Winnipeg Free Press EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasSan Jose Mercury NewsLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its famous …
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Quirks and Smirks of the Olympics – Day NineTVNZSpare a thought for the staff at Britain's Royal Mail, who are working overtime to rush out special next-day stamps for each of the six gold medals won by British athletes at the weekend. The Royal Mail has promised fans that a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail will give the country's gold medalists its stamp of approval, issuing special stamps commemorating each Team GB Olympic win. Also its famous red post boxes will be painted gold in the victors' home towns, where possible. By Sunday morning, British athletes had won 14 …
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ITV News Gold rush for Royal MailITV NewsSouthampton cyclist Dani King, together with Leander Club rowers Alex Gregory and Pete Reed and Aylesbury oar man Andrew Triggs Hodge are among a series of gold medallists to be celebrated in Royal Mail's first-ever Sunday stamp issue. The stamps … More: continued …
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EYES ON LONDON: Ainslie, tattoos, women's marathonU.S. News & World ReportThe Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes gold in the home town of each of Britain's gold medal winners. But after the postal service decorated a box in Harlow, in eastern England, Trott said her …
Read More »EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, Douglas – Auburn Citizen
AFP EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasAuburn CitizenLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes gold …
Read More »EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, Douglas – ABC News
ABC News EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasABC NewsLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes …
Read More »A Royal Mail post box has been painted gold in honour of Olympic heroine Kat … – ITV News
Telegraph.co.uk A Royal Mail post box has been painted gold in honour of Olympic heroine Kat …ITV NewsTeesside has been celebrating its Olympic gold medal winner Kat Copeland. She won the Women's lightweight double sculls with her partner Sophie Hosking, who is a Durham University graduate. In Kat's hometown of …
Read More »The Armchair Olympics: day nine – The Guardian
The Guardian The Armchair Olympics: day nineThe GuardianThe Royal Mail had promised to put up a gold postbox in the hometown of every British gold medallist and, after checking Trott's details on the Team GB website, duly installed one in Harlow, Essex. Unfortunately, Trott actually comes from Cheshunt, …and more » …
Read More »EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, Douglas – NPR
BBC News EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasNPRThe Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes gold in the home town of each of Britain's gold medal winners. But after the postal service decorated a box in Harlow, in eastern England, Trott said her birthplace was …
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