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Universal Postal Union

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noun

  1. an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. UPU


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Organisations like the World Bank and the Universal Postal Union struck on an easier way.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020

The head of the 192-member Universal Postal Union, Kenya’s Bishar Hussein, had warned that a U.S. walkout would “completely shut down” the traditional system of delivering bulky letters.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2019

The “extraordinary congress” of the 192-member Universal Postal Union on Tuesday is only the third since it was created in 1874 to help smooth international mail deliveries.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2019

Her father was a physicist at the University of Bern in Switzerland, her mother a computer specialist at the Universal Postal Union in Bern.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2018

The countries agreeing to abide by this rule styled themselves the Universal Postal Union, and made many useful laws for the transmission of mail matter.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 30, June 3, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

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