From a BBC news report:
Royal Mail has announced a change in its brand logo, which is known as the cruciform.
The Cruciform is comprised of the words ‘Royal Mail’ (or ‘Post
Brenhinol’ for Wales) in yellow double line lettering below St Edward’s
Crown and is used on the company’s vehicle livery, building logos,
online branding and stationery.
The Cruciform will now feature
the Tudor Crown, used by King Charles, and will be seen on assets as the
business begins the transition to using the new logo. In line with
guidance from the Royal Household, the new cruciform will be applied to
new and replacement signage, stationery and vehicles to avoid
unnecessary expenditure or waste.
The Royal Cypher on postboxes in Scotland
The
King’s cypher will not be applied to new postboxes in Scotland. Since
1955 Scottish postboxes have been distinguished by the St Andrews crown
rather than the monarch’s cypher. There will be no change of policy on
future postboxes in Scotland.
In theory this would mean a change to the covers of all retail booklets and business sheets.
On 12/07/2024 the first King Charles post box was unveiled in Great Camborne, Cambridgeshire
ReplyDeleteMight become as rare as the Edward the Eighth ones, replaced in ten months by the Czech lone silver double-tailed lion in red shield !
ReplyDeleteThey will probably be rare as the use of post boxes has lessened in the last few years. I like using the Edward the Eighth pillar boxes I pass in Lexden and Maidstone. I shall look out for Charles the Third ones as they appear, not least as the slots will be large enough for A4 envelopes.
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I just realised that presumably this means that the 50x1st Large Business Sheet as displayed on the RM web site will never appear in that form. One for a Pub Quiz?
ReplyDeleteThat is quite likely, although there has been no mention of the new crown in the news that we dealers get from Stamps & Collectibles, as yet.
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