The Royal Mail missed out hereThis is BristolAt 80p for only one first class stamp, the Royal Mail could have made a huge profit. At 6 x 80p for each set souvenir stamps they would have made a huge profit. The Olympics have been so successful I wonder if they …
Read More »Meath man’s Royal Mail design packs a punch at Games – Irish Times
Meath man's Royal Mail design packs a punch at GamesIrish TimesStephen Ledwidge, from Athlumney in Navan, said he was “thrilled” when he was approached two years ago to design a stamp for the Royal Mail's Olympic stamp collection. Mr Ledwidge's design depicts two male boxers, with the red corner taking …
Read More »Man caught adding a golden touch to Royal Mail post box in Belvedere – This is Local London
Man caught adding a golden touch to Royal Mail post box in BelvedereThis is Local LondonA MAN was caught trying to deliver the Olympic spirit to Belvedere with his very own golden touch. The gold-fingered 38-year-old was caught red-handed by police officers in Station Road at 2:50am on Wednesday (August …
Read More »Andy Murray and Kat Copeland’s gold post boxes damaged – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Andy Murray and Kat Copeland's gold post boxes damagedTelegraph.co.ukGolden post boxes painted by Royal Mail to celebrate the victories of Andy Murray and Kat Copeland have been damaged. Murray's gold postbox in Dunblane will have to be repainted after fans picked away much of the paint, it has emerged. …
Read More »‘Discriminatory’ Royal Mail snubs Paralympians for stamps – Morning Star Online
Telegraph.co.uk 'Discriminatory' Royal Mail snubs Paralympians for stampsMorning Star OnlineRoyal Mail faced accusations of discrimination today after it was revealed that Paralympic gold medallists will not feature on individual stamps like their Olympic counterparts. Instead a series of six first-class stamps featuring every medallist will …No individual stamps to honour …
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Royal Mail faced accusations of discrimination today after it was revealed that Paralympic gold medallists will not feature on individual stamps like their Olympic counterparts. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail delivers third-class service – Witney Gazette
Royal Mail delivers third-class serviceWitney GazetteSir – Once again Royal Mail fouls things up. The whole fiasco is a third-class service, for which we pay a hell of a lot. On July 6 I posted off my Medic-Alert emblem (fortunately I do have a spare) for a replacement band. Waiting …
Read More »Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stamps – Newsday
Newsday Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsNewsdayThe Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special-issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and with Britain in …
Read More »Royal Mail’s great stamp sprint: podium to printer in an hour – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail's great stamp sprint: podium to printer in an hourTelegraph.co.uk“Well, he has just done a triathlon,” says Andrew Hammond, the head of stamps at Royal Mail. His was the inspired idea not just to put every British gold medal winner on a stamp, but to make sure that …
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Royal Mail is working fast to get gold medal winners immortalised, says Harry Wallop More: continued here
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