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In addition to stamps commemorating Olympic and Paralympic gold medal winners at this summers Games, the Royal Mail is to issue four stamps commemorating Paralympic sports. More: continued here
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Read More »Warwickshire Post Office raiders jailed after back-to-back robberies – Coventry Telegraph
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Read More »D’oh! USPS Stuck With 682 Million Unsold Simpsons Stamps
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Read More »George Osborne dealt blow by shock rise in UK borrowing – Birmingham Mail
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