The coin, a Kew Gardens 250th anniversary coin, sold for £152 on online auction site eBay. It is one of the Royal Mint’s rarest and most valuable coins, with just 210,000 copies entering circulation when it was released in 2009. As a result, the coin is one of the most …
Read More »Royal Windermere Yacht Club marks 120 years of 17 footers
The thrilling climax unfolded with yachts, some classic, inching towards a green buoy marking the Windermere finish line. Richard Thompson relished victory in the sole race of the day aboard Capella, as Royal Windermere Yacht Club commemorated 120 years of the 17 footers, a class designed for the lake. Richard …
Read More »Barnton postie celebrates 50 years ‘first-class’ service
Joe Piotrowski walked the same Locke estate round for 30 of those years, witnessing families have children, then watching those have children of their own. “And they’ve watched him go from young man to Tin Man,” said Joe’s wife, Jackie Piotrowski. “They all joke I have to WD40 him before he …
Read More »Heartbreaking identity of Royal Caribbean passenger who jumped to his death from ship after fight with wife is revealed
The man who threw himself to his death from the deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas in May has been identified as a highly decorated retired military veteran with PTSD. Lieutenant Colonel James Bryan Wright, 53, was on the first day of a week-long cruise from Florida …
Read More »Royal Mail train pictured in Carlisle after scrappage announced
The post office last week announced that they would not be renewing the locomotives after 30 years and would be moving to commercial services and road networks to deliver mail. The Royal Mail trains have been an iconic feature of Britain’s railways since the 19th century and inspired the poem …
Read More »Royal Mail urges ‘all’ UK households with stamps to act now to avoid £5 fine
Royal Mail’s app will let customers detect counterfeit stamps amid a growing scandal over £5 fines. Royal Mail has launched a scanner tool in its app that lets customers check if a stamp is counterfeit after people were fined £5 for carrying “fake stamps”. Royal Mail has also announced a …
Read More »Varamis anger at Royal Mail rail reversal
UK pioneering express logistics operator Varamis Rail is unhappy with the Royal Mail. The centuries-old company has decided to withdraw its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The founder and owner of Varamis, Phil Read, is on a crusade to highlight the decision and champion the cause of express logistics by …
Read More »Royal Mail launches scanner for counterfeit stamps – Evening Standard
The company also confirmed it would continue to waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps. Royal Mail … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail launches app which lets customers detect fake stamps after row over £5 fines given to recipients of letters carrying alleged counterfeit postage
By Adele Cooke Money Mail Reporter Published: 19:00 EDT, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 19:44 EDT, 30 July 2024 Royal Mail has launched a new stamp scanner on its mobile app that allows customers to check for themselves if a stamp is genuine or not. The postal service has stepped …
Read More »Poste Italiane sees revenues grow to €6.2bn in first half of 2024
Italy’s largest postal service provider, Poste Italiane, has announced its financial results for the first half of this year, posting 7.3% year-on-year growth in revenues to €6.2bn (US$6.7bn) with net profit exceeding €1bn (US$1.08bn). The post also announced that a new national labor contract, covering four years from 2024 to …
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