Postal Union Congress

Main international meeting of the Universal Postal Union From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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. The first congress was held in Bern, Switzerland in 1874, and was attended by delegates from 22 countries, most of them European. The meetings are normally held every four years, although they were cancelled during the two World Wars.[1] Extraordinary Meetings can also be called outside the four-year cycle.

The British £1 stamp for the 1929 Postal Union Congress, designed by Harold Nelson.

Delegates are usually presented with special albums of stamps by the other participating countries, to cover the period since the previous congress.

Quadrennial Congresses

Session of the Postal Union Congress in 1885, in the hall of the Supreme Court of Justice, Lisbon
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Number Year Location Topic
1st1874Bern, SwitzerlandSystem of base rates developed.[2]
2nd1878Paris, FranceColour coding of postage stamps,[2] international parcel post service proposed by Germany.[3]
3rd1885Lisbon, PortugalReply-paid postcards authorised.[2]
4th1891Vienna, Austria-HungaryRules about Paquebots.[2]
5th1897Washington, D.C., United StatesCheaper international postage.[2]
6th1906Rome, ItalyFree postage for prisoners of war.[2]
7th1920Madrid, SpainMeter mail and window envelopes approved.[2]
8th1924Stockholm, Sweden
9th1929London, United KingdomPostage paid franking approved,[2] first airmail regulations.[4]
10th1934Cairo, Egypt
11th1939Buenos Aires, ArgentinaIntroduction of Fonopost.[2]
12th1947Paris, FranceUPU becomes the specialized agency of the United Nations.
13th1952Brussels, BelgiumApproval of Aerogrammes.[2]
14th1957Ottawa, Canada
15th1964Vienna, Austria
16th1969Tokyo, Japan
17th1974Lausanne, Switzerland
18th1979Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19th1984Hamburg, West Germany[5]
20th1989Washington, D.C., United States[6]
21st1994Seoul, South Korea[7]
22nd1999Beijing, People's Republic of China[8]
23rd2004Bucharest, Romania[9]
24th2008Geneva, Switzerland[10] Original location was Nairobi, Kenya. Postponed due to political unrest after elections in 2007.
25th2012Doha, Qatar
26th2016Istanbul, Turkey
27th2021Abidjan, Ivory CoastPostponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
28th2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Extraordinary Congresses

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Number Year Location Topic
1st1900Bern, Switzerland25th anniversary of the UPU[11]
2nd2018Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSustainability of the postal sector[11]
3rd2019Geneva, SwitzerlandRemuneration of small packets[11]
4th2023Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOpportunities to expand membership[12][13]
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