Tuesday 3 January 2023

Post and Go News 2023

This post will hold all news on Post and Go stamps, machines, UK and foreign (and islands), including museums and PO SSKs.

There's nothing to report yet so the first emailed report will form the basis for this post.

As we have no new tariff until at least early February (a month's notice must be given to the regulator and to the Stock Exchange), maybe there will be nothing new for a while.

And what will the new definitive design be?  How long before King Charles III Post and Go will appear (if at all), and how long before all the Machin and other QE2 stocks are used up?

January 6:  A significant number of useful comments has just been let through on the 2022 post, having been identified by Blogger as spam, rather than sent for moderation.  Comments for 2022 will be closed soon, so if you have any more Christmas/Museum/SSK news for last year, please send it through soon.



A reminder that this post relies on contributors to add into the comments, where all new information will normally be.

However, having just seen this on WOPA's Twitter feed, I feel it appropriate to show what the island's postal service is doing.  The new design featuring the Jersey Crest also shows the crest of King Charles III.  The issue date was 6 April.  Jersey Post had shown them earlier but in a short animation which gave nothing away in the opening frame.  I think WOPA have shown them how to grab (my) attention.

Redesigned Jersey Post and Go stamps featuring the Jersey crest and that of King Charles III

There is no news of Royal Mail doing anything similar: as the comments below show, many Post Office SSKs seem to be notable for being broken or switched off due to lack of attending staff, and the only Royal Mail Machines now are at Museums.  If anything does happen I would expect it to be at The Postal Museum first, but who knows!

UPDATE 1 September 2023.

Some postage rates will be increased again on 2 October 2023, affecting the cost of Post and Go stamps and strips.  More details here.

More importantly for this thread;

"Following a thorough review of our Post & Go Kiosks we have taken the decision to end all remaining Post & Go activities by the end of this year."

More details here.

UPDATE 18 September 2023.

Post Office Self-Service Kiosks, and Guernsey and Jersey Post IAR machines will continue in use into 2024.  

More details here.

UPDATE 8 November 2023.

Postal Museum press release on final two months of Post & Go with a variety of combinations of stamps and inscriptions.  [Update: the exact arrangements still have to be confirmed! 23/11]

UPDATE 23 November 2023.

Malcolm reports that at last the inscription on the stamps has at last been changed, on Wednesday 22 November.  Europe 100g now replaces the dual value E100 / W20.  The example below is from Milton Keynes.   Note that the Postal Museum machines had already been changes as shown on another post.

Winter Greenery with Europe 100g inscription from NCR Post Office self-service kiosk Milton Keynes 22 November 2023.

The same change took effect earlier on Royal Mail machines earlier - this is the Postal Museum/Mail Rail.


All news about P&G in 2023 will be here, and comments for the old (January 2022) post are closed.

There are a few other posts on Post and Go during the year, notably concerning the withdrawal of machines at Museums.  

Post and GOne – Royal Mail announce P&G Closing at Christmas 2023.

Post Office Self-Service Kiosks will remain in use for the forseeable future - official.

Museum Post and Go machines are in the final throes but not dead yet.

The Postal Museum: Final throes of Post and Go


In the Comments to this post, Trevor has told us of an unannounced inscription at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, "Last Overprint".  I suppose it gives them a few more sales in the final week, although they must have told somebody because they are listed on eBay! 

For the record, these are the edited pictures.  Swindon GWR and Shakespeare now added - thanks to Trevor for these also.

Fleet Air Arm Post & Go Last Overprint Machin MA13 strip.

Fleet Air Arm Post & Go Last Overprint Union Flag strip.

Shakespeare Post & Go Last Overprint Union Flag and Machin 1st class.

Swindon Steam GWR Post & Go Last Overprint Union Flag and Machin 1st class.



This may be the last entry for the 2023 Post and Go story.  I'll leave the comments open until something happens in January to warrant making a new 2024 post.

Thank you to all contributors and readers.

Last Post about the ending of Museum P&G.

This comment is included at the end: Someone was trying to sell an ‘R20YAL’ Machin strip from the Postal Museum with the ‘End of Post & Go …’ overprint that was installed for the last half hour after the Machin Anniversary stamps ran out.

So, bearing in mind that the Postal Museum had indicated in its press release that (to paraphrase) "if the rolls we announced run out we will replace them with something else, this shouldn't be a surprise.

More important, if someone reading this decided to find out what would be installed afterwards and spends money to find out, why is there a problem?

So the starting price of one of these 'last half-hour" strips on an auction site was £140, you buy it or you don't.  If you MUST have it because it exists, then that is your choice - you decide just how much it is worth to you.

As my customers will know, I went especially to the East Anglian Railway Museum. My regular customers got them at regular prices, others paid more.

Likewise I sourced stamps from Perth (Australia and Scotland) and Hong Kong Exhibitions, and charged accordingly. If I had any left to auction they might have made better prices. 

And when new labels were introduced (Europe and Worldwide 60g stamps,  Wincor Europe 20/World 10g etc) I arranged with customers and collectors in many parts of the country to buy the older reels which were still (or had been put) in their local machines to be able to supply my customers with the less common versions or bought them by mail order/phone from distant post offices (eg Kidderminster).

