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Saturday, 7 March 2026

1st class up 10p, 2nd class up 4p in half-yearly rates changes on 7 April 2026, new stamps 26 March.

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Royal Mail has announces new tariffs effective from 7 April 2026, new stamps on 26 March 2026. "From 7 April 2026 the price of Second ...
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Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Slogan postmarks for March 2026 - and other interesting postal markings

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Doesn't time race away as we get older?  I received the latest slogan postmark by email and was about to add them to the latest Slogan P...
Friday, 20 February 2026

Rows of Roses - set of 10 and collector sheet - 26 February 2026

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This appears to be just another thematic issue from Royal Mail, but it hides a commemoration which isn't mentioned on the stamps or the ...
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Thursday, 12 February 2026

The many trains arriving on 19 February at Platform 1 are from Hornby.

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2017 Meccano stamp This set is all about Hornby Model Railways, perhaps hitching up to last year's Railway 200 celebration of the  bicen...
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Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Lord of The Rings - again but different - 20 March 2026

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The 2004 Royal Mail issue related to the Lord of the Rings marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first books in the series. ...
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Monday, 9 February 2026

Microprinting is back - and has been for some time.

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Royal Mail has used microprinting in the past to 'hide' the year of issue in many of its special stamps - those printed in litho bei...
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Monday, 2 February 2026

Slogan Postmarks for February 2026 - and other postal markings

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February should start (as  January  ended) with the default British Heart Foundation slogan, but I have reliable information that it will ch...
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Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Update on the 1st Large Business Sheet - and other new products

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The King Charles 1st class Large Business Sheet - missing from the original printings of business sheets and first reported here - will hav...
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