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The postal history of the United Kingdom is notable in at least two respects: first, for the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, and secondly for the establishment of an efficient postal system throughout the British Empire, laying the foundation of many national systems still in existence today. As the originator of postage stamps, the UK ...
The Royal Mail Group Limited, trading as Royal Mail, is a British postal service and courier company. It is owned by International Distribution Services. It operates the brands Royal Mail (letters and parcels) and Parcelforce Worldwide (parcels). The company used the name Consignia for a brief period in the early 2000s but changed it afterwards.
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
Castles (Not a Commemorative issue, the 2nd set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (10s and £1 first issued 1 September, 2s 6d and 5s first issued 23 September) 1957. 1 August 1957. World Scout Jubilee Jamboree. Three (2 + 1⁄2 d, 4d, 1s 3d) 12 September 1957. 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference.
t. e. Starting in May 2022, postal workers in the United Kingdom undertook a series of strikes and industrial disputes. They principally involved members of Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at both Royal Mail and the Post Office. The Royal Mail strikes ended in July 2023 after workers agreed to a three-year pay deal with Royal Mail.
2nd Class basic rate from 16 September 1968 to 14 February 1971. [5] 4d Bright vermillion 6 Jan 1969 [6] 5d Blue 1 Jul 1968 [7] 1st Class basic rate from 16 September 1968 to 14 February 1971. [5] 6d Purple 5 Feb 1968 [1] 7d Emerald 1 July 1968 [7] The 7d, 8d and 9d stamps had the value indicator behind the bust. [8] 8d Vermillion 8d Light ...
Non-denominated postage was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1989 for domestic mail, in part as a workaround to the problem of fast-changing rates, the Royal Mail issuing "non-value indicated" Machins using textual inscriptions "1ST" and "2ND" to indicate class of service rather than a monetary value. It later introduced further stamps ...
2023 [28] 627 2023-01-12 Music Giants VII: Iron Maiden: Royal Mail Group Ltd 629 [29] 2023-02-16 X-Men: Interbang 628 [30] 2023-03-09 The Flying Scotsman: Steers McGillan Eves 630 2022-03-23 Flowers Charlie Smith Design 631 2023-04-13 The Legend of Robin Hood: 10 stamps: 1st class ×10 Godfrey Design Illustration, from illustrations by Jon ...