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Second Postal Union Congress

When
1878
Where
Second Postal Union Congress
Part of
General Postal Union becomes the Universal Postal Union

The second Postal Union Congress in 1878 resulted in the renaming of the General Postal Union to the Universal Postal Union.

At the second Postal Union Congress in 1878, the organization was renamed the Universal Postal Union. This change was due to its large membership, reflecting the organization's expanded scope and influence in international postal cooperation.

Sources

  1. Universal Postal Union Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  2. Treaty of Bern Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26

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