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Read More »Collectors furious with Royal Mail after rise in ‘defacing’ stamps
Furious stamp collectors have accused Post Office staff of defacing stamps with biro pens and rendering them “worthless”. Instead of being “cancelled” with official, dated postmarks, stamps are increasingly being scrawled on by Post Office workers, enthusiasts have said. Collectors and dealers have reported an alarming uptick in the practice, …
Read More »Royal Mail is pricing the letter and itself out of existence
The snail mail industry has experienced a tough couple of decades. And the company is hardly rolling in money. It is expected to report a full-year loss of between £350m and £450m this year, and the share price has fallen by 27pc over the last 12 months. It faces plenty …
Read More »UK: Royal Mail unveils final stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II’s silhouette
The Royal Mail issued the final set of stamps featuring the late British Queen Elizabeth II’s silhouette. They were released on Tuesday (February 28) to commemorate 100 years of the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive. This comes as the future commemorative stamps will soon appear with a silhouette of King Charles …
Read More »How to get Royal Mail’s Flying Scotsman stamps, the last with the Queen’s profile
Called the Centenary of the Flying Scotsman stamp, it depicts the famous steam locomotive built in 1923 that ran between London and Edinburgh. Variations of the stamp design will depict the locomotive in North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed and Victoria Station in London. The stamps can be ordered via the Royal …
Read More »what on earth has happened to Royal Mail’s stamps?
There is a once-notable aspect of our culture that has reached a dead end, apparently for reasons of naked cynicism. I refer to the subjects of what are now called by Royal Mail, without humour, our special stamp issues. This absurd programme presents second-rate designs highlighting populist trash in the …
Read More »Heavy Metal Icons Iron Maiden Honored On British Stamps
SPAIN – NOVEMBER 02: PALACIO VISTALEGRE Photo of Janick GERS and IRON MAIDEN and Steve HARRIS and … [+] Dave MURRAY and Bruce DICKINSON and Adrian SMITH and Nicko McBRAIN, L-R: Dave Murray, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain, Adrian Smith – posed, group shot at end of …
Read More »Royal Mail launches Iron Maiden stamp collection in January
The band members and Phantom Music Management worked closely with Royal Mail to produce the collection, which features images of the band dating back to 1980. Moments featured on the stamps include Bruce Dickinson in London in May 1983 and with Dave Murray and Janick Gers in Rio de Janeiro …
Read More »First class stamp will exceed £1 unless Saturday letter rounds scrapped, Royal Mail warns
A first class stamp will rise above £1 for the first time in history unless Grant Shapps lets Royal Mail scrap Saturday letter deliveries, the company has warned. Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams said a “considerable” increase in the cost of a first class stamp would be needed to balance …
Read More »How to swap out Royal Mail stamps without barcodes 100 days ahead of deadline
T here are just 100 days left to use Royal Mail stamps that don’t have barcodes on them, following the introduction of barcoded stamps in February. Royal Mail introduced the barcoded stamps earlier this year to improve security and efficiency as part of the company’s modernisation drive. As a result, …
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