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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 …
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