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2988. 🇬🇧 Royal Mail Commemorates Winnie The Pooh Publication Centenary. - *New issues -* *🇬🇧 Royal Mail -* 14 October 2026 - Centenary of the publication of AA Milne’s Winnie The Pooh book (classic English childrens’ boo...
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ATM NEWS ~ France - 79e salon Philatélique d'automne - Paris 2026 - 2026 Paris Autumn Philatelic Salon Issue Date: November 5, 2026 Label Size: 80 x 30 mm Printer: Philaposte Quantity: ...
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Third class service? - In recent months, Royal Mail have been rolling out a new delivery model, and incorporating delivery of 2nd class mail every other weekday, but first clas...
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Postage Dues when posted without a stamp; Postal Fiscal - The postcard below, from Cheddar to Watford in 1932, was posted without a stamp and incurred 2d postage due. The "2 *D* / TO PAY / 134A" charge mark was...
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New Issue: Modern Irish Literary Fiction (Ireland) - Ireland isn't a country that creates a huge sets (are you reading, Royal Mail?) and this issue of four stamps celebrates modern Irish literary fiction. I d...
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cddstamps will be at the IPDA Branded Hipstamp sale September 25th to 27th see you there I hope - Hello, this to promote a *special cddstamps sale* coming up very soon. The *IPDA Branded Hipstamp weekend special - 25, 26 and 27 September* – a sale o...
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How much longer will Queen Elizabeth Horizon Labels last? - *Although I don't buy anything from eBay these days I do get quite a lot of mail from eBay sellers. This is because many sellers won't send to the Peopl...
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Uncommon journeys - you don't often see mail between these countries, I think. - *I was going to call this unusual, but the fact that I have four examples of one I'll show probably means that it isn't so much 'unusual' as 'uncommon'. ...
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STAMP COLLECTOR AUG 2026; Easter Island philately - [image: Stamp Collecto magazine August 2026- Easter Island philately] 'Stamp Collector' magazine August 2026 I thought I would mention that the Augu...
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Wales - Hi. Around Christmas last year, I had a small trip to Wales during which I sent myself a number of covers. This is mainly because many postal markings f...
