VIDEO: Presses roll for Tom James stamps
Shortly after Wrexham's Tom James and his Olympic team mates won a gold medal in the mens' coxless four, Royal Mail begin printing a special run of commemorative stamps. More: continued here
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Royal Mail goes into stamp overdrive after golden day for Team GB – Metro
ITV News Royal Mail goes into stamp overdrive after golden day for Team GBMetroRoyal Mail's pledge to commemorate each British gold medal winner at the London 2012 Olympics with their own stamp has seen workers go into overdrive after Team GB enjoyed its best day at the Games for more than a century. Mo Farah,…
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‘I want to know what caused my cancer’
A former post office worker who contracted an incurable asbestos-related cancer is appealing for ex-colleagues to help him discover how. More: continued here
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Post office nears historic default on $5B payment – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentBarre Montpelier Times ArgusWASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem … More: continued here
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Rower Tom James’s gold post box and stamp honour – BBC News
BBC News Rower Tom James's gold post box and stamp honourBBC NewsRower Tom James's first class rowing effort has led to a second post box in Wales being painted gold as well as a special Olympic stamp going on sale. James, 28, who grew up in Coedpoeth, Wrexham won gold with his team mates in…
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Rossett and Gresford Post Offices Receive Funding Boost – Wrexham.com
Wrexham.com Rossett and Gresford Post Offices Receive Funding BoostWrexham.comRossett Post Office will also be provided money to buy a colour printer and have security systems upgraded. In addition, Rossett and Gresford Post Offices will also receive £500 each for business advice which will help to put them on a sustainable … More: continued here
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Commemorative stamps celebrate Team GB gold medals – ITV News
ITV News Commemorative stamps celebrate Team GB gold medalsITV NewsA series of stamps celebrating Team GB's latest gold medals will be on sale by lunchtime today. The honour recognises the achievements of heptathlete Jessica Ennis, runner Mo Farah, and rowers Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Tom James, Andrew Triggs Hodge …Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover's stamp…
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For the Post Office, today is D-Day – Charlotte Observer
For the Post Office, today is D-DayCharlotte ObserverWelcome to the week the U.S. Postal Service defaults on a major obligation. D-Day is today, Aug. 1, when the Postal Service is obligated, by statute, to make a $5.5 billion payment, money that is supposed to be put aside to “prefund” health benefits … More: continued here
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Stamps featuring Gloucestershire gold medal winners on sale – BBC News
BBC News Stamps featuring Gloucestershire gold medal winners on saleBBC NewsThe Royal Mail will also paint a post box gold in the men's home towns. Post boxes will be painted in Mr Gregory's home town of Cheltenham, in Chiswick, London, where Mr Reed lives and trains, in Mr James' home town of Wrexham in north…
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Tom James gold medal stamps printed – BBC News
BBC News Tom James gold medal stamps printedBBC News… Mail began printing a special run of commemorative stamps. The stamps, featuring a picture of the team, will be on sale on Sunday – the first time Royal Mail has issued stamps on a Sunday. Royal Mail released footage of how the stamps are produced.Gold medal…