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Thursday, 23 July 2026

Flying in the post - Military Jets, set of 8, MS, etc, issued 30 July 2026

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You could argue, with some justification, that the Royal Air Force has had more than its fair share of stamp issues over the years, but Roya...
Sunday, 19 July 2026

Relaunch of the Postal History of the World blog.

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Five years after I set it up I have made the first substantive post to my World Postal History blog . Read about the connection between a re...
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Monday, 13 July 2026

Closure of more than 50 post offices operated by Morrisons this summer.

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  (From the Daily Express 12 July2026 )  At least 52 Post Office branches are expected to shut by early October, according to analysis of ...
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Friday, 10 July 2026

Slogan postmarks for July 2026 - and other interesting postal markings.

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We are a third of the way through July but so far I have had no reports of new slogans.  Royal Mail has featured in many news articles about...

Ireland's version of Post and Go - Stamps on a Roll.

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I was asked by a couple of collectors of Irish stamps to buy some of their Stamps on a Roll (SOAR) during my visit to Ireland last month. I ...
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A batch of King Charles Business Sheet stamps available

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Due to a cancelled order I can offer again some of the King Charles stamps which I offered back in the spring.  There are two of each of the...
Friday, 3 July 2026

Flying in the post - Moths set of 10, 9 July 2026

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According to Royal Mail "There are over 2,500 moth species recorded in the United Kingdom, compared with around 80 butterflies, and th...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2026

UK 2nd class post moves to alternate days

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The mail regulator OfCom announced this time last year that a major reform to the Universal Service Obligation (USO) would be take place wh...
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Thursday, 25 June 2026

Five New Machin Priority Service Stamps - 28 February 1995

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In February 2009 Royal Mail issued the first self-adhesive definitive NVIs and high values stamps with new security features.  This was the ...
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Monday, 22 June 2026

Waterfalls - 2nd & 1st class stamps issued 23 June 2026

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Tomorrow, June 23rd, Royal Mail will issue a set of 10 stamps depicting Waterfalls across the United Kingdom.  The set consists of 5 each of...
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