An island in the In Indian Ocean island separated from India by the Gulf of Manaar. It was occupied by the Portuguese in XVI century, followed by the Dutch in the seventeenth century. The island was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1796 and became a crown colony in 1802. Ceylon became independent in 1948 and changed its name to Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.
1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU
The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874.
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