May's slogan postmarks continued from April with the Coronation commemoration, which lasts until 9th May (probably: although Royal mail say 10th they usually mean the delivery date).
May's slogan postmarks will be shown here; please check for latest updates before spending your time scanning, but if you have something new or another format, then please do send it in for publication.
My thanks to JE who sent this example of the Coronation slogan used on The Day at Manchester.
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| Coronation slogan postmark Manchester Mail Centre 06/05/2023 |
UPDATE 17 August
I've been sent several other May examples, most of which are the same layouts as the April ones, but this reverse layout from Birmingham Mail Centre (probably on a square envelope) seems to be from May but it isn't clear.
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| Coronation slogan postmark, reverse layout, Birmingham Mail Centre 09/05/2023 |
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| Coronation slogan postmark Peterborough Mail Centre 09-05-2023 |
A reader suggested that there might be a Eurovision slogan, but I understand that this will not be the case. It seems a shame, but maybe there are rights issues over the name.
My thanks to a host of readers who sent scans of the next slogan which appeared from 13 May.
Mental Health
Awareness Week
15 - 21 May
#ToHelpMyAnxiety
Examples from Swindon on 13-05-2023, and in the other format from Nottingham Mail Centre and North & West Yorkshire (Leeds) 13/05/2023, Gatwick Mail Centre 15/05/2023, Cumbria Dumfries & Galloway (Carlisle) and Chester & N Wales 17/05/2023. Only the better examples are shown here.
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| Mental Health Awareness Week - Swindon Mail Centre 13-05-2023 |
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| Mental Health Awareness Week - Chester & N Wales 17/05/2023 |
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| Mental Health Awareness Week - North & West Yorkshire 13/05/2023 |
Thanks to OT, MM, JE, JH, and RW.
My thanks to RW who has sent this example of the default British Heart Foundation slogan, the first use reported in May. South East Anglia (Chelmsford Mail Centre) 25/05/2023
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| BHF slogan from South East Anglia Mail Centre 25/05/2023 |
Other postmarks, postal markings etc,
On the subject of the Coronation a couple of people have sent pictures of the Postage Paid Impression used by Isle of Man Stamps on some of their recent mailshots. This features one of the stamps from their Accession set which you can see on the Commonwealth Stamps Opinion blog. It was issued on 3 April.
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| Isle of Man Coronation mailshot with printed stamp from the Accession of King Charles III set. |
If you have any other interesting postal markings, please send them to one of the email addresses in
the top right of this blog. Thank you.
I was very pleased to find many post office branches in Cornwall last week, especially in small communities. A big advantage of this is that post is collected at least in the afternoon, often as late as 5pm. This is very useful if you are writing postcards to friends and relatives. There is a chance that they may reach the addressee before you get home!
Remember, all postmarks appearing in May will be added to this post, so check here before you spend time scanning and emailing. I'll add new ones as quickly as possible.
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