Going for a song: the penny stamp that could fetch over £1kWarrington GuardianPeter Stubs' envelope is now particularly valuable because of the one penny red-brown stamp in the top right hand corner. It is one of the first perforated stamps– and possibly the first – to be sent to Warrington. It is known as an…
Post Office set to re-openKincardineshire TodayPLANS have been put in place which will allow Newtonhill Post Office to operate again. Newtonhill post office closed last year after the postmaster, George Still, who ran the post office for thirty years with his wife, stepped down due to ill health. … More: continued here
Chinese zodiac stamps gain favor globallyPeople’s Daily OnlineWith the approaching of the Spring Festival in the year of the dragon, various countries including the United States, France, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines have successively issued stamps of the dragon. As a component of Chinese … More: continued here
UK 'Jerusalem' concern halted Gib-Israel stampGibraltar Chronicleby Brian Reyes The former GSD government cancelled plans to issue a stamp with Israel because the design was 'politically unacceptable' to the UK. The stamp was to be released by the postal services of Gibraltar and Israel and carried an image of the … More: continued here
Hindu Business Line Postal employees call off strikeHindu Business LinePostal employees have called off their country-wide indefinite strike from January 17 after the Government agreed not to merge any post office, only relocate some. Also, no L2 Railway Mail Service sorting office will be closed, at least for three years … More: continued here
The Safe Shop is Describing the Royal Mail 2012 Special Stamp Programme.DigitalJournal.com (press release)Royal Mail's 2012 Special Stamp programme will honor a very special year in 2012. The Safe Shop explains its stakes and details. Royal Mail 2012 stamp programme is dominated by the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. … More:…
PR Web (press release) The Safe Shop is Describing the Royal Mail 2012 Special Stamp Programme.PR Web (press release)The English Royal Mail is launching a very special stamp programme for this new year. Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated in stamps. Royal Mail's 2012 Special Stamp programme will honor a very special…
The English Royal Mail is launching a very special stamp programme for this new year. (PRWeb January 16, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9105154.htm More: continued here
Southeast Missourian (blog) Highway Post Office BusSoutheast Missourian (blog)This highway post office bus was photographed as it reached the post office in Cape Girardeau. From the left are Archie Reid, assistant postmaster; Ira Bradshaw of Springfield, clerk on the truck; TR Regenhardt, Cape postmaster; Harlan Short, … More: continued here
Michael Gove wrote in a private letter that he believes the present would 'recognise the Queen's highly significant contribution to the life of the nation'. More: continued here