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All barcoded stamps are self-adhesive. Existing definitive stamps issued from 15 February 1971 to 31 January 2022 remain valid until 31 January 2023: since 31 March 2022, they can be indefinitely exchanged for the barcoded series. [18] The 2022 issue was the last release in the Machin series prior to the death of Elizabeth II.
Royal Mail is urging people to use stamps without a barcode by January 31 2023, when they cease to be valid. The change affects ordinary stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II, which must be used ...
Until 2022 any postage stamps since the 1971 decimalisation of British currency could be used; old "definitive" design stamps without barcodes were no longer be valid from 1 August 2023, with old ones exchangeable for barcoded ones indefinitely. It was initially announced that stamps without barcodes would not be valid from 1 February 2023.
February – Barcoded everyday "definitive" and Christmas stamps introduced after trials; [8] non-barcoded "definitive" stamps no longer valid from 1 February 2023; 4 February – Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee; 18 February – The Stamp Designs of David Gentleman; 8 March – The FA Cup; 23 March – Heroes of the Covid Pandemic
The company also confirmed it would continue to waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps.
A possible Intelligent Mail Barcode for the Wikimedia Foundation address. The Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb) is a 65-bar barcode for use on mail in the United States. [1] The term "Intelligent Mail" refers to services offered by the United States Postal Service for domestic mail delivery.
The most striking aspect of the Machins is the rainbow of colours. Since the designs are all identical (or nearly so), it was critical that each denomination be produced in an easily distinguished colour. Worse, the likelihood of rate changes meant that additional colours would be necessary, since old stamps were still valid and could appear on ...
1935 New Zealand Post Office stamp demonitization notice. The demonetization of postage and revenue stamps is the process by which the stamps are rendered no longer valid. In general, stamp demonetization is a rare event, since any unused stamp is effectively equivalent to its face value, and there is no financial disadvantage if postal customers use old stamps on their mail.