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A new system being brought into post offices means thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable People who are using stamps only have a few months left to use them – or lose them.
A new barcode system is set to replace the traditional stamp system. The barcode system is said to be safer. It will allow sending letters easier, it has been reported.
From January 31 next year you won’t be able to use the current style of stamps that feature an image of The Queen’s head. Instead, only the new style stamps complete with their new barcodes will be valid, and you’ll face a surcharge trying to use anything otherwise.
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It’s in an attempt to make letter sending more secure, but it doesn’t make post any easier or cheaper for customers to track.
Instead, only the new style stamps complete with their new barcodes will be valid, and you’ll face a surcharge if you try to use anything otherwise.
The barcodes will soon become commonplace on all standard and Christmas stamps with each one having a “digital twin” that contains a unique code alongside it.
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