In 1929 the 9th Congress of the Universal Postal
Union was held in
The outcome of the
Administrative Conference held in The Hague in 1927 concerning air mail
provisions was approved.
France presented a proposal
for the establishment of mobile post offices. The first one was shown in 1934
at the Salon d'Automobile in Paris. The Netherlands followed in 1936 with an enormous truck,
especially for sport events and tourism attractions.
The problem of underpaid postage on overseas mail was
finally tackled at the 1929 Congress when it was decided that "no
provision contained in the Convention prevents unpaid or underpaid items from
being again presented to the sender for proper payment."
Also in 1929 model for the International Reply Coupon was changed. The
'London model' was available from 1 July 1930.
The small packet service (petit paquet) was created.
The British Post Office issued a series of stamps to
commemorate the Postal Union Congress. To finance the Congress a one pound
stamp was added to the series. This stamp was meant as a souvenir for the
delegates and also to raise money. For the first time stamp collectors were
being taken advantage of by the sale of high value stamps for which there was
no obvious postal use.
Several colour trials were printed but in the end
it was decided that the stamp would be printed in black. It is now one of the
more expensive UK stamps in the catalogue. The colour trials are now part of
the Royal Philatelic Collection.
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