UK’s first drone delivery service launched by Royal Mail in Orkney The U.K’s Royal Mail has launched a daily drone delivery service for a group of Scottish islands in the far north of the country, making it the first regular postal service in the country to be powered by a …
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Post Office customers’ fury after Royal Mail tells them their old stamps are FAKE as they attempt to swap for new digital versions Old stamps became invalid on Tuesday and are replaced by barcode versions Some Britons are said to have been told that their old stamps are ‘not genuine’ …
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral see the sales of Royal souvenirs soar to a record £25 million last year RCT sales soared to £25million in 2022 in a ‘momentous’ year for the Trust By David Wilkes for the Daily Mail Published: 20:38 EDT, 3 August 2023 | Updated: …
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Royal Mail customers trying to swap old stamps bought from the Post Office for their new digital replacements have been told that they are fakes. As of Tuesday, old stamps issued by Royal Mail were no longer valid and using them means the recipient incurs a £1.10 surcharge. They have …
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Philately is a rigorous science. It isn’t just stamp collecting – we cover all communication between humans going back to Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Stamps only came about in 1840, so they’re very recent in terms of the history of humanity. I collect a lot of covers, too – that’s the …
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The UK’s first drone delivery service has been launched by Royal Mail on the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. The drones, Speedbird Aero DLV-2 model, can carry payloads of up to 6 kg. Chris Paxton, head of drone trials at Royal Mail, said it would assist the company’s …
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Two teenagers ‘imitate Great Train Robbery by trying to rob Royal Mail train on West Coast Main Line in copycat heist 60 years later’ Police are called to train near Lockerbie in southern Scotland at about 1.40am Duo aged 17 and 18 were found and arrested after parcels were ‘interfered …
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Royal Mail has warned that letters posted on Monday with an old-style stamp could incur an extra charge if they do not make final collection times. July 31 is the deadline to use stamps without barcodes. From Tuesday, letters posted without barcodes will be treated as having “insufficient postage”, meaning …
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At first glance it could be any group of well-to-do friends enjoying a jolly dinner on holiday. A long, solid, varnished pine table, plain glasses, plastic pepper and salt pots, with plenty of candles to add atmosphere. If the coffee flasks are anything to go by, proceedings are coming to …
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Only two more days to use old barcoded stamps before they become invalid – as alcohol prices also set to rise on Tuesday in double whammy hit Stamps without barcodes will no longer be valid from tomorrow People who are stuck with now-useless stamps can exchange them for free By …
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