The Universal Postal Union will allow the country's new postage stamps (eagerly awaited by philatelists) to convey letters abroad.

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The Royal Mail worked with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland to provide the postcode.

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Worldwide mail volumes are expected to grow less than 1% a year through 2008, says the Universal Postal Union, which oversees the globe's flow of mail.

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