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RM4SCC (Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code) [1] is the name of the barcode character set based on the Royal Mail 4-State Bar Code symbology created by Royal Mail. The RM4SCC is used for the Royal Mail Cleanmail service. It enables UK postcodes as well as Delivery Point Suffixes (DPSs) to be easily read by a machine at high speed. This barcode is ...
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).
Postage stamps were first used in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamps, the Penny Black and Two Pence Blue. Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called ...
Either a "class" stamp can be used, or denominated stamps to the value of the postage. "Class" stamps remain valid for the stated class even after price increases. When letter size in addition to weight came into use to determine postage, additional "large letter" 1st and 2nd class stamps were added. [16]
During the 1970s and 1980s, Royal Mail issued 12 Machins in a larger format. Other major variations include: Other major variations include: Elliptical perforation : In 1993 Royal Mail started issuing Machins with two large elliptical perforations , one on either side, as a security feature.
From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kids making a surprise cameo to Princess Anne’s familiar photo, the royal family is wasting no time unveiling their 2024 Christmas cards. And fortunately ...
Studio Up and Royal Mail Group Ltd 624 2022-11-03 Christmas 6 stamps: 2nd class, 2nd class large, 1st class, 1st class large, £1.85, £2.55 625 2022-11-10 In Memoriam: Her Majesty The Queen 4 stamps: 2nd class, 1st class, £1.85, £2.55 626 2022-11-24 Tutankhamun
The Royal Mail runs, alongside its stamped mail services, another sector of post called business mail. The large majority of Royal Mail's business mail service is for PPI or franked mail, where the sender prints their own 'stamp'. For PPI mail, this involves either a simple rubber stamp and an ink pad, or a printed label.