A collector reports the £1 violet with a printing date of 15-03-07, although the £1 ruby (issued 5 June 07), was printed in January 2007. Click on image to see a larger one.
One assumption is that there was an unexpected need for the £1 stamp during the first half of 2007 before the Machin 40th anniversary (ruby) issue was to be issued, but after it was printed. Why some have appeared with this date only now is not explained but they are thought to have originated from Royal Mail Direct.
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The Post Office had a monopoly on the transport of Letters and it was an
offence for anyone "sending or delivering letters other than by the post",
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