Max Mumby/IndigoGetty Images The Queen has been writing moving “thank you” cards to royal fans who sent Christmas wishes to her this year, as she spent her first festive period without her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. One of the letters was shared by a fan on her Instagram account. …
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THE HUMBLE postage stamp is joining the digital revolution with barcodes which will allow recipients of letters to watch videos or read messages composed by the sender. Whether greetings or birthday wishes, the Royal Mail has hailed the move as a ‘new era for stamps’ and follows a successful trial. Unique …
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Royal Mail is making huge changes to everyday stamps to include a new bar code. The new design was trialled over the past couple of months and features a special barcode strip that makes it possible for people to use their phones to see videos, messages and other information. By …
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Royal Mail Lamp Box used in Scotland. Image by Rab-k. CC BY-SA 4.0 The humble postage stamp dates back almost 200 years. The stamp, variations to the design aside, has remained relatively stable. Now a new innovation is to come to postage stamps used in the UK: barcoding, as The …
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The humble postage stamp is going digital. The Royal Mail has announced barcodes being added to stamps will allow recipients of letters to watch videos or read messages composed by the sender. They could be greetings or birthday wishes. Read More Related Articles The move was announced after a successful …
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Founded over 500 years ago, Royal Mail has experienced the most turbulent times of the last decade, especially in 2013. — AleksandrVrublevskiy / Shutterstock pic via ETX Studio London, February 1-Royal Mail in the UK today rolled out stamps with special new digital capabilities as historic postal operators seek to …
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Stamps are set to go digital with a new ‘barcode’ feature, the Royal Mail has announced. Barcodes are being added to stamps, which will allow recipients of letters to watch videos or read messages composed by the sender. They could be greetings or birthday wishes. The move comes following a …
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By Charles Snee On Feb. 1, Royal Mail, the postal service of Great Britain, issued four Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamps with a new feature: a bar code that appears along the right side of the stamp. The stamps are inscribed “1st” for the domestic first-class letter rate (currently 85 …
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Royal Mail has made a huge change to its stamps – with barcodes to be added so that people can send video messages. The special barcodes will modernise traditional stamps and make it possible to track and trace letters and provide smartphone links to videos. Customers can scan the barcodes …
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Stamps are getting a new look – with unique barcodes to now sit alongside the The Queen’s image. Royal Mail says the current design of ‘everyday’ stamps featuring Her Majesty’s profile will be phased out and a new design with each stamp featuring a unique code is being introduced. New …
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