World Post Day 2021: Postal services World Post Day 2021 handle everything from personal letters and critical papers to e-commerce and online shopping shipments.
Every year on October 9, World Post Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) throughout the world.
In the year 1874, UPA was founded in Switzerland. For many centuries, postal systems have been in use.
Postal services handle everything from personal letters and important documents to e-commerce and online shopping shipments.
People have switched to the digital media to package their belongings as a result of digitization, yet postal services continue to play an essential role in society.
World Post Day: Significance
World Post Day was first observed in 1969 at the United Nations Postal Union (UPU) Congress in Tokyo, Japan.
It was proposed by an Indian team led by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, and World Post Day has been observed ever since to highlight the significance of postal services across the world.
The 192 member countries of the UPU celebrate World Post Day every year to recognise the importance of universal mail and the UPU’s contributions to society and the global economy.
Special stamp exhibits and innovative postal initiatives are held by countries. Every year during the week of October 9, India conducts a week-long festival.
World Post Day: History
Posts date from the 1600s, when postal systems began to emerge in various countries and were widely used. Global postal services were established later in the 1800s. In the year 1874, the Universal Postal Union was founded.
In 1948, the UPU was designated as a UN agency. The first World Postal Day was observed on October 9th, 1969, at the UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Anand Narula, a member of the Indian delegation, accepted the proposal, and World Post Day has been observed every year since.
World Post Day: Theme
This year’s World Post Day theme is “Innovate To Recover.” This theme emphasises the current situation, in which the postal system is beyond repair.
The postal service is losing ground as everything goes digital.
As a result, the UPU has appealed to everyone to assist in the recovery of postal services and the development of better ideas for their survival.
World Post Day: Quotes And Wishes
- On this occasion of World Post Day, it is important to understand the economic importance of postal services and honour it for the way it links the whole world. Happy World Post Day 2020.
- Honour the postal industry on this day and help people all around the globe to get connected. Best wishes to you on this occasion of World Post Day 2020.
- Increase the awareness amongst people about the postal sector role for people and businesses and celebrate this day. Best wishes to you on this occasion of World Post Day.
- The Internet creates as well as destroys whereas a post always just gives. Happy World Post Day.
- Honour the service that brings people closer every day. Wish you a very happy World Post Day.
- On this occasion of World Post Day, take a break from technology and write a letter and share your feelings with your loved ones. Wish you a very happy World Post Day 2020.
- Thank God postal services were invented, or else Pigeons would have remained our resort! Happy World Post Day.
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