Mar 6, 2024
Unlocking the past and unveiling the future of envelopes: how standardization reshaped the envelope in the 1960s.
In the wake of the economic crisis of 2008 and the unprecedented lockdown of 2020, the once-prevalent tradition of sending letters has faced a steady decline, hastened by the widespread adoption of the Internet. This shift is leading to the gradual disappearance of the humble envelope, prompting a closer examination of the standardization efforts spearheaded by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) over half a century ago.
Unlocking the past and unveiling the future of envelopes: how standardization reshaped the envelope in the 1960s