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The Treaty of Bern had been signed by 21 countries, 19 of which were European. [note 2] After the General Postal Union was established, its membership grew rapidly as other countries joined. At the second Postal Union Congress in 1878, it was renamed the Universal Postal Union. [12]
On 10 July 1964, the UPU incorporated the treaty into a new Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, which is now the treaty that is ratified by states when they wish to join the UPU. The Universal Postal Union Congress of 2021 taking place in Abidjan brought about another significant change to the Treaty of Bern. Previously the agreements ...
United States of America, January 30, 1875 (Reciprocity Treaty) [12] German Empire, 1879–80 (Treaty) [13] Portugal, May 5, 1882 (Provisional Convention) [14] United States of America, December 6, 1884 (Supplementary Convention) [15] Hong Kong, December 13, 1884 (Money Order Regulations) Universal Postal Union, March 21, 1885 (Additional Act ...
The British £1 stamp for the 1929 Postal Union Congress, designed by Harold Nelson.. The Postal Union Congress is the main international meeting of the Universal Postal Union, used to discuss various issues affecting international postal services, such as legislation, the political climate, and other strategic issues.
Dependent territories are not permitted to ratify the UPU Constitution, but because the Treaty of Bern allowed for dependencies to join the UPU, [3] listing these members separately as "Colonies, Protectorates, etc.", [4] the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union grandfathered them when membership was restricted to sovereign states.
The tag mentions “Global Postal Union Treaty” and “Geneva Convention neutral zone transport vehicle.” The tag also says “do not stop” and “do not detain” and features an American ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Treaties that were either written and opened for signature in the year 1863, or entered into force in 1863 ... Treaty of Huế ...
He was a key player in the founding of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with the Treaty of Bern in 1874. [1] Borel became the first directory of the UPU and therefore resigned from his job as a federal councillor and handed over office on 31 December 1875 to his successor. In 1889 there was a big unrest in Ticino.