[ad_1] 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, stamps featuring the late…
[ad_1] 27 September 2022, 11:46 | Updated: 27 September 2022, 11:56 You can now buy special stamps in tribute to the Queen. Picture: Alamy/Royal Mail Four commemorative stamps featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II are being released by Royal Mail. Four commemorative stamps featuring portraits of The Queen at different points of her reign are…
[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, after a record-breaking reign of 70 years. The longest-serving British monarch will be laid to rest on September 19 next to her husband Prince Philip at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Queen passed away at 96, and now her son, Charles,…
[ad_1] 13 September 2022 PAULINE MACLARAN For the last 70 years, Britain has become accustomed to the iconic profile of Queen Elizabeth II on stamps and coins. Now that King Charles III has ascended the throne, it will probably take time for many to adjust to the new royal order. Changes to things like currency…
[ad_1] The stamps even have an Augmented Reality (AR) feature allowing fans to scan the stamp and watch a clip from the original animated Transformers TV series. Transformers fans will be delighted to see their favourites on the stamps, such as Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, Grimlock, Shockwave, Arcee, and Soundwave. Meanwhile the Dinobots, (Grimlock,…
[ad_1] Royal Mail revealed images of a new set of eight dynamic illustrated stamps being issued to mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Designed by artist Charis Tsevis, the vivid images feature illustrations of both male and female athletes competing in a selection of sports and para sports:…
[ad_1] Britain’s Royal Mail is commemorating an LGBTQI+ event in London considered landmark development for gay rights in the UK. Royal Mail has released a set of eight illustrate stamps. These illustrations are made by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin. On July 1, 1972, a group of people gathered in London’s famed Trafalgar Square. The group…
[ad_1] It is a fresh blow for millions of consumers who are already facing huge increases in the cost of living, including rocketing energy and fuel bills. Mr Williams also said a temporary boost during the pandemic, when millions of consumers in lockdown turned to online shopping and fuelled demand for parcel deliveries, was wearing…
[ad_1] She helped pave the way for the Allied victory in European skies, at the same time blazing a trail for women’s rights and equal pay. But Maureen Dunlop – one of a pioneering group of women pilots who flew fighter and bomber aircraft during the Second World War – took five attempts to pass…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has unveiled a new set of stamps depicting migratory birds, exploring the spring and summer bird visitors to the UK. The 10 featured birds have been illustrated for Royal Mail by Irish ornithologist Killian Mullarney, one of Europe’s best-known bird artists, whose work has featured in the Collins Bird Guide and on stamps…