Universal Postal Congress 1920

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VII Universal Postal Congress
Venue Madrid ,, Spain
Period October 1 to November 30, 1920
Duration 61 days
proposals 2,248

The seventh Universal Postal Congress was originally supposed to take place in Madrid ( Spain ) on September 10, 1914 . Due to the beginning of the First World War on August 1st, the congress did not take place at first. After the World War, the meeting place was held in Madrid, not least because Spain had behaved neutrally. At 61 days, the Seventh Universal Postal Congress in 1920 was the longest and, with 2248 proposals, also the busiest. Despite the First World War, which had just ended, Germany was represented at the congress.

agreement

First international agreement on postal transfer service, as well as the principles of postage and billing between administrations, to adapt to the new currency relations. In view of the rise in prices everywhere, an increase in fees had to be accepted. The determination of the value of the franc was based on the amount of gold that must be contained in a franc according to the monetary standard of the countries with franc currency, for this the fictitious currency gold franc was introduced, which was also used by the International Telecommunication Union . For the monetary settlement between the administrations, provisions on the stable value were adopted. The conclusion of the new subsidiary agreement for the (cashless) postal transfer service was an important step forward. As a new means of transporting mail, the aircraft has now also found its way into international regulations. The special circumstances of the time are characterized by the fact that the new foreign postage fees came into effect on April 1, 1921, but all other parts of the resolutions passed in Madrid on November 30, 1920 did not take effect until January 1, 1922. Since the main contract and the previously concluded subsidiary agreements had lost their clarity over the course of almost fifty years due to numerous additions and changes, the Madrid Congress entrusted a study committee consisting of Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Spain with the task To prepare proposals for a new version of the UPU contract documents. The proposals of the committee formed the basis for the resolution of the next congress.

Furthermore, window envelopes were approved for the first time. Likewise, franking imprints of the franking machines on foreign letters, provided that these were approved by the sending administration and operated under its supervision.

literature

  • Heinrich von Stephan : Memorandum, regarding the general post-congress. Official Journal No. 15, August 3, 1871, pp. 154–156
  • Concise dictionary of the postal system :
    • 1st edition; 1926: pp. 683-684
    • 2nd Edition; 1953: p. 780 (same article as in the 1st edition with additions)
      • 1st supplement to the 2nd edition; 1956: Erwin Müller-Fischer: Timeline for the history of the postal system
    • 3. Edition; 1971; 1. Volume A-F
  • History of the Deutsche Post
    • Volume 3: History of the Deutsche Reichspost 1871 to 1945 by Karl Sautter ; Federal Printing Office; Frankfurt; 1951
  • Archive for German Postal History (Ed .: German Society for Postal and Telecommunications History ):
    • Marc Moser: 100 years of the Universal Postal Union; Part 1 in volume 1/1974 and part 2 in volume 1/1975
  • Archives for mail and telegraphy
    • 1925: Franck: The Universal Postal Congresses in Madrid and Stockholm ; H. 7, p. 213
  • German traffic newspaper :
    • 1920: The question of the gold franc at the Madrid Postal Congress ; Pp. 354-355
  • Union Postale
    • 1920 Universal Postal Congress in Madrid 1920: no. 11, p. 161; H. 12, p. 177;
    • 1921 Universal Postal Congress in Madrid 1920: no. 1, p. 1; H. 2, p. 16; H. 3, p. 33; H. 4, p. 49

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DVZ; Volume 37, No. 25 from June 20, 1913; P. 247
  2. ^ Jérôme Deutschmann: Brief review of the history of the Universal Postal Congress ; P. 16.
  3. ↑ Concise dictionary of the postal system; 1st supplement to the 2nd edition; P. 191.
  4. ^ Karl Sautter: History of the Deutsche Post - Part 3 - History of the Deutsche Reichspost 1871 to 1945; P. 291.
  5. ^ Karl Sautter: History of the Deutsche Post - Part 3 - History of the Deutsche Reichspost 1871 to 1945; P. 292.
  6. ↑ Concise dictionary of the postal system; 3. Edition; P. 144.
  7. ↑ Concise dictionary of the postal system; 3. Edition; P. 146.