August may have started as July ended with the Euro winners postmark, but I haven't actually seen one dated August, or any August slogan other so far. So this post starts at the end, with some counter date stamps from branch offices.
As there haven't been any examples of the local British Heart Foundation (default) slogans reported, I'll show this one which shows just how long the organisation has appeared on our letters!
British Heart Foundation -World Congress of Cardiology - used Norwich 10 September 1970.
UPDATE
Thanks to PC, we have an August use of the Women's Euro 2025 slogan, used at Sheffield Mail Centre on 01/08/2025.
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| England Women Euros 2025 champions slogan, Sheffield 01/08/2025 |
But sill no ...
VJ Day 2025
I've been advised that a VJ-day slogan has been installed at both Integrated Mail Processor (IMP) and Intelligent Letter Sorting Machines (iLSM) officesfor use today 13 August, for delivery tomorrow, Wednesday 13 August.
UPDATE 15 August: PC has come up with the goods again, with this example of the VJ-Day 80 slogan from Gatwick 11-08-2025 |
| Slogan for VJ-Day 80 anniversary, used at Gatwick Mail Centre 11-08-2025 |
Other postmarks and postal markings
Our correspondent in Canada (SS) has sent a selection of cover scans with legible counter date stamps.
Heaton Moor Top
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| Heaton Moor Top counter date stamp 19 November 2024 |
The branch was in the news in 2011:
An armed robber was dragged from his motorbike and detained by members of the public after a raid on a post office in Greater Manchester.
Police were called to Heaton Moor post office at around 10:00 BST after reports a masked man had threatened staff with a handgun.
He tried to flee on a motorbike with a large amount of cash, but was followed by members of the public who dragged him from his vehicle and disarmed him. (BBC News)
Google's street view - from June this year, shows the post office with a nicely topped postbox outside.
Bedhampton
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| Bedhampton counter date stamp 29 April 2025 |
This branch had (in 2013, the date of the Google street view) a very nice floral arrangement, but toppers weren't quite so popular then.
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| Google street view of Bedhampton (Havant) branch post office 2013. |
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| Contingency Branch 64, 18 August - probably 2023/4 |
Unfortunately we don't know where this was used because the date is indistinct*. The British Postmark Society has records for two locations as the handstamps are used at 'Pop-Up' branches or Banking Hubs.
Update 6 August
* PA has advised that CB64 has been at Ore, Hastings, since January 2021.
UPDATE 11 August. A lack of posts on this blog will soon be matched by more posts on my Postal History blog, I hope. In sorting some of my 20 or so boxes of that, I found a postcard from Hastings with an ORE counter datestamp of 1918!
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| Counter date stamp ORE HASTINGS 19 August 1918. |
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- not to be confused with Gotham, Nottinghamshire. 
Cotham Hill was changed into a pedestrianised area in the pandemic era of 2021, and this has been retained. The Post Office is in the pharmacy.
Stamford Hill 'morse-type' counter date stamp
This is one of the many Crown Offices which is being franchised from 12 September 2025.
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| Stamford Hill London counter date stamp 1 June 2025 |
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| Stamford Hill post office, Google Street View 2024. |
GUERNSEY
RW was wondering why this one has a slogan which reads UK 1st CLASS POSTAGE PAID as it was used in Guernsey. My assumption is that it means that the postage rate that's been paid is for the UK rather than islands.
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| Guernsey letter paid with Post and Go, slogan UK 1st class Postage Paid 13 August 2025. |
Remember, slogan postmarks appearing in August will be added to this post, so check here before you spend time scanning and emailing.
Robert
ReplyDeleteIf anyone would like this envelope with this Postmark please contact Ian
and he may contact me.RW