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The flag of the WSA.

The World Service Authority (WSA), founded in 1954,[1] is a non-profit organization that claims to educate about and promotes "world citizenship", "world law", and World Government. It is best known for selling World Passports.

Organization

WSA has an office in Washington, D.C. The office in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, closed on 1 January 2010. As of 2017 attorney David M. Gallup was the president of WSA.[2][3]

History

The WSA was founded by Garry Davis, a former Broadway actor and World War II bomber pilot, who officially gave up his U.S. citizenship in 1948 to live as a "citizen of the world". It was set up to be the administrative agency of the "World Government of World Citizens" which he declared on 4 September 1953.[4] Besides issuing World Passports,[5] the WSA registers applicants as "world citizens" and issues "world citizen" identity documents, such as birth certificates, identity cards, and marriage certificates.[6]

Acceptance and use

Among cases of individuals who have used the World Marriage Certificate are couples in Israel unable to have a religious marriage, according to Garry Davis.[7] The WSA has also allegedly sold World Government Postal Stamps [8] which, according to Garry Davis, helped to convey thousands of letters between China and Taiwan in the early 1980s.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Engber, Daniel (24 March 2006). "What's a World Passport?". Slate. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ ""Passport To Fame", 7 Days Vermont, 28 March 2001". 7dvt.com. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  3. ^ "Martindale.com, David M. Gallup". Martindale.com. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  4. ^ "What is the World Government of World Citizens?". Worldservice.org. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  5. ^ Fox, Margalit (2013-07-28). "Garry Davis, Man of No Nation Who Saw One World of No War, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. ^ "World Government Documents (Personal)". Worldservice.org. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  7. ^ a b "International Herald Tribune". Onefilms.com. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  8. ^ "World Service Authority catalog". Worldservice.org. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
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