All my speculation*.  And some of these I still have so while they are still good for postage (and their value has increased of course), I didn't always get all my money back in initial sales.

I could have, but didn't, put them on eBay.  I could still.  And then they either sell or they don't. Just because somebody lists something with a Buy it Now price of £140, it doesn't mean it sold at that price. And if it did, it was worth it to someone.  If they achieve a high price at auction, then they are worth it to more than one perosn.  

Get in, or stay out, but don't complain that somebody spent enough money to exhaust what was left of the announced labels, and then bought some of what replaced them.

* If you found a stamp with a printing or perforation error at your post office, would you only buy one or would you buy the whole sheet?

Limited comments will be allowed on this before I shut the post for comments completely.


NOTICE
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PLEASE COMMENT WITH NEWS ABOUT 2024 ON THE JANUARY 2024 POST & GO POST

THIS ONE IS FOR 2023 ONLY
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Similarly don't comment on the 2024 post about the final days of the Postal Museum please.

 


119 comments:

  1. A late amendment to my last post on the Postal Museum, the Greenery came out of both Mail Rail and Postal Museum kiosks after sale on the 31st December not the 1st January.
    Replaced in Mail Rail by R20YAL Machin and the Postal Museum by MA18 Underground and MA15 2nd Machin, the Sorting Britain overprint was removed as per the previous plan after service on the 1st January.
    Reviewing my previous posts I failed to mention Dalston Kingsland 013002 where in both kiosks at least in early December there were R21YAL Greenery in both 1st and 2nd class slots.

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  2. Reading 19th January
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R19YAL & CL18S

    Maidenhead 19th January
    SSK67 Machin R17YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL17S

    Ealing 19th January
    SSK67 Machin R18YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Greenery R21YAL CL21S
    SSK69 Greenery R21YAL 1st, Machin CL18S

    Barnstaple 20th Jan
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL21S

    Southall 19tH January
    SSK67 OOU
    SSK68 OOS

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  3. The previous branch at Central Village, Unit 6 Lewis building 496420 closed on the 22nd October 2022.
    The replacement branch also coded 496420 is located at 39 Dawson Way, St John's precinct, Liverpool opened on the 21st November again using 1 SSK.
    On the 17th January it was R19YAL and CL18S Machin.

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  4. Anonymous above was me!

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  5. Newbury 24th January
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Penzance 26th January
    SSK67 Greenery 21
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & Greenery CL21S
    SSK69 Greenery R20YAL & Machin R20YAL

    Truro 26th January
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 OOU
    SSK69 Machin R19YAL & CL17S
    SSK70 Greenery R20YAL & Machin CL18S

    Bath 30th January
    SSK67 Machin MA14 & MA15
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL17S
    SSK69 Machin MA16 & CL17S
    SSK70 Machin R18YAL & MA15
    SSK71 Machin R20YAL & CL17S

    Trowbridge 30th January
    SSK67 Machin MA16 & CL17S
    SSK68 OOU
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & CL16S

    Colchester 31st January
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 OOU

    Chelmsford 31st January
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 OOU

    Romford 31st January
    SSK67 OOU
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Greenery 21

    Ilford 31st January
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R19YAL & CL19S

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  6. I note that most of the WH Smith machines I've visited recently are now 'card only'. 67 at Bath was available for cash purchases, as was 67 at Romford (if it had been working!) All the machines in Colchester had the coin slots crudely taped over with brown parcel tape. There seems to be a lack of staff to 'mind' the machines as well which leads to people queuing for the few counters that are open rather than use them. Chelmsford, helpfully, had a list pinned above each machine as to what to what transactions you could complete on the SSK , unfortunately ignored by the customers so the queue was still large with one counter open!

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  7. I too have noticed this increasingly of late at WH Smith branches.
    Some branches I have visited have also left the staff logon barcode in a box above the kiosks with what must be regular users of the kiosks checking out themselves, indeed I have used the card myself when no staff member seems interested.
    At only 1 Crown office branch (Cosham) this however been over a year ago the kiosks were set up not to do transactions that needed staff interaction that is signed for mail etc.
    A fair number of offices covered there Trevor k67 at Romford seems to be a regular OOS as is k68 at Greenford.

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  8. Camberley 2nd February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL17S

    Farnham 2nd February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Greenery R21YAL & Machin CL20S

    Guildford 2nd February
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & Undated
    SSK69 Greenery R21YAL & Machin CL17S

    Woking 2nd February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & R20YAL
    SSK68 OOU
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Andover 6th February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Basingstoke 6th February
    SSK67 OOU
    SSK68 OOU
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & CL18S

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    1. Trevor Guildford k68 is well misaligned and cutting poorly it is in fact CL17S stock just visible under the E of Large on a collector pair.

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  9. Typo above, both reels on Farnham 68 have Winter Greenery

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  10. Redhill 9th February
    SSK67 OOU
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S

    Haywards Heath 9th February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Horsham 9th February
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Crawley 9th February
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL18S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Croydon 9th February
    All machines out of use

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  11. Bridgend has had K67 disconnected and stored in a 'side office' in the PO . K68 in situ but out of use and had been for some time awaiting parts I was told. On a brighter note, they had all the Welsh datamatrix definitives in stock and were happy to tear off the combinations I wanted. They said now that they are self adhesive there is a bigger appetite for them from customers and they always try and keep them in stock.

