Hytech Machines A3 and A4 Pop-Up in London Post Office with some very exclusive products!
In a new venture for Post Office and Royal Mail, a totally new type of Post Office (Similar to ‘Pop- Up Shops’ previously seen in shopping malls up and down the country at the lead up to Christmas) opened last week in the very busy Camden Market, London NW1. This new branch is called ‘Camden Christmas Post Shop’.
This new outlet is offering selected items from the Royal Mail ‘Collectibles’ range , personalised Christmas 2012 Instant ‘Smilers’ and, more importantly from a Post and Go collectors point of view, it has given rise to the first outing of the brand new Royal Mail ‘Hytech’ Next-Generation machines No. ‘A3’ and ‘A4’.
This new branch offers full Post Office ‘Postal’ facilities where purchasers can post their gift items purchased from the shop or elsewhere worldwide.
The Post Office is open seven days a week from 10am to 8 pm every day apart from Sundays when it opens at 11am. Machines A3 and A4 are visually identical to those previously seen at Stampex – and appear to function the same, although, as they are in a full functioning Post Office branch rather than in an Exhibition setting , they do not have any overprints.
It is worth noting that this is the first time Hytech units have been primarily positioned for Post Office customers- posting mail specifically Christmas cards and gifts– and not for stamp collectors purposes.
Each of the twin-reel Hytech machines are loaded with Christmas (MA12) Robin stamps as well as Machin Stamps – which for the specialist gives rise to two totally new and exclusive products to this Branch – Hytech Machin ‘Worldwide 40g’ which have not been previously issued, as when un-overprinted Hytech Machins previously appeared at Stampex , the WW40g had yet to be issued.
Additionally, this is the only outlet where ‘Hytech Christmas Robins’ (MA12) , printed in strips of six,will be available, (As these are not expected to appear at Spring Stampex 2013).
For Postmark Collectors the Datestamps in use at the Post Office are ‘Equipment Team Temporary’ No. ’32’ and No. ’42’.
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