The Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo establishes World Post Day.
The General Postal Union is established — later to be called the Universal Postal Union.
Representatives from 22 nations gather in Bern, Switzerland, to plan for an international postal union.
Englishman Sir Rowland Hill introduces the world’s first postage stamp.
The oldest example of an official post comes from third century B.C. Egypt.
The first organized postal system originates in Ancient Persia on the orders of King Cyrus the Great.
