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The Postal Service Before the Penny Post and GB Stamps
Before postage stamps were issued in Great Britain there was, in fact, a well established and effective British postal system. The biggest difference was the recipient usually paid for any mail delivered rather than the sender. [...]

Meet Experts and Get Discounts at Stanley Gibbons Ringwood Open Day 31st July 2010
The SG Ringwood Open Day takes place on Saturday 31st July between 9am and 1pm and follows a successful first Open Day for the company in April this year. Some tempting offers will be available to vistors including a 10% discount off almost everything in the SG product range just for starters! [...]

New British 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games II Stamp Set
In just a few days the Royal Mail will issue the UK's second set of ten Special Stamps featuring various Olympic and Paralympic events. The stamps will be available from Post Offices and the philatelic Bureau exactly two years before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is due to take place. [...]

Index List of Early Post Office Numbers In Wales
Following on from the index list we recently published of early english Post Office numbers, this list indexes all the known early welsh post office numbers and locations. [...]

There is More to Collecting Stamps Than Just Stamps
For most of my life I've collected stamps but it's only during my later years that I've taken an interest in the various antique items related to stamps. [...]

Royal Mail Underpaid Penalty Fees Prove a Nice Little Earner
The income Royal Mail collects in penalty fees has rocketed largely due to confusion about precise letter size pricing rules introduced four years ago. [...]