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Sunday, 30 December 2012

Doctor Who stamps will be Royal Mail's blockbuster issue in 2013 - start saving now!

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As was forecast long ago , Royal Mail will mark 50th years of the BBC Doctor Who series with a blockbuster issue of stamps and booklets.  O...
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Friday, 21 December 2012

Seasons Greetings! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

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It's that time of year again, folks, and what a year it has been!  All thoughts of a quiet philatelic year were put in doubt by Royal Ma...
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Has Walsall produced the first British 3D-stamp?

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A reader has sent this picture of the 2nd class 2012 Christmas stamp received today.  It's the sort of view that Santa might have after ...
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Late printing for old 10p Machin stamp

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Just a week before De La Rue were printing the new low value Machin stamps with iridescent overprint they were still printing the old ones! ...
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Saturday, 15 December 2012

Silver head missing on new England litho-printed 1st & 2nd class stamps.

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We received the new litho-printed England and Wales 1st and 2nd class stamps in November, and posted all the details here . Somebody has s...
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Friday, 14 December 2012

Royal Mail Red Machin definitives in Business Sheets - 3 January 2013 issue

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More deliveries from Royal Mail allow me to post these pictures of the new business sheets which will be issued on 3 January. The source a...
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Thursday, 13 December 2012

So where are the 6 x 1st Jubilee booklets ?

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... and was there any point in producing them? It's been an interesting year for definitives, with two special issues running in a sor...
Tuesday, 11 December 2012

London Underground Retail Booklet of 6 stamps

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On our website we show the publicity picture for the London Underground mixed retail booklet. The background to the LU stamps is Harry Be...
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Saturday, 8 December 2012

Royal Mail proposes 2nd class and small/medium parcel service

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7 December 2012 - Edited Press release Royal Mail announces proposals to change its parcels range Royal Mail ...
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Friday, 7 December 2012

New Machin definitive stamps not in all POs on 3 January

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As previously reported on 17 October and November blogposts, new Machin definitive stamps will be available from 3 January 2013.  The two...
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