July Slogan Postmarks and other interesting postal markings.

With the general election campaign in full swing, the Postal Vote slogan continued into July.  Other postmarks which I suggested might appear in June did not, and Dog Awareness Week is marked this month.

The reminder to return Postal Votes early.   A very clear example from Birmingham Mail Centre dated 02/07/2024 has been sent by JG,

Return your
postal vote early
for 4 July election 

Postal Vote slogan Birmingham Mail Centre 02/07/2024

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That was the last day for the voting slogan, and it was replaced the next day with the Dog Awareness Week slogan with the usual circular design, but without the dates, and with the added slogan Protect Your Postie.  Here's one from JG from SE Wales 03/07/2024.

DOG Awareness Week slogan, De Dd Cymru SE Wales 03/07/2024

UPDATE:  Thanks to JE for the other layout of this slogan from Croydon Mail Centre 04-07-2024

DOG Awareness Week slogan, Croydon Mail Centre 04-07-2024

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UPDATE 19 July:  My thanks to KD for sending this example of a Movember slogan, used in July!  Not from Tyne & Wear, the usual place for 'out-of-time' slogans, but Jubilee Mail Centre on 18-07-2024.  This is actually a wording that I don't remember seeing before:

It's time to rethink men's health
Be part of the solution at
Movember.com

 

New 'Movember' slogan used at Jubilee Mail Centre 18-07-2024 (yes, July!)

UPDATE 22 July.  My thanks to JLB for a second example of the Movember slogan from North & West Yorkshire Mail Centre - unfortunately the date is illegible, but it does seem likely that this is a nationwide campaign - I await information from those who have more access.
 

'Movember' slogan used at North & West Yorkshire Mail Centre ??-07-2024.

UPDATE 23 JULY: I've had a couple of reports of the Movember slogan from other mail centres, including Medway on 19th July.  But a letter we received this morning from Chester Mail Centre posted Monday 22nd July which uses the default British Heart Foundation slogan.

Default British Heart Foundation slogan, Chester & N Wales 22/07/2024

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OTHER POSTMARKS AND POSTAL MARKINGS

Again thanks to JLB who sent this copy of a Certificate of Posting for Online Postage. The package was taken to Lincoln DO (having failed to be collected) where it was stamped with this red oval.

Lincoln DO red oval handstamp dated 26 SEP 2023

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UPDATE: From time to time questions are asked on forums, or I get emails asking about the dumb handstamps introduced back in 2015.

This is the latest.  There aren't many of these in use now, and it may be that the ink-pads (they are supposed to be self-inking, like counter datestamps) cannot be renewed.  If the device is held opened, and banged onto a traditional ink-pad thus inking the frame, thus accounting for the box around the wavy lines.

I still think this would have been better:

Wavy lines and Maltese Cross handstamp trialled in 2015.

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If you have any other slogans used this month, or any other interesting postal markings from any period or place, please send them to the email address in the top right of this blog.  Thank you.

Remember, all postmarks appearing in July will be added to this post, so check here before you spend time scanning and emailing. 

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