Readers will be aware that some products have turned out to be not as desribed in pre-release information. We had put this down to poor editing and copy/paste errors from one news release to the next.
We had an email from Royal Mail today explaining the situation:
We apologise for inaccuracies in the printing details published in recent releases.
Collector Sheets are normally printed on self-adhesive paper. However, approval delays over the summer meant that some scheduled press dates were missed. To avoid similar delays to those affecting the Prestige Stamp Books, the Duran Duran and Winnie the Pooh Collector sheets, previously advertised as self-adhesive, were instead switched to gum paper for an earlier delivery date.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
So there we have it. The publicity information we use is what they intended to do, but the process was changed by the product managers in conjunction with the printers, and it probably came as a surprise to the philatelic department as it did to us.
• Friday 18 December - 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For
• Saturday 19 December - Royal Mail Tracked 48®
• Monday 21 December - 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For and Tracked 24®
• Wednesday 23 December - Special Delivery Guaranteed®
Last Chance to Buy
The following stamp issues and related products will go off sale on the 31st December 2026
• Dogs
• Red Arrows
• The Tower of London
• Porridge
• Sir Winston Churchill
Looking further ahead the following stamp issues and related products are expected to go off sale on the 31st March 2027 (subject to final confirmation)
• Peppa Pig
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Spice Girls
• The Who
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