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  12. Bridgend 3rd March
    SSK67 Disconnected
    SSK68 OOU

    Swansea 3rd March
    SSK67 Greenery R18YAL & Machin CL17S
    SSK68 Machin R18YAL & CL19S

    Cardiff 3rd March
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R17YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL17S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK71 Machin R20YAL & CL18S

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  13. New overprint at Fleet Air Arm Museum 10/04/2023 until 05/05/2023 'Carrier Experience' on both Machin and Union Flag strips
    http://iarroyalmailpostandgo.com/latestnews/faam-carrier-experience/

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  14. From the IAR Website

    The Fleet Air Arm Museum, based at RNAS Yeovilton near Ilchester, Somerset, is delighted to announce, in partnership with Royal Mail, an overprint from its Post and Go kiosk (A003), to commemorate the first Royal Navy pilot to fly in the F-35B Lightning II.

    On the 10th of April 2013, Lt Cdr Ian Tidball became the first Royal Navy pilot to fly in the F-35B, as part of joint trials and instruction with U.S. Marines Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501. The Museum will mark this anniversary with a special Virtual Reality F-35 Headset Carrier Experience on the 10th April 2023. *Health and Safety restrictions apply to VR experience, with experience available those aged 13yrs+ or with parent/guardian permission. Free with a museum ticket.

    https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/fleet-air-arm-museum/aircraft-carrier-experience-airfield-sea

    To commemorate the anniversary, the Museum will launch two overprints from its Post and Go kiosk (A003). The kiosk will overprint ‘Carrier Experience’’ onto the Machin and Union Jack stamps.

    The overprints, available from the 10th April until the 5th of May 2023, will be accessible from kiosk A003 – housed within the Museum’s Gift Shop, open to both visitors to the main Museum and members of the general public alike.

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  15. Again from IAR

    Crest of Jersey to feature on
    new Post & Go stamps
    The Crest of Jersey will feature on six new Post & Go stamps to be issued by Jersey Post on 6 April 2023.

    The Crest of Jersey first appeared on a set of Jersey Post & Go stamps issued in 2016. The six Post & Go stamps have been redesigned for 2023, bearing the official cypher of His Majesty King Charles III and depicting the Crest of Jersey in a new palette of colours. The names of all twelve of Jersey’s parishes are incorporated within the wave pattern on the left-hand portion of the stamps.

    Post & Go stamps are self-adhesive stamp labels with the postage printed on demand. They can be bought either as single stamps or in strips of six. As well as being available to vend from the JE02 kiosk at Jersey’s main Broad Street post office and from the JE03 kiosk at Postal Headquarters, Rue Des Pres, The Crest of Jersey Collectors Strips will be available from Jersey Post’s back office B002 kiosk through the Philatelic Bureau.

    The Crest of Jersey Post & Go stamps and philatelic stamp products such as First Day Covers and Presentation Packs will be available from the Jersey post offices at Broad Street, St Helier and Rue Des Pres, St Saviour on issue day and can be ordered now at www.jerseystamps.com or by telephoning the Jersey Philatelic Bureau on: 00 44 (0)1534 616717.

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  16. Eastcheap 3rd April
    SSK67 Poppy R18YAL & Machin CL17S
    SSK68 Poppy R18YAL & Machin CL17S
    SSK69 Poppy R18YAL & Machin CL176S
    SSK70 OOU
    SSK71 Poppy R18YAL & GOT
    SSK72 Poppy R18YAL & Machin MA14
    SSK73 Poppy R18YAL & GOT

    White Kennet St 3rd April
    SSK67 Machin R18YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Machin R17YAL & MA14
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & Greenery CL18S
    SSK70 Machin R18YAL & Greenery CL21S

    Moorgate 3rd April
    SSK67 Greenery 21
    SSK68 OOU
    SSK69 Greenery 21
    SSK70 Greenery R21YAL & CL19S
    SSK71 Machin R20YAL & Greenery CL19S

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  17. Visited Cheadle PO yesterday only to find the NCR Collector Strip was still dispensing "Euro 100g / World 20g", whilst the menu was showing "Europe up to 100g"

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    1. All museums were updated on Monday / Tuesday. The Euro 100g World 20g stamp has been replaced by Europe up to 100g, creating a new collectors strip

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  18. Two changes at the museums that started on the 3rd April rate change.
    Shakespeare museum Symbolic Flowers stock is now exhausted and is replaced by Union Flag no pre 3rd April strips exist of this at the old rate as that reel was switched out of service.
    At the Postal Museum the Mail by Air is now also available as a collector strips and all other values instead of just 1st class.

    Although not yet on IAR website Shakespeare is due an overprint "First Folio" I believe on the 16th April this does need confirmation though as it is a Sunday.

    On the grapevine I am hearing NCR collector strips will be updated to Europe 100g stamp within 2 weeks but don't hold your breath !!!!
    I have not checked is the Europe 100g stamp available as such as a single stamp from the buy stamps menu.

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    1. Yes, Europe Up to 100g is available as a single stamp on NCR machines. Still printing as Euro 100 g World 20g when checked yesterday.

