Abbreviations and Acronyms used on Origin Cachets, Bar Codes, Conference Cancels and Cachets, etc.-
THE UN, ITS AGENCIES, & ITS PREDECESSORS
| Where used: |
UNNY-UN New York |
OC-Origin Cachet |
Language: |
Eng.-English |
Gr.-German |
|
UNG-UN Geneva |
BC-Bar Code |
|
Fr.-French |
Sp.-Spanish |
|
CC-Corner Card |
RM-Receiving Mark |
|
It.-Italian |
Por.-Portugese |
|
DM-Dispatching Mark |
UNV-UN Vienna |
|
Sw.-Swedish |
|
LON-League of Nations |
FF-Free Frank |
|
CON-Conference Cancel or Cachet, etc. |
| Abbreviation |
Where Used |
Language |
Meaning |
Image |
| BAT. | LON OC | Fr. | Building Committee |  |
| BDI | UN CC | Eng. | Burundi |  |
| BELBAT | UN OC | Eng. | UNPROFOR Belgian Battalion |  |
| BEN | ICAO OC | Eng. | Benin |  |
| BFI | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Budget and Finance |  |
| BFI/TSY | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Budget and Finance, Treasury |  |
| BFO/EURO | WHO OC | Eng. | Budget and Finance Office, European Regional Office |  |
| BGD | UN OC | Eng. | Bangladesh |  |
| BIASA | ICAO OC | ?? | ?? (Indonesia) |  |
| BIBL. | LON OC | Fr. | Library |  |
| | UNG OC | Fr. | Library |  |
| | ILO OC | Fr. | Library |  |
| B.I.E. | BIE OC | Fr. | International Education Bureau |  |
| BIREME | WHO OC | Por. | Latin American & Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information, Brazil |  |
| BIRPI | WIPO | Fr. | International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property | |
| BIT | ILO OC | Fr. | International Labor Office |  |
| | ILO CON | Fr. | International Labor Office |  |
| BKF | UN OC | Eng. | Burkina Faso |  |
| B.L.SEC. | LON OC | Eng. | Board of Liquidation Secretariat |  |
| BOL | UN CC | Eng. | Bolivia |  |
| BONUCA | UN | Fr. | UN Peace-Building Mission in Central African Republic | |
| BOT | UN | Eng. | Botswana |  |
| BPERS. | LON OC | Fr. | Personnel Bureau |  |
| B.PERS. | UNG OC | Fr. | Personnel Bureau |  |
| BP OMS | WHO OC | Fr. | WHO Personnel Bureau |  |
| BRA | FAO CC | Eng. | Brazil |  |
| BSW. | LON OC | Fr. | Bureau of Mr. Arthur Sweetzer (Liaison with USA) |  |
| BUDFIN | ILO OC | Eng. | Budget and Finance Section |  |
| BUDGET | ILO OC | Eng. | Budget Section |  |
| BUD/REG | ILO OC | Fr. | Regular Budget Section |  |
| BUR | ICAO OC | Eng. | Burma (now Myanmar) |  |
*Maintained by B. Clement. Additions, Corrections, or Questions should be directed to
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