Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Post & Go and Self-Service Kiosk News for 2026

This post and its comments will hold all news on Post and Go stamps, machines, and PO Self Service Kiosks (SSKs).   

For details of new Post and Go stamps issued by the postal authorities in Guernsey and Jersey I recommend WhiteKnight's Commonwealth Stamp Opinion. All issues from the islands, and Gibraltar and the SOAR stamps from Isle of Man and Ireland will normally be pictured there as announced.

Any late news for PO SSKs will continue to be added on the 2025 blog post. Please continue to make comments there until it is closed for comments or send me news/images by email.

Crown Office Franchising

In June in 2025 Post Office Ltd announced that the remaining Crown Offices would be franchised before the end of the year.  Locally this only meant a change of operator and personnel as Dereham has never had a Self-Service Kiosk, but around the country there were many mixed messages - and outcomes - as to whether existing machines would continue to be used by the new operator, which often operated out of different premises.  

Our correspondents have kept us updated with all that news and other news of just where SSKs are still on-site, which of these (if any) are working, and what they are dispensing.

There has been a gradual move to card-only, or shut-down, especially where staffing does not permit the previous 'floor-walker' assistance.  In these cases it's difficult to know if the machines were serviceable or not.  

There is no major news yet, but I know Malcolm and Trevor (and others) will be keen to add details from their travels in this new year, so I'll start with just this image as typical of what they will find!  Any specific, especially illustrated, news will be added just as soon as we get it.


8 January 

From Trevor's report in the comments


Shrewsbury 7th Jan SSK68 Machin R21YAL & CL19S (missing print in middle of stamp on 2nd Class)


Chester 7th Jan SSK67 Greenery R21YAL (missing print in middle of stamp on) & Machin R20YAL (2nd on 1st stock) 


 

Over to you, readers! 

 

 

Posted by Ian - Norvic at 17:25
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3 comments:

  1. Trevor7 January 2026 at 18:50

    Birmingham Pinfold St 7th January

    All kiosks OOS (but most switched on) with Post & Go Area unlit and cordoned off. There seemed to be an awful of of suitcases and other non PO associated merchandise for sale within the branch. Didn't have time to check TG Jones as had a train connection to make.

    Shrewsbury, Wrexham and Chester kiosks all in service today, report to follow.

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  2. Trevor7 January 2026 at 20:17

    Shrewsbury 7th Jan

    SSK67 Machin R21YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R21YAL & CL19S (missing print in middle of stamp on 2nd Class)

    Wrexham 7th Jan

    SSK67 Machin R18YAL & Greenery CL21S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL19S

    Chester 7th Jan

    SSK67 Greenery R21YAL (missing print in middle of stamp on) & Machin R20YAL (2nd on 1st stock)
    SSK68 Greenery R17YAL & Machin CL19S

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    1. Trevor8 January 2026 at 17:08

      Chester SSK67 Greenery was normal, no missing print, cut and paste error , my bad, sorry!

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