The cost of a first class stamp is to rise by 2p to 62p, while second class mail will cost 3p more at 53p, the now-privatised Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) has announced. The increases will come into force on March 31 – two years after the last …
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The price of a first-class stamp is to increase by 2p to 62p and second-class stamps by 3p to 53p, Royal Mail announces. More: continued here
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