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    2. Thankyou Anon much appreciated

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    3. Some more digging reveals that its ‘Folio Day’ on the 23rd April and ‘Folio Season’ 4th March to 8th November celebrating the first publication of Shakespeare's collected plays in 1623. Again the 23rd is a Sunday but the visitor centre will be open that day 10-5 according to their website?

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  19. Greenford 11th April
    k67 R19YAL Greenery and CL19S Greenery
    k68 Switched off as it has been for many months now

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  20. Machin MA13 & Undated Union Flag at FAAM today

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  21. Bath 12th April all Machin
    k67 MA16 and CL19S
    k68 R19YAL and MA12
    k69 R18YAL and CL18S
    k70 MA15 and MA15
    k71 MA16 and MA15

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  22. Dates have now been firmed up for the next overprints.
    "A New Reign" will be at all museums on all reels available from the 5th May until the 2nd June.
    Then "First Folio" available at Shakespeare museum from the 9th June till the end of the year.

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  23. IAR website showing details of just FAAM details at present

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  24. Chichester 21st April
    k67 R21YAL Greenery and CL17S Machin
    k68 R21YAL Greenery and CL17S Machin
    k69 CL16S Hibernating and CL21S Greenery

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  25. 24th April Beeston, Chesterfield and Raynes Park OOS
    Battersea all Machin
    k67 R19YAL and MA13
    k68 R19YAL and MA13

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  26. Taken from IAR Website

    Jersey Post & Go stamps to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King
    A special overprint celebrating the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will be available on Jersey Post & Go stamps from 5 May 2023.

    The overprint, which reads God Save The King!, will be available on Crest of Jersey stamps vended from both Jersey Post’s JE02 and JE03 Post & Go kiosks from Friday 5 May until Wednesday 31 May 2023.

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  27. Taken from IAR Website

    Royal Mail have confirmed the overprint to support the coronation of King Charles III.
    ‘A New Reign’ will appear on all Royal Mail Post & Go stamps from Friday the 5th May to end of Friday 2nd June 2023.

    Awaiting confirmation that this also includes Post Offices, or this just relates to Museums
    Does anybody know whether the Post Office have updated the Collectors strips yet ?

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  28. Chris, this js just the museums not NCR.
    There has been no update yet to the make up of NCR collector strips as of yesterday.
    Today visited Faringdon but kiosk OOS

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  29. Email from Postal Museum states the 'A New Reign' overprint has been cancelled at all Museums. No confirmation on IAR Website yet.

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    1. After I had a mailshot from the PM about their miniature sheet FDC I asked about the P&G.
      They said no; I referred to the IAR site; they replied:
      'We had confirmation from RM since 27 March that it wouldn’t have one."

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    2. So the IAR site wasn't updated to show the New Reign overprint info until after 19 April but the PM have known it wasn't happening since 27 March? Malcolm can you shed any further light?

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    3. Given how little of that site is up to date - click on any 'Machine' or 'Location' item and you will find the latest news is a good 5 years ago (I haven't checked them all, so some may be newer - or older!)

      The best person to ask is Bob Fothergill, but I'm sure someone else has his email address. Since Martin Fry left Royal Mail we have been short of even semi-accurate production information (he wasn't always right!)

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    4. Email received from Bob confirming cancellation of overprint. Allegedly cancellation was circulated on Whatsapp

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    5. Really? But surely only to some people/organisations. I use WhatsApp for family; no way I would have heard.

      That is the most ridiculous non-communication that Royal Mail have been involved in.

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    6. Must agree the IAR site is in serious need of updating and been kept up to date.
      As for the cancellation of overprint possibly someone at Royal Mail had second thoughts of applying overprint to QEII stamps I would have thought it appropriate to apply to the Union Flag stamp though rather than the Machin.
      Public misconception is another thing for example the screensaver on kiosk A001 at Postal Museum shows Charles III 1st class definitives it is there as part of the exhibition that is on at the moment but there has been the expectation that Charles III stamps are available for sale from it.
      My first hearing about cancellation was email sent from postal museum who they have contact details for that are regular visitors followed shortly afterwards by the Whats App message, Bob Fothergill does have my contact details but these messages are mostly sent to key account holders who he knows to be regular purchasers this is more of a courtesy rather than an official Royal Mail communication.


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    7. Thanks Malcolm.

      I used to have regular correspondence with Bob (and met him at Stampex and other new locations) but not in the last few years. I suspect since I stopped going to Stampex and P&G became such a minefield, with negative comments from me, he either decided to drop me, or he has overlooked this blog as a useful news outlet.

      Fortunately many more people do see it as a useful place to share P&G information, for which I (and many readers) am immensely grateful.

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    8. IAR site has been updated see http://iarroyalmailpostandgo.com/latestnews/the-a-new-reign-on-royal-mail-post-go-kiosks-overprint-has-been-cancelled-no-replacement-is-planned/

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    9. Hi Ian. Please dont feel alone. I had the same experience with Bob when I gave him my negative comments. Especially when something is promised from him and never is forthcomming. IAR want the money, but not helpful when things go wrong.

