CTV.ca Titanic stamps launched to mark centenary of disasterDeadline NewsROYAL Mail is to release a special commemorative sheet of stamps to mark the centenary of the Titanic's tragic maiden voyage. The sheet will be issued on 10 April, the day RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton to New York, and …
Read More »After stamp costs increased, Royal Mail announces it will change small packet … – Daily Mail
PR Web (press release) After stamp costs increased, Royal Mail announces it will change small packet …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter The Royal Mail has revealed it will hike up the cost of sending large letters and packets, just a week after the price of stamps soared by 30 per …
Read More »Stoke postal manager appeals after 44 dog attacks – BBC News
BBC News Stoke postal manager appeals after 44 dog attacksBBC NewsThe Royal Mail sorting office in Leek Road has put up a "dogs board" showing photos of workers' injuries after a spate of attacks. Manager Glenn George said the situation was worse in the holidays when more dogs were loose …
Read More »Royal Mail bans cheeky seaside cartoons poking fun at Hitler for being ‘anti … – Daily Mail
Royal Mail bans cheeky seaside cartoons poking fun at Hitler for being 'anti …Daily MailBy Mark Branagan Historic seaside postcard cartoons poking fun at Hitler, Hermann Goering, and The Kaiser have been banned from appearing on a special collection of collectors' stamps after being branded anti-German by Royal Mail bureaucrats. …
Read More »eBay comments on Royal Mail price hikes – TameBay
eBay comments on Royal Mail price hikesTameBayby Dan Wilson eBay have sent us a comment on Royal Mail price increases. Here is the statemen in full: “While we generally support Ofcom's desire to give Royal Mail more commercial freedom and make the Universal Service Obligation more affordable, … More: continued …
Read More »Bude’s Ha’Penny Postman – This is Cornwall
Bude's Ha'Penny PostmanThis is CornwallWhen we all had a grumble on Bude People about the planned Royal Mail hike in postal prices, no one seriously thought that the Bude man who mooted the idea of a local postal service, delivered on his ha-penny farthing, for only 25p a letter, …and …
Read More »Did Royal Mail consider the curve? – Financial Times
PR Web (press release) Did Royal Mail consider the curve?Financial TimesSir, With reference to the astounding price increases for first- and second-class stamps announced by Royal Mail: I wonder whether consideration of the price/demand elasticity curve was made? It will be interesting to see the statistics relating to …Seven Ways …
Read More »Royal Mail refuses to deliver to street where postman injured leg
Residents have to make a 14-mile round trip to collect their letters from a Royal Mail depot after a postman was injured on an uneven pavement. More: continued here
Read More »Philatelists to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee – Arts and Collections International
Arts and Collections International Philatelists to celebrate the Diamond JubileeArts and Collections InternationalTo celebrate the Queen's 60th anniversary the Royal Mail collated the iconic images of Her Majesty the Queen into one sheet of six portraits taken from stamps, coins and banknotes. Created by design agency Sedley Place, the sheet …
Read More »Small firms face impact of postal cost rise – nebusiness.co.uk
Scotsman Small firms face impact of postal cost risenebusiness.co.ukThe Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) said that the new charging system, agreed for Royal Mail by the regulator Ofcom, will lead to first class mail becoming unaffordable for many small firms and will force them to rely on the less reliable …
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