Royal Mail to open 10 temporary sitesMotor Transport (blog)Royal Mail is to open 10 temporary parcel sorting sites between now and Christmas to sort a significant amount of its peak volumes. The sites will be opened on a phased basis from today (3 November) and will be located in: West …
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USPS faces ire over pop culture images on stampsColumbia Daily HeraldTthe 29-cent Elvis Presley stamp debuted in 1993 and remains the all-time leader in commemorative stamps, with 500 million sold. However, some believe the postal service is only thinking of profit when they put pop culture images on stamps. (Image … …
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Northampton Herald and Post Royal Mail today announced the launch of the 2014 Christmas stampsNorthampton Herald and PostThe five stamps which will be available at all Post Offices in Northamptonshire, depict various Christmas family traditions – from carol singing and ice skating to posting cards, making snowmen and buying trees. …
Read More »My discounted stamps haven’t turned up – and a technicality prevents a credit … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk My discounted stamps haven't turned up – and a technicality prevents a credit …Telegraph.co.ukSantander stressed that your claim had been declined as it considered the sheets of stamps purchased to be five individual items, each having a value of less than £100, so making the claim invalid. It went …
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Postage goes meta as new Chinese stamps celebrate an ancient number pattern by themselves appearing in a pattern. According to Chinese legend a turtle like the one above crept out of the Yellow River about 4000 years ago. It looks like it is riddled with spots, or bullet holes. But …
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Read More »Christmas stamps unveiled by Royal Mail – WalesOnline
WalesOnline Christmas stamps unveiled by Royal MailWalesOnlineThe first class stamp features children posting cards, buying a Christmas tree is depicted on the second class, while the three airmail stamps show a snowman, carol singers and ice skaters. Royal Mail first produced special stamps for Christmas in 1966 …Royal Mail unveils …
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