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  30. Doncaster 3rd May
    R20YAL and CL18S and CL19S sorry don't know from which kiosks

    Chesterfield 3rd May
    k67 Machin50 and CL17S Machin
    k68 Machin50 and CL17S Machin

    Knightsbridge 4th May
    k67 MA16 and MA14 Machin
    k68 MA16 and CL16S Machin
    k69 OOS

    Mount Pleasant 4th May OOS

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  31. Aylesbury 11th May
    k67 R20YAL and CL18S Machin
    k68 R19YAL and CL18S Machin

    Milton Keynes 11th May
    k67 R18YAL Poppy CL17S Machin
    k68 R18YAL Poppy CL19S Greenery
    k69 R18YAL Poppy CL17S Machin
    k70 R18YAL Poppy CL19S Greenery

    Leighton Buzzard 11th May
    k67 R20YAL and CL20S Greenery
    k68 R21YAL Greenery and CL17S Machin

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  32. Latest information from IAR re Shakespeare overprint on 09/06/2023
    http://iarroyalmailpostandgo.com/latestnews/shakespeare-birth-place-trust-to-celebrate-first-folio-on-post-go-kiosk/

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  33. Cheadle PO - 161432 - 30-May-23
    Only one kiosk 67
    R20YAL Machin and CL17S Machin
    Still dispensing Euro 100g / World 20g

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  34. Thanks Stuart.
    Can all reporters please indicate whether Europ 100/world 20 is still being produced as POL on Twitter seem to think that it should all have been fixed long ago. I suspect 'should', but wasn't!

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    1. Only last Tuesday 30th May, NCR Machines were still printing the wrong rate on Collectors strips. Having made an earlier complaint to the Post Office on this matter, there response was received on 25th May "I can confirm that we have raised your concerns internally with the relevant team who have that this will be amended/removed in due course" (Ref CRM:0060315974)

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  35. Five Ways, Tunbridge Wells 003948 temporarily closed on the 30th November last year because I believe the discovery of asbestos.
    It is now due for relocation from 18 to 37 Grosvenor Road due according to consultation in July / August.
    Does anyone know if this branch reopened in the intervening time.

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  36. One office today 13th June Uxbridge 273020
    k67 R21YAL Greenery and CL18S Machin
    k68 R20YAL Machin and CL21S Greenery
    k69 R20YAL and CL18S Machin

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    1. Have they updated the airmail stamps yet?

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    2. Sorry Ian it was my brother who checked this for me and he did not notice a change to the screen however I will be out and about in the next couple of days and will update.
      New overprint last Friday "First Folio" at Shakespeare Machin is MA14 and undated Flag

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  37. 21st June Hayes 272020

    k67 R20YAL Machin 2nd Fur Feathers
    k68 R21YAL Greenery and CL19S Greenery
    Still no change to collector strip

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    1. 22nd June Harrow 281020

      k67 R20YAL and CL19S Machin
      k68 R20YAL and CL19S Machin
      k69 R18YAL and CL19S Machin
      Still no change

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  38. Manchester 24th June
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL17S
    SSK69 OOU
    SSK70 Machin MA16 & CL16S
    SSK71 Machin R20YAL & CL16S
    SSK72 Machin R20YAL & CL16S

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  39. Exeter 30th June
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R18YAL & CL18S
    SSK71 Machin MA16 & CL18S

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  40. Ilford 205026 1st July all Machin
    k67 R19YAL CL19S
    k68 R20YAL CL19S
    k69 R19YAL CL19S
    Still no change

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  41. How about these for all the overprint collectors

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305019351722?hash=item470491f2aa:g:3ZIAAOSwWDJkrUbn&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwHTuu%2B60mqBhH8n4hC9vYhfKwV1tcwGje2J0PW9yuzQ4gcv%2BSoIPxRK6NLiWhlV%2FkoB8IHUPe6TQTTa9C13aGUt%2BOFd%2FnOvGz7KiqGhfypXW3Z5OJg4Qhh%2F8YJ3TCLBQL3jEDr3aGxrR4i%2Fe9ZGXxnfkA4MSBIu7spQpCY4m0O65eI7fKiuvPHggjtmL%2Bq%2BTZvL41r6yKJwoEoHsI9A5gJoPp5YcbSs%2BRRAtZLx8USN4FIbDaXOA9%2BlcOlnsL%2F5Zyw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_DZg_SpYg

    The have a Costa Rica set as well but they've managed to spell that correctly!

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  42. Nailsea 6th July
    SSK67 Greenery R18YAL & Machin CL16S
    SSK68 Greenery R20YAL & Machin CL16S

    Exmouth 10th July
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL17S

    Paignton 10th July
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL16S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & CL19S

    Oxford 12th July
    SSK67 Machin R18YAL & CL18S
    SSK68 OOS
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & CL18S
    SSK70 Machin R18YAL & MA14

    Solihull 13th July
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin MA16 & CL21S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Pinfold St 13th July
    SSK71 Machin MA15 & CL17S
    SSK72 Machin R19YAL & CL17S
    All other kiosks OOS

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  43. To answer Ian's question from the 2022 review of the year, "I wonder just who buys the stamps from these machines apart from Post and Go collectors, especially outside the main tourist season". It seems not many !

    Shakespeare Visitor centre 13/07/23 Session Number 7787

    Shakespeare Visitor Centre 09/06/23 (FDI) Session Number 7632 (highest currently seen on eBay)

    So 155 transactions in 44 days = 3.5 uses a day.

