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The shop will remain open and we will be dealing with orders as quickly as possible on our return.
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2776. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Its First Parliamentary Speaker. - *New issues *- 🇮🇳 *India Post *- 24 August 2025 - Commemoration of Vithalpai Patel, first Speaker of the Indian Central Legislature - 1 stamp. Rat...
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"Notice of Objection" from Langport in 1865 - The item below originated from Langport but was cancelled in Taunton and was franked with a 3d stamp. It is a "Notice of Objection" which is treated as ...
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International Return to Sender Markings - Hi. When a letter cannot be delivered to someone, provided the sender included a return address, it will of course usually get returned to that perso...
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Some Royal Mail operatives still getting it wrong on validity. - *It's been quite a long time since anybody reported having perfectly valid stamps declared invalid, and then two arrive almost together. I think I can s...
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STAMP MAGAZINE - the end - It is with sadness I note the current September 2025 STAMP MAGAZINE is the last to be issued. I am not surprised - the magazine had markedly lessened in ...
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ROC ~ ATM Machine 080 Retired Service - Republic of China (Taiwan) ATM machine code 080 will retired postal service from July 31, 2025 and removed from Xinzhuang post office.
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30c Marie-Adélaïde Official - Variety: Retouched "e" of "Officiel" - + René Berlingin Certificate (!) - * 30c Marie-Adélaïde Official* *with retouched "e" * *Berlingin Certificate* [image: Picture of Berlingin] * René Berlingin * *1911-1986* S...
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Gimmicks - Earlier this month was the 185th anniversary of issue of the Penny Black stamp. Did I mark it? No. An old blog post of mine mentioned giving myself the d...
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New King Charles III Horizon Labels - Today 31st July 2023 is the last day of validity for the old style Machins without a barcode. So it is now an official fact and a sad day. It is also guar...
