Royal Mail have sent details of a special slogan postmark marking the centenary of the birth of Sir Alec Guinness, tying in with the
Remarkable Lives Stamps.
The postmark will appear on mail delivering in the W9 postcode area from today for a week
(ie it was applied from yesterday). The W9 postcode area (Maida Vale) was chosen
as it is where Sir Alec was born.
Yeovil - 1878 and 1972
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The cover below, sent in September 1878 from South Petherton to Montacute,
was underfranked as it weighed more than 1 oz. It received a framed "More
to ...
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