On 2nd April 2013 a new system of “Size Based Pricing” was introduced by Royal Mail. This resulted in the introduction of two new sizes and so new Horizon indicators  – ‘Small Parcel” (1SP 2SP)  and “Medium Parcel”  (1MP 2MP) were introduced which replaced the ‘Packet’ Size (Both of which are available as either 1st or […]

  At least one Post and Go machine will be in attendance along with “Instant Smilers” facilities with a custom sheet with a ‘first’ image related to the venue. ‘Overprints’ are only offered at shows with a National or International significance.   The confirmed tour dates for the Post and Go tour 2013 are:- [event-list initial_date=2013  show_nav=false] […]

Rather suprisingly an ‘unoffical’ overprint of ‘2nd Class Large’ Machins bearing a  Stampex back office code line has appeared as if they originated from the Royal Mail machines at the Salisbury stamp show. However no back office facilities were provided at Salisbury and so really must be viewed as a ‘Private overprint’ produced elsewhere.   As can be seen from the image the ‘overprint’ -‘ […]

Today, 15th March and tomorrow  Saturday 16th March, the Salisbury Stamp show will be taking place at the Five Rivers Leisure Centre, Hulse Rd, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3NR. As part of  Royal Mail’s Post and Go Tour 2013 two Post and Go machines  vending Post and Go ‘Machin’ and ‘Union Flag’ stamps along with   […]

Royal Mail have just issued the detail of the Tariff changes for 2nd April 2013. The headlines are that 1st and 2nd Class basic rates do not change- either Letter or Large Letter varities. Some international rates (e.g. 40g ww) reduce. This should result in three new machins and some updated ones From a Post […]

At Spring Stampex 2013 , the continuing development of the Post and Go machines became very evident. Not only were the Post and Go machines for the first time located away from Royal Mail’s main stand, the offering of Instant Smilers via the Post and Go machines signals the ‘independence’ of the Post and Go […]

It has been reported to me that there two versions of the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ Overprint exist. The first a ‘Standard Version’ where the two lines of the overprint are both left aligned – Shown in the top image and a second,  much rarer ‘inset’ version, shown in the bottom image where the 2nd ‘Date’ line […]

  As part of an ongoing programme of increasing the availibility /access to Post and Go items (Which after all are not available from Edinburgh), the first stop on the #PostandGo2013 tour  has been confirmed as York. http://www.stampshows.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=5   Two Post and Go machines (A3 and A4) will be accessible to the public from Friday […]

With thanks to John McCallum via http://pmechuk.blogspot.co.uk/and a correspondent from Australia, the first DIY Post and Go stamps have been reported. These are likely to have originated from someone who has illegally obtained ‘Blank’ (unprinted) Post and Go stamps and attempted to overprint them to look ‘real’. (although the Post Office in Devon appears to have accepted these as valid). […]

The BPMA have announced the successful go-live of the installation  of Machine A1 (Previoulsy seen at Spring Stampex this year ) in the foyer of Freeling House , Phoenix Place, London, WC1. http://postalheritage.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/we-have-a-post-go-machine/ The machine was initially  loaded with ‘Xmas Robins’ and Machins. It is expected that the robins will be replaced by the Union Flag […]