One of the rarest of the current Horizon Postage Label Identifiers is ‘RPR’  – This is only ever used for items being returned under a “Packet Post Returns” Licence where exceptionally the sender has requested the ‘Recorded Signed For’ service – so the label only has a fixed value of 75p (74p from 5/4/10) (77p […]

New Horizon Labels launched as part of Post Office software upgrade.
This week, the Post office have commenced its roll-out of its latest software upgrade (Known as “Horizon Online”). This will result in the appearance of all items printed in a Post Office changing slightly in appearance, which obviously includes Clerk-printed postage labels.

Mint Gold Machin Labels from Camden Town trial appear On EBay!

Last Day covers of the Camden Town Trial are still available here:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360210964612

Cover showing example of ‘all in one’ Horizon postage label incorporating a Special Delivery barcoded label which was inserted into the printer in one piece.  Trialled in one branch (Albemarle Street , London W1) in June 2004.

The Post Office have indicated that the last day of sale of the Horizon Gold Machin Head labels, currently being used at one branch (Camden High Street, London, NW1 ) will be 11th September 2009. No other branches will sell the label  or any further extention will occur for the time being.  Any further developments […]

Some Horizon Indicators are due to change from tomorrow 27/07/09 :- 1LL becomes 1LG 2LL becomes 2LG BLL becomes BLG AX becomes AAX First day covers will be listed soon- in the meanwhile the now obsolete indicators are currently available on FDC in my Ebay shop.

The August 2009 edition of Stamp Magazine has covered the  Trial of the Gold machin Horizon Postage Label  at Camden Town with a picture on the front cover and a detailed article inside! As titled ‘Shock New Machin Variety goes on trial’.

A limited number of First Day Covers were produced for the new Machin Head Horizon Labels – If you wish to purchase FDC s or other items please visit my Online Shop or my Ebay pages. UPDATE- RECORDING BREAKING COVER- The above cover and similar items have commended record-breaking prices when auctioned on Ebay..  The […]

The above images show the new ‘Machin Head Horizon labels’ which are printed in sheetlets of two -each being reversed, prior to inserting into the Epson inkjet counter printer for the ‘SD’ Overprint at the pointof posting.