32. Postal Services
Postal services, such as the Royal Mail, act as a postal authority and deliverer of postal items. Every country in the world
has postal services of some kind. Postal services preceed the introduction of postage
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33. Postage Stamps To Buy
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34. Postage Stamps For Sale
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35. PHQ Cards The 'PHQ' stands for Postal Headquarters. As a rule, all items published by the Post Office are given a number which is prefixed by letters. The first card issued, was the 3p W.G. Grace stamp from the set commemorating County Cricket, issued on 16th ...
36. Pricing In Proportion This is probably the most confusing event to take place within the postal service since the 1830’s when postage was paid by distance travelled. In 2006 Royal Mail decided to change the system of postage by weight to a system rated by size and weight....
37. Postal Rates 1965 - 2006 During the 1950’s and 60’s postal rates gradually increased in price, usually by half pence at a time. By 1965 the rate for a posting a letter was 4d and a postcard 3d. Recorded delivery cost 6d and registered or special delivery was 3s.
38. Post Office Railway – London Mail Rail In the 1850’s, the post office realised it needed a quick way of transporting mail short distances between post offices,
primarily in London. In 1853 the first ever so called “mail tube” went in to service. Although it was just over 200 metres
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39. Postcodes The first postcodes in the world were introduced in the UK around 1856, by the man who pioneered the reform of the postal services, Roland Hill.
London, as the largest city in the UK, was rapidly growing larger all the time. Unlike other cities a...
40. Pre-CancelPre-Cancel – stamps issued by postal authorities with a form of cancellation already on it. These were primarily issued to commercial organizations with large amounts of mail...
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