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    1. Thank you Trevor - some might say that is a good rate, considering how many people actually buy stamps at all these days!

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    2. Trevor that was me with sessions 7631 / 7632 on first day to get an idea of usage that was the first and second purchases I made out of a total of 18 transactions on the day for other people not all of which will appear on eBay so overall daily average is much lower.
      Can I assume stock is still MA14 Machin and undated Flag.

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  44. Peterborough 019230 15th July all Machin
    k67 MA16 and CL16S
    k68 R18YAL and CL17S

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  45. Raynes Park 011001 17th July all Machin
    k67 OOS
    k68 R20YAL and CL21S

    Also checked Wandsworth replacement branch at 159 Wandsworth High Street opened 1st June there are no NCR here.

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  46. Following my earlier complaint to the Post Office re the wording on the 'Euro 100g' I have at last been informed (24/07/23) that the 'World 20g' will be removed at the next change that goes live on the kiosks. So hopefully this will be soon.

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  47. Stocksbridge 300340
    k67 R19YAL and CL17S Machin still no change

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  48. PAIGNTON 004552
    All three (3) Kiosks 67,68,69, have still got the Euro 100g / World 20g - also all have Code R18 Machin Reels . RW

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  49. 9th August
    Kettering OOS

    Leicester 496217
    k67 Machin R20YAL and CL17S
    k68 Machin R20YAL and CL17S
    k69 Machin R20YAL and Greenery CL21S
    k70 Machin R20YAL and CL18S

    Although I did not have time to check is anyone aware if Stamford 004230 retains NCR, I did hear rumour they had been removed.

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  50. 15th August All Machin
    Orpington 012012
    k67 R17YAL and CL19S
    k68 R19YAL and CL19S

    Sevenoaks 004948
    k67 R20YAL and MA15
    k68 R20YAL and CL17S
    k69 R17YAL and CL19S

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  51. Emailed report on stock levels (others would be useful)

    Paignton PO doubts if they will ever get any new stock they have been told by the Post Office HQ that they are to use all old Queen Stock before ordering any more.

    As they have over 20 x 1500? Rolls of 1st Class stock and only use maybe two rolls a month for the three kiosks they will never run out.

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  52. Postal Museum date code changes kiosk A001
    Underground changed from MA18 to R19YAL sometime between 4th August and 3rd September
    Union Flag reverted to MA19 stock on 6th September.

    Tunbridge Wells should open at new location on the 18th September I will be checking if NCR kiosks are present during that week..

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  53. Frederick St confirmed closed. PO relocated as a single counter to Thistle ST, no P&G Machines

    Edinburgh Waverley Mall 025824
    k67 R20YAL and CL18S
    k68 OOS
    k69 R20YAL and CL17S

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  54. Checked Tunbridge Wells on Wednesday for NCR the office was closed due to some outage and the premises in darkness.
    On looking through window there did not appear to be any NCR

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  55. Exeter 22nd Sep June
    SSK67 Machin MA16 & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK71 Machin R20YAL & CL17S

    Westfield(Shepherds Bush) 24th Sep
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

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  56. Following Wilko stores going into administration Sheffield 016340 closes Monday 2nd October.
    With Monday also being the day of the price increase will be finally see new NCR collector strips !!!???

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  57. What a surprise. Despite assurances to me that the wording on the collectors strip would be updated on the next update on the NCR machines. No such alteration has taken place.

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  58. Postal Museum overprint press release here https://www.postalmuseum.org/news/dressed-to-deliver-post-and-go/
    18th October "Dressed to Deliver" on Mail by Bike stock.

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  59. Following further communication with Post Office I have received the following response in relation to the 'World 20g' error

    " I’m writing to let you know that we've raised this further and asked for an update on the situation.

    The Mail Products Team have advised that whilst this is on the schedule to be updated, due to the processes that have to be followed, this isn't something that can be fixed or updated easily.

    This is in the process of being done, but at this moment in time, they cannot confirm an exact date when this will be completed.
    They will try and do this by the end of November if they have the available testing resources, if not it will be January 2024."

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  60. Two offices recently checked are
    Raynes Park
    k67 R20YAL and CL18S Machin
    k68 R20YAL and CL21S Machin

    Cosham
    k67 R20YAL and CL19S Machin
    k68 R20YAL and CL19S Machin

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  61. Recent visit to Manchester Spring Gardens PO 003422

    K67 Machin - R18YAL and Machin - CL17S
    K68 Machin - R20YAL and Machin - CL17S
    K69 Not in Service
    K70 Machin - MA16 and Machin - CL16S
    K71 Machin - R20YAL and Machin - CL16S
    K72 Machin - R20YAL and Machin - CL17S

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  62. Remembrance overprint on IAR kiosks this week
    Lest we Forget '23 will appear on Poppy stock at the Postal Museum and Mail Rail on the 8th November followed by all other locations this year including GWR and Shakespeare on the 10th November.
    Poppy replaces Machin at all locations except the Postal Museum where it replaces Union Flag lasts until 30th November.

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    1. Looks like I picked the right day to come to London for the 'Dressed to Deliver' OP. This will be a nice bonus!

