Today in History, Oct. 9
- The Moscow Times
- Oct. 09 2013 08:10
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The Universal Postal Union was set up in Bern, Switzerland 139 years ago today, on Oct. 9, 1874. The UPU introduced a single rate for international correspondence and declared that every country should treat foreign and domestic mail with equal care. Russia joined the union a year later.