UPU Parcel Post Treaty
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) parcel mail agreement of 1880 (in effect 1881), established an international postal agreement for the orderly shipment of mailed packages and parcels from one country to another according to predetermined rates.
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Ye haven’t! Oh, begorra!
Say it’s comin’ down tomorra—
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—William Percy French (1854–1920)
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