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.
1817 Lyme Dorset Ship Letter
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Another Dorset item, a Ship Letter from Madeira to London arriving via Lyme
in Dorset in May 1817. The letter was written on 22nd March and took 44
days...
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