481. Training Stamps These stamps were intended primarily for training of post office workers. They were known to have been used as far back as the 1860’s. These stamps were made postally invalid by applying th...
482. Test Stamps – “Poached Eggs.” The British Post office soon realised that it would be a good business move to allow the general public to purchase stamps in places other than post offices. There were many objections to o...
483. Missing Colours This is an area of interest to a lot of collectors, and happens when the stamp sheets fail to make it through the entire printing process. The sheets might be passed through seven different inking plates and if one has “run dry” or simply stopped wor...
484. Liberation Of The Channel Islands The Channel Islands lie off the coast of Northern France near to Cherbourg. They were the only part of the United Kingdom officially occupied by Germany during the Second World War.
485. German War Propaganda Issues During the second world war, both Britain and Germany employed many propaganda stunts. Britain “unofficially” produced bogus German stamps, showing a portrait of Himmler instead of Hitler. ...
486. New £20 Note The Bank of England issued a new £20 note on 13 March 2007. The note features a portrait of Adam Smith, who is described
as one of the fathers of modern economics. It is the same size and colour as the old-style £20 note that features Sir Edward ...
488. Mount Pleasant Post Office The area on which Royal Mail Mount Pleasant now stands was originally open fields on rising ground above the River Fleet.
In the 18th century, a cold spring on the site was reputed to have great medicinal properties. This attracted many bathers
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489. 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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490. Universal Postal Union On 9th October 1874, at the end of a conference held in Berne, Switzerland, the General Postal Union was founded, with 22 countries as members. Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The ...
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