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no[attr style=”width:20px”],Code,Branch Name,Address,Town,Postcode,No.
1,002801,Union Street Crown Office,489 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6AZ,1
2,002647, Aberystwyth Crown Office,8 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth,SY23 1DE,1
3,002006, Acton Crown Office,23/29 King Street, London ,W3 9LD,1
4,002009, Albemarle Street Crown Office,43-44 Albermarle Street, London, W1S 4DS,1
5,010925, Ashford Crown Office,Tufton Street, Ashford, TN23 1AA,2
6,003009, Baker Street Crown Office,111 Baker Street, London, W1U 6SG,2
7,002001, Balham Crown Office,92a Balham High Road, London ,SW12 9AF,1
8,014340, Barnsley Crown Office,4 Pitt Street, Barnsley, S70 1AA,1
9,019519, Barnstaple Crown Office,39 – 40 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SB,1
10,008104, Basildon Crown Office,25 East Square, Basildon, SS14 1AA,1
11,004904, Basingstoke Crown Office,5-7 London Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7AB,2
12,019001, Battersea Crown Office,202 Lavender Hill, Battersea, SW11 1AB,1
13,011704,Belfast City Crown Office,12-16 Bridge Street, Belfast, BT1 1LT,2
14,013201, Birmingham Crown Office,1 Pinfold Street, Birmingham, B2 4AA,9
15,017937, Bognor Regis Crown Office,High Street, Bognor Regis, PO21 1RG,1
16,006406, Bolton Crown Office,124 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1AD,1
17,003202, Boston Crown Office,18 Wide Bargate, Boston, PE21 6AE,1
18,009306,Darley Street Crown Office,38-40 Darley Street, Bradford, BD1 3HN,1
19,009422,Manchester Crown Office,21 Brazennose Street Brazennose,Manchester, M2 5BS,2
20,004112, Bury St Edmunds Crown Office,17-18 Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1AA,1
21,004900, Camberley Crown Office,Princess Way, Camberley,GU15 3SP,1
22,006613, Carmarthen Crown Office,9 – 10 King Street, Carmarthen ,SA31 1AA,1
23,009614, Chester Crown Office,2 St John Street, Chester,CH1 1AA,1
24,003313, Chester Le Street Crown Office,137 Front Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3AA,1
25,011340,Chesterfield Crown Office,1 Market Place,Chesterfield, S40 1TL,2
26,018937, Chichester Crown Office,10 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1AB,2
27,005008, Clapham Common Crown Office,161-163 Clapham High Street, Clapham Common, SW4 7ST ,2
28,010116, Colchester Crown Office,68-70 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1PX,2
29,007912, Crawley Crown Office,7 The Boulevard, Crawley,RH10 1AA,2
30,002206, Crewe Crown Office,15 Delamere Street, Crewe, CW1 2HP,1
31,011309, Darlington Crown Office,Crown Street, Darlington, DL1 1AB,2
32,002014, Dartford Crown Office,19 Hythe Street, Dartford, DA1 1AB,2
33,013207,Victoria Street Derby Crown Office,Victoria Street, Derby, DE1 1DD,2
34,007311, Doncaster Crown Office,24 Priory Place, Doncaster, DN1 1AA,2
35,002820, Dundee Crown Office,4 Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1AA,1
36,008844, Dunfermline Crown Office,42 – 44 Queen Anne Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7AA,1
37,002313, Durham Crown Office,33 Silver Street, Durham, DH1 3RE,2
38,017907,Terminus Road Crown Office,143-145 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3NS,2
39,003824,St James Crown Office,8-10 St James Centre, Edinburgh, EH1 3SR,2
40,007824,Frederick Street Crown Office,40 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EY,1
41,021519,City of Exeter Crown Office,28 Bedford Street, Exeter, EX1 1GJ,3
42,011519, Exmouth Crown Office,4-6 Chapel Street, Exmouth, EX8 1LU,1
43,014937, Fareham Crown Office,117 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0AU,2
44,007900, Farnham Crown Office,107 West Street, Farnham, GU9 7PJ,2
45,010941, Faversham Crown Office,East Street, Faversham,ME13 8AA,1
46,002832,St Vincent street Crown Office,47 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5QX,3
47,014523, Gloucester Crown Office,Kings Square, Gloucester, GL1 1AD,2
48,008005, Golders Green Crown Office,879 Finchley Road, Golders Green, NW11 8RT,1
49,012311, Grimsby Crown Office,67-71 Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1AA,2
50,085923, Guildford Crown Office,171-173 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ,2
51,009320, Halifax Crown Office,Commercial Street, Halifax, HX1 1AD,2
52,009005, Hampstead Crown Office,79/81a Hampstead High Street, Hampstead, NW3 1QL,1
53,008124, Harlow Crown Office,1 Stone Cross, Harlow, CM20 1AA,1
54,020323, Harrogate Crown Office,11 Cambridge Road, Harrogate, HG1 1AA,2
55,006925, Hastings Crown Office,16 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1AA,2
56,008912, Haywards Heath Crown Office,59-63 South Street, Haywards Heath, RH16 4LQ,2
57,008618, Hereford Crown Office,14-15 St Peters Street, Hereford, HR1 2LE,2
58,010004, Holloway Crown Office,482 Holloway Road, Holloway, N7 6HY,1
59,003912, Horsham Crown Office,15 Carfax, Horsham, RH12 1ER,2
60,004003, Houndsitch Crown Office,11 White Kennet Street, London, E1 7BS,2
61,005432, Hyde Crown Office,30 – 32 Market Place, Hyde, SK14 2QU,1
62,002840, Inverness Crown Office,14-16 Queensgate, Inverness, IV1 1AX,1
63,014130,Tower Ramparts Crown Office,29 Tower Ramparts Centre, Ipswich, IP1 3DN,1
64,010306, Keighley Crown Office,44 Towngate, Keighley ,BD21 3NL,1
65,012006,Kensington High Street Crown Office,208-212 Kensington High Street, Kensington, W8 7RG,2
66,004208, Kidderminster Crown Office,Crown House Bull Ring, Kidderminster, DY10 2DS,1
67,011008, Knightsbridge Crown Office,6 Raphael Street, Knightsbridge, SW7 1DL,1
68,009323,St Johns Leeds Crown Office,116 Albion Street, Leeds, LS2 8LP,2
69,014323,The Markets Crown Office,6-16 New York Street, Leeds, LS2 7DZ,2
70,007432, Macclesfield Crown Office,23 Castle Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6AW,1
71,005946, Maidenhead Crown Office,114 High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1PT,2
72,012941, Maidstone Crown Office,89 Bank Street, Maidstone, ME14 1SD,2
73,003422, Manchester Spring Gardens Crown Office,26 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 1BB,3
74,009109,Crown Walk Crown Office,17-19 Crown Walk, Milton Keynes, MK9 3AH,2
75,022511, Nailsea Crown Office,Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, BS48 1RA,1
76,007023, New Malden Crown