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A 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Locations 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The first congress was held in Bern Switzerland in 1884, and was attended by delegates from 22 countries, most of them European. The meetings are normally held every four years, although both World Wars have caused cancellations.^[1] Delegates are usually presented with special albums of stamps by the other participating countries, to cover the period since the previous congress.

[edit] Locations

List of Congresses

Number	Year	Location
1st	1874	Bern Switzerland
2nd	1878	Paris France
3rd	1885	Lisbon Portugal
4th	1891	Vienna Austria
5th	1897	Washington USA[2]
6th	1906	Rome Italy
7th	1920	Madrid Spain
8th	1924	Stockholm Sweden
9th	1929	London UK
10th	1934	Cairo Egypt
11th	1939	Buenos Aires Argentina
12th	1947	Paris France
13th	1952	Brussels Belgium
14th	1957	Ottawa Canada
15th	1964	Vienna Austria
16th	1969	Tokyo Japan.[3]
17th	1974 Centenary Congress	Lausanne Switzerland
18th	1979	Rio De Janeiro Brazil
19th	1984	Hamburg Germany
20th	1989	Washington DC USA
21st	1994	Seoul Korea
22nd	1999	Beijing China
23rd	2004	Bucharest Romania
24th	2008	Geneva Switzerland

[edit] See also

List of philatelic bureaus

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.upu.int/press/en/2006/kenya_issues_first_stamp_commemorating_upu-s_2008_nairobi_congress_en.pdf
• Universal Postal Union

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