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  63. Yeovil 30th October
    K67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    K68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    K69 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

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  64. Mount Pleasant 8th Nov
    SSK67 Greenery 20
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S

    Aldwych 8th Nov
    SSK67 Machin R18YAL & MA14
    SSK68 Machin R17YAL & MA14
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & MA12
    SSK70 Machin R19YAL & MA14
    High Holborn 8th Nov
    SSK67 Greenery 19 both
    SSK68 Greenery R20YAL & CL21S
    SSK69 Greenery 20 both
    SSK70 Greenery 19 both
    SSK71 Greenery 19 both
    SSK72 Greenery 19 both

    Great Portland St 8th Nov
    SSK67 OOS
    SSK68 OOS
    SSK69 Machin R18YAL & MA12
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & Greenery CL20S
    SSK71 Greenery R20YAL & CL20S
    SSK72 Greenery R21YAL & CL20S
    SSK73 Greenery 20 both

    Baker St 8th Nov
    SSK67 Machin R19YAL & CL17S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL18S
    SSK69 Machin R19YAL & CL19S
    SSK70 Machin R20YAL & Greenery CL20S


    Paddington 8th Nov
    SSK67 Greenery R20YAL & CL21S
    SSK68 Greenery R20YAL & CL21S
    SSK69 OOS

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  65. Looks like the poppy has displaced the locomotive at Steam as A010 was dispensing Poppies with O/P and Machins today at 1500 (Machin reel 1 Poppy Reel 2)

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  66. St James and Strand 13th November, Aldgate 14th November

    St James
    K67 Greenery R21YAL and CL20S
    K68 Machin R20YAL and CL19S
    K69 Machin R20YAL and CL17S
    K70 Machin R20YAL and CL17S

    Strand
    K67 Greenery R19YAL and CL20S
    K68 Machin R17YAL and CL19S
    K69 Machin R20YAL and CL19S
    K70 Greenery R20YAL and CL20S

    Aldgate
    K67 Greenery R21YAL and Machin CL17S
    K68 Greenery R21YAL and CL21S
    K69 Greenery R21YAL and Machin CL18S
    K70 Machin MA16 and Greenery CL21S

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  67. Paignton on Saturday 18 November have the
    'Winter Greenery' in all Kiosks as follow.
    67 have R18 -
    68 have R20 -
    69 have R21 &
    in the 2nd Class sides CL20,

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  68. PW reports that the Sheffield Post Office, located in the Wilkinson's (Wilko) Store in Haymarket, closed in early October. It had FAD no. 016340.

    The only Post Office in Sheffield City Centre now is now at 33-35 Charles St, S1 2HU. There are now 2 Post and Go machines installed, which could be the 2 machines from the Wilkinson Store

    However, as per usual they were not switched on for public use. The FAD no. for the shop is 247340

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  69. Ian thanks for passing on info about Sheffield.
    I am aware of one other location that has gained 2 NCR kiosks at WHS Northallerton code 412309 at 160 High Street on the 13th November both kiosks were R20YAL and CL21S Machin.
    The branch opened 13th June 2019 but unsure when kiosks were installed as session numbers are k67 14649 and k68 12961 so likely to be later than this unless anyone knows different.

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  70. Ian sorry did not mention it in post did you get my email to you about NCR strips having gone live with Europe 100g on Wednesday replacing the dual value E100 / W20

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  71. Paignton Post office has the Europe 100g now, RW

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  72. Sheffield today 33 - 35 Charles Street

    k67 Machin R20YAL and CL19S
    k68 Machin R20YAL and CL19S

    Both kiosks were OOS on arrival but friendly staff obliged.

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  73. Sevenoaks 004948 19th December
    k67 Machin R20YAL and MA15
    k68 Machin MA15 and CL21S
    k69 Greenery R21YAL and CL20S

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  74. New P&G Location

    Taunton (WH Smith)
    47-50 Fore Street
    TA1 1NE
    FAD 0149145

    2 machines both dispensing R20YAL & CL19S. Session numbers K67 8398 and K68 7615

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  75. For those that collect Guernsey details of new issue are at
    https://www.guernseystamps.com/Guernsey-Post-unveils-latest-Post-and-Go-Stamp-designs

    No doubt Jersey will follow with a new design around the same time.

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  76. From a conversation with the gentleman who kindly replaced the expired roll of Anniversary Machins today at the Postal Museum, the main reason the machines are going is because they don't make much money (for the Postal Museum at least) and they spend more time dealing with issues with them for the small amount they do generate!

