How Postal Systems Work

In Modern days the mail system is run by national and private organizations which are connected interconnected by international organizations, regulations and agreements. Nowadays paper letter can be sent to any part of the world easily and cheaply. Though the internet has made communications much more faster and organizations prefer to use electronic mail there has be an increase in the amount of mails sent. In 2001 there was an increase in the amount of mails sent in the US.

                   

The world wide postal system is organized and run by the national postal systems and it is co-ordinated by the Universal Postal Union. They define the international postage rates and the standards for postage stamps. In most countries for an effective postal service ZIP Codes are used which is term mostly used in the US in other countries various names like Postal Code or postcodes are used. These codes are implemented to smoothen the automation procedure.

                            

Another system used in mail postal service is the Bar Coding System , this has a black vertical bars on the postal cover in a 2 dimensional manner usually called as a post net coding. This bar codes allows to encode various details such as proof of payment and exact contact details.

In the 20^th century the ordinary mail service was upgraded by using planes which made it faster modes of transport. The world’s first airmail service was in United Kingdom from London to suburbs for Hendon. Receipts system was also placed to ensure the sender the confirmation of the letter being received. Mails sent through naval systems are called Fleet post office and to army or air force is called Army post office or Air Force Post.

There are two kinds of paying for the postal service one is Prepaid and the other one is postpaid, this is normally done by the receiver of the post. The common method of prepaid postal service is adhesive postal stamps and other method is called Franking, Where postage prepaid envelopes are created .These digital franks can be printed on the envelope via the internet. Since the advent of internet the ordinary postal mail is also called as Snail Mail.