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Thursday, 30 July 2015

News update: slogan postmarks, Post and Go stamps, and a new machine.

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Slogan Postmarks Royal Mail's press release on the risks of identity theft and fraud did not include any mention of a nationwide slo...
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Post Offices under threat - and why stamps are missing from branches.

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As many UK readers know, the Post Office network has changed enormously over the last 20 years.  Once the local Post Office was regarded as ...
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Friday, 10 July 2015

Gurkhas Commemorative Sheet - 200 years of service.

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Royal Mail's next premium-priced commemorative sheet celebrates 200 years of service by the Gurkhas.  The sheet will be issued on 20 Aug...

More new slogan postmarks from Royal Mail

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The June slogans post has been updated today with some different examples of slogans that were reported earlier. The first new one for Ju...
Thursday, 9 July 2015

New Machin pictures

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As previously mentioned , the 10p sheet stamp and the 1st class book of 6 were found last month. I can now show pictures of both: 10p co...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Post and Go News

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Latest News from Royal Mail "Following the success of the Post and Go machines at the Royal Navy Museums, we are pleased to annou...
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Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Penny Black anniversary covers

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A number of readers have sent pictures of covers - some of them unique - that they produced to mark the 175th anniversary of the Penny Black...
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Thursday, 2 July 2015

Fighter Planes and Bees on the next two stamp issues.

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Two more new issues added to our website On 16 July 2015 Royal Mail will issue a 6-stamp miniature sheet to mark the 75th Anniversary of...
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Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Shaky start for New Revenue Protection Handstamp

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Royal Mail's new 'Revenue Protection' cancellation device ( reported here ) has got off to an inauspicious start. In an attem...
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Machin Security Checklist updated to July 2015

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As most of the 2015 reprints of Machin definitives have now been found, the Checklist has been updated and is available for download.  ...