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Sri Lanka Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts has Issued a new postage stamp in the denomination of Rs 45.00 to commemorate 145th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union on 09th October, 2019.
| Date of Issue | 09th of September 2019 |
| Denomination | Rs.45.00 |
| Catalogue No: | CSL 2346 |
| Stamp Designer | Universal Postal Union | Stamp Size: | 41mm x 30mm |
| Sheet Composition: | 20 stamps per sheet |
Sri Lanka Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts has Issued a new postage stamp in the denomination of Rs 45.00 to commemorate 145th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union on 09th October, 2019.
The Universal Postal Union is the world’s second oldest Intergovernmental Organization created initially as “General Postal Union”, under the treaty of Berne in 9 October in 1974. After four years of establishment, the name was changed to “Universal Postal Union”, known to us today celebrating its 145th Anniversary of establishment in 1974. Today, the UPU is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN) (Joined the UN in 1948) that coordinates postal policies among member nations ensuring a single postal territory around the globe.
The postal services of the UPU’s 192 member countries form the largest physical distribution network in the world. Almost six million postal employees work in more than 700,000 postal outlets to ensure that some 430 billion mail and other paper-based products are processed and delivered each year to all corners of the world. The network is even larger if we add the people who prepare and print the magazines, newspapers, books, advertising and other printed material that the postal administrations deliver, as well as the other providers of physical communication services.
The UPU Constitution and Convention highlight the fundamental role of the Universal Postal Union in developing communication between peoples through the efficient operation of postal services. The UPU’s long term global postal strategy makes reference to the dramatic changes taking place in the worldwide communications environment and to the role of ICTs in adapting to those changes. UPU member countries and regional postal organizations have also developed their postal strategies following the same or similar trends. The UPU and many of its member postal administrations have taken on an advocacy role in promoting postal services as an essential part of the current and future information society.
Therefore, in spite of the rapid growth of electronic communication services, the existence of physical communication infrastructure, as provided by postal services, remains an essential element in the exchange of information in both developed and developing countries. Business and commerce also depend upon and benefit from physical communication and the physical communication network will remain a viable alternative and a reliable means of exchanging information for a long time to come.
As the most extensive means of communication available to people, the post has always served as an important learning center – a place where people can confidently deal with postal officials and rely on their advice for the most effective ways of connecting with loved ones, business, government, and others. In this sense, the postal service can play an active and important role in the Knowledge Society by facilitating access to information and communication technologies and furthering their appreciation.
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