Royal Mail has unveiled a set of stamps sharing the contributions of remarkable individuals during the Second World War to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The collection features 10 stamps celebrating men and women who played vital roles in the war effort. In addition, a …
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William Tutte, from Newmarket, helped to decrypt the German Lorenz cipher at Bletchley Park during the war. His efforts, which went unknown until the mid-1990s as a result of national security, were described as “the greatest single intellectual feat of the Second World War”. Now, Mr Tutte will feature on …
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Royal Mail customers can now drop off smaller parcels and packets at any of the 115,000 postboxes across the UK while receiving a proof of posting receipt via the Royal Mail app (read the news story here). The process uses GPS and location services to streamline proof of posting. The …
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On Saturday, April 5, local and area masons celebrated the centennial of Eheyeh Chapter Royal Arch Masons.The celebrations took place at the Badland Community Facility and saw more than 60 come out for the afternoon. They reconsecrated the chapter at the lodge and then followed it with a banquet.While …
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Sainsbury’s in partnership with the UK’s Royal Mail is introducing parcel lockers at the retailer’s stores across the country. Royal Mail launched its parcel locker network in December to meet “surging demand” for convenient parcel drop-off and collection points and to cater for the growing number of second-hand marketplace sellers. …
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A main set of 10 stamps will honour men and women who made contributions during the Second World War, while a mini-sheet of stamps has images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of her wartime career. The mini-sheet of stamps showing Dame Vera Lynn in different aspects of her …
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A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A main set of 10 stamps will honour men and women who made contributions during the Second World War, while a mini-sheet of stamps has images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of …
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A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A set of 10 stamps will honour men and women who made contributions during World War Two, while a mini-sheet of stamps has images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of her wartime …
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A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A main set of 10 stamps will honour men and women who made contributions during the Second World War, while a mini-sheet of stamps has images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of …
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A Battle of Britain hero pilot from Gravesend has been given his own stamp in a new Royal Mail collection being released to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Mahinder Singh Pujji, who passed away in 2010 aged 92, joins Dame Vera Lynn and nine other brave men and …
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