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    1. Thanks Trevor. I suspect the PM has far more activity on its machines than any of the Naval Museums, Steam, or Shakespeare. If only Royal Mail had adopted the idea I had 6 years ago and produced local versions or commemorative versions alongside regular stamps, as is done in Spain and Ireland.
      https://blog.norphil.co.uk/2016/03/post-and-go-update-scottish-congress.html

      I also wrote in the same post:
      "There can be very little money to be made by the museums from the sale of Post and Go stamps. Even when selling by mail order at a price higher than face value, the labour costs involved in getting the stamps and processing the orders cannot be worthwhile unless they get a very high proportion of the face value of the stamps, something which is most unlikely (and which Royal Mail is not likely to reveal). "

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  77. Unannounced overprint at FAAM - 'Last Overprint at FAAM' On eBay this morning. On Union flag AND Machin

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204596849051?hash=item2fa2ec299b:g:3XQAAOSwJw1ljq15&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwJryLUHsvfsNsBGIofFeJwsotqokkOD8A7oh5ARs22uZKAdJJRbcqhemidFfFdLB41c6Yc7wDGC%2FJiSx2lKQvHp4c795xX51MNx0qhZh18adYJ42z4E%2BA5kXhf7d%2B4oH2HDePwz9PgHiwZH0GjRmK8Uc4WPkn8jakLUEAiJH0h1BBjDHEf0T%2B4QjmAFKBcBe3J1Lns6btuM%2BJU70SwHsDSxUu7ZdWqiNOASujaxzVLnAZNbRxbbwPjuNT6a12obWpA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-CB8deWYw

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  78. For anyone who was planning to go to NMRN kiosk A002 the installation has been taken off the kiosk as it was accepting payment but not dispensing stamps.

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  79. The overprint was used everywhere except for postal museum and mail rail where it was End of Post & Go at.
    Used on Machin and Flag stock only plus Loco at GWR in the end not on 2nd Machin at postal museum.

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  80. I find it strange that information about overprints elsewhere didn't seem to be forthcoming as it usually is. An opportunity to make a final last gasp pound missed perhaps?

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    1. The IAR website has been notably silent on the loss of Royal Mail P&G work, while continuing to post news about the new Guernsey stamps to be issued on 14 February next.

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  81. Shakespeare BPT this morning dispensing Union Flag and Machin ‘Last Overprint at: Shakespeare BPT. They are dispensing at £1.10 for first class, a final P&G error? Shouldn’t have expected anything less perhaps!

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    1. Steam in Swindon has overprints on loco and Machin, Last Overprint at: STEAM GWR. Charging correctly for first class on this one!

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  82. Swindon 30th Dec
    SSK67 Greenery R21YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Greenery R20YAL & CL21S
    SSK69 Greenery 21 both

    Birmingham (Pinfold St) 30th Dec
    SSK67 OOS
    SSK68 Machin R17YAL & GOT
    SSK69 GOT both reels
    SSK70 Machin R17YAL & CL16S
    SSK71 Machin R17YAL & CL17S
    SSK72 Machin R17YAL & CL17S
    SSK73 Machin R17YAL & CL17S
    SSK74 Machin R17YAL & CL16S
    SSK75 Machin MA16 & CL17S
    SSK76 Machin R17YAL & CL17S
    SSK77 Machin R17YAL & CL17S

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  83. Robert
    Happy New Year to All.
    PAIGNTON Saturday 30th December 2023
    SSK67 Greenery R18YAL & CL20S
    SSK68 Greenery R19YAL & CL20S (OUT OF ORDER)
    SSK69 Greenery R20YAL & CL20S.
    RW

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  84. Woking 3rd January
    SSK67 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK68 Machin R20YAL & CL19S
    SSK69 Machin R20YAL & CL18S

    All new rolls of P&G were stacked on top of the machines in their cardboard boxes, not particularly security conscious, all were Machins judging by the box labels.

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  85. To the best of my knowledge the following date codes were used for the final overprints at post and go overprints

    A001 Postal Museum Machin50 replaced by R20YAL Machin for last half hour when stock ran out, Undated and MA19 Flag
    A002 Portsmouth Dockyard No stamps due to kiosk fault
    A003 Fleet Air Arm MA13 Machin and Undated Flag
    A004 RN Submarine MA13 Machin and Undated Flag
    A006 Trincomalee Undated, MA13, MA14, MA15 and R20YAL Machin, Undated and MA19 Flag
    A007 Explosions R20YAL Machin and MA19 Flag
    A009 Shakespeare MA14 Machin and Undated Flag
    A010 GWR MA13 Machin and MA16, MA17 Loco
    A013 Mail Rail MA13 and R20YAL Machin

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  86. NOTICE
    ======================================================

    PLEASE COMMENT WITH NEWS ABOUT 2024 ON THE JANUARY 2024 POST & GO POST

    THIS ONE IS FOR 2023 ONLY
    ======================================================

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  87. Someone was trying to sell an ‘R20YAL’ Machin strip from the Postal Museum with the ‘End of Post & Go …’ overprint that was installed for the last half hour after the Machin Anniversary stamps ran out. £140 the starting price eBay (item no. 145540290320)

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    1. Malcom wrote on 21 January 2024

      The situation was made clear to me from the start.
      The supply of Machin50 stock was maybe not sufficient to meet demand and that if that came to pass Machin head stock would be used in the kiosk.
      The final reel of Machin50 (not full roll) was inserted at approx 1400 just before I left the museum after 4 hours there.
      I have seen a scan of the receipts for the stock purchased and am therefore aware of the value of sales made although of course I will not disclose it here.
      The mail by bike stock was also exhausted but this reel was then switched out of service.

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    2. And on the Postal Museum Final Throes post on 8 November the Press Release included this:

      Further information:
      Please note that the final overprint wording may still be subject to change. As these are the museum’s final stocks, availability is subject to demand and may run out before the dates listed above.

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