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Winners of Royal Mail Design a Stamp Competition Revealed
The Royal Mail's Christmas Design a Stamp competition has ended and the winning designs chosen by the judges - which included The Prince of Wales - have been revealed today. Here are the two winning designs chosen from the 24 finalists: [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/winner... Post & Go Cover News: Special Shetland Bus Postmark Covers
Back in May we highlighted the special postmark that would be available to mark the opening of Scalloway Museum in the Shetland Islands and we also decided to organise a few covers featuring a relevant Post & Go stamp. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/post-g... A Brief History of Jersey Postage Stamps
From 1840 - when the Penny Black was issued - Jersey used British postage stamps until postal independence on October 1st 1969. However, there was one significant period when this was not the case... [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/a-brie... Pictures and News from Spring Stampex
Spring Stampex at the Business Design Centre in London is now underway and running for four days until Saturday. Here's a few pictures and comments from the opening day. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/pictur... Royal Mail Standing Order Collectors Should Beware of Missing Diamond Jubilee Definitive
Norvic Philatelics have highlighted apparent confusion concerning the new first class Diamond Jubilee definitive stamp from Royal Mail which may cause some collectors relying on fulfillment by standing order to miss out. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/royal-... The Scarcer 1858 Penny Plates - What Should I Pay?
The 1858 GB Victorian Penny Plates (SG 43 or Scott 33/b) remain a very popular specialisation for GB collectors and - save for the few examples of plate 77 that exist having not been officially issued - they represent one of the few achievable and affordable collecting targets among Britain's line engraved stamp issues. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/the-sc... Birds of Britain (4) Post & Go stamps set - Coastal Birds
The fourth and final set of six pictorial Post & Go Stamps has continued featuring the beauty and variety of Britain's birdlife. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/birds-... Stanley Gibbons Launch DVD Stamp Articles Archive
The GSM Archive Edition 1890-2009 which features over 40,000 pages of useful and interesting philatelic content from various Gibbons publications was launched on 30th June 2010. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/stanle... Scottish Heraldry Featured on 1987 GB Postage Stamp Issue
Issued on the 21st of July 1987, a set of four Royal Mail Stamps featured various heraldic arms from Scotland to mark the 300th anniversary of the revival of the Most Ancient Order and Most Noble Order of the Thistle. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/scotti... Get the Twitter About British Stamps & Postal History
The British Postal Museum & Archive continues to adopt the latest online communication methods to keep philatelists and stamp collectors informed about GB philatelic events and history. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/get-th... The First UK Aerial Post Service Between Hendon and Windsor
The first ever recorded mail carrying flight took place in Allahabad, India during February 1911. It was organised by Captain Walter S. Windham RN and, during September the same year, he also set up the first UK aerial post service which was also the first ever official scheduled air carriage of mail. [...]
http://gbstamp.co.uk/article/the-fi... How Much Longer Will Royal Mail SmartStamp Survive?
Royal Mail launched the 'SmartStamp' on January 15th 2004 which enabled small businesses and home users to print postage directly on envelopes and account for payment online. [...]
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