SOME of the most iconic people and places of the South West will be celebrated in the activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamps programme, Royal Mail has announced. More: continued here
Read More »Isle of Man Post Office Commemorates 'Greatest Briton' Sir Winston Churchill in New Stamp Issue
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, January 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Working with the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, and Chartwell, the National Trust family home, and with access to private photograph … More: continued here
Read More »WE WANT OUR MAIL BACK: Furious Blackburn residents demand end to nine-month postal suspension
FURIOUS residents have demanded an end to a nine-month postal suspension on their street. More: continued here
Read More »Residents reassured over future of service
Rumours that the post office in a north Northumberland village is under threat have been quashed. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps celebrating Biddulph Grange and Ceramica museum reissued by Royal Mail
Two special edition Royal Mail stamps celebrating places in North Staffordshire have been reissued. Stamps celebrating Biddulph Grange and the former Ceramica museum in Burlsem have been re-released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail's Special Stamp programme. The 1983 stamp, celebrating the gardens at Biddulph Grange and …
Read More »Royal Mail celebrates 50th anniversary of its special stamps series
Tony Benn introduced changes to the the programme in 1965, with the first special issue featuring an image of Sir Winston Churchill. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail marks 50th anniversary of special stamps, with many featuring … – The Journal
The Journal Royal Mail marks 50th anniversary of special stamps, with many featuring …The JournalNow these images and thousands more have been collected on put online by the Royal Mail to mark the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamp programme, a project launched by the then Postmaster General Tony Benn …
Read More »Gold bar Post Office burgled twice over holidays
GOLD BAR — Someone broke into the Gold Bar Post Office twice during the Christmas holidays, damaging locked boxes to steal mail. The break-ins have been brought to the attention of the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office, said Gold Bar Police Chief Dave Casey. More: continued here
Read More »Leeds boxer featured on Royal Mail’s Special Stamps
Leeds boxer Nicola Adams is just one of many Yorkshire personalities and iconic images to have featured on Rail Mail’s Special Stamps – which this year celebrates 50 years. More: continued here
Read More »Celebrating icons on 50th anniversary
Local names immortalised on stamps More: continued here
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