August may have started as July ended with the Euro winners postmark, but I haven't actually seen one dated August, or any August slogan other so far. So this post starts at the end, with some counter date stamps from branch offices.
Other postmarks and postal markings
Our correspondent in Canada (SS) has sent a selection of cover scans with legible counter date stamps.
Heaton Moor Top
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| Heaton Moor Top counter date stamp 19 November 2024 |
The branch was in the news in 2011:
An armed robber was dragged from his motorbike and detained by members of the public after a raid on a post office in Greater Manchester.
Police were called to Heaton Moor post office at around 10:00 BST after reports a masked man had threatened staff with a handgun.
He tried to flee on a motorbike with a large amount of cash, but was followed by members of the public who dragged him from his vehicle and disarmed him. (BBC News)
Google's street view - from June this year, shows the post office with a nicely topped postbox outside.
Bedhampton
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| Bedhampton counter date stamp 29 April 2025 |
This branch had (in 2013, the date of the Google street view) a very nice floral arrangement, but toppers weren't quite so popular then.
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| Google street view of Bedhampton (Havant) branch post office 2013. |
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| Contingency Branch 64, 18 August - probably 2023/4 |
Unfortunately we don't know where this was used because the date is indistinct. The British Postmark Society has records for two locations as the handstamps are used at 'Pop-Up' branches or Banking Hubs.
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- not to be confused with Gotham, Nottinghamshire. 
Cotham Hill was changed into a pedestrianised area in the pandemic era of 2021, and this has been retained. The Post Office is in the pharmacy.
Stamford Hill 'morse-type' counter date stamp
This is one of the many Crown Offices which is being franchised from 12 September 2025.
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| Stamford Hill London counter date stamp 1 June 2025 |
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| Stamford Hill post office, Google Street View 2024. |
Remember, slogan postmarks appearing in August will be added to this post, so check here before you spend time scanning and emailing.
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