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Royal Mail rations stamps to retailersThis Just HappenedRetailers have been told by Royal Mail that they will be rationed on the amount of stamps they will be able to purchase due to a frenzy of stockpiling by customers and in a move to fully protect the profits they should be …

13:10 Britons begin stampede for stampswww.worldbulletin.netRoyal Mail, the British postal service provider, announced it would raise prices after April 30 to make up for falling revenues, Britons are desperately snapping up in bulk… The latest round of panic buying sweeping British consumers isn't for fuel, … More: continued here

West Sussex County Times No truth behind rumour of threat to historic post boxesWest Sussex County TimesRUMOURS that an historic Victorian post box in Horsham was threatened with removal have been quashed this week by Royal Mail. After hearing the old post box in the Causeway could be decommissioned, Horsham …

London24 London Zoo, Old Bailey and Victoria & Albert Museum on new stamps from Royal MailLondon24The series of 14 stamps depicts scenes beginning with letters M to Z to complete Royal Mail's alphabet of tourist attractions. Stamps depicting landmarks beginning with the letters A to L were launched last October. …

ITV News UK to issue postage stamps for gold-medal winnersSan Francisco ChronicleBritain's Royal Mail said Saturday it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime the following day at …

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shropshirestar.com (blog) No way for the Royal Mail to treat customersshropshirestar.com (blog)The Royal Mail used to be a source of national pride, an employer with great traditions that cared for its workers and its customers. Its behaviour in recent times, however, has been that of a Johnny-come-lately shark. Not content …

Royal Mail has put a cap on the number of stamps that can be bought ahead of a rise in prices later this month. – Video available More: continued here

The Guardian (blog) Your views on the news – stamps, teachers' pay and open accessThe Guardian (blog)Commenters unpicked the reasons behind the Royal Mail limiting the supply of stamps to shops before introducing its latest price rise to avoid what one clever commenter called a "stampede". ravenbones writes: You know …

Consumers are rushing to Post Offices and shops up and down the country to buy books of stamps before the price rise at the end of the month. More: continued here