975)
  The Third Permanent Accommodation (1996) (modified)
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Emblems
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  The Early Emblems (modified)
  The First Official Emblem
  The Second Official Emblem
  The Third and Current Official Emblem
  Extensions of ICAO Emblem (modified)
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Anniversaries
  Introduction
  The 10th Anniversary Commemorated by the United Nations
  The 10th Anniversary Commemorated by Canada
  The 20th Anniversary
  The 30th Anniversary
  The 35th Anniversary
  The 40th Anniversary
  The 50th Anniversary
  The 60th Anniversary (modified)
  The 65th Anniversary (new)
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Exhibitions
  International Exhibition of Air Mail Postage - 1969
  Exhibition Commemorating of the 75th Anniversary of First Powered Flight - 1978 (modified)
  Canadian Philatelic Exhibition - CAPEX 78
  Philatelic Exhibition on Aviation - 1994
  Miscellaneous Philatelic Exhibitions
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Errors in the ICAO Philatelic Collection
  Introduction
  Errors in the Name of the Organization
  Errors in the Emblem of the Organization
  Other Flaws in the Emblems
  Errors in the Texts
  Errors in the Philatelic Notices
  Errors in the Manufacturing Process
  Errors in the Dates
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Aviation History
  Introduction
  The Desire to Fly in the Mythology
  The Early Endeavours
  Human Flights with Balloons (modified)
  The Scientific Visionaries or those Men before the Wrights
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Stamp Issues
  Issues Related to ICAO from 1945 to 1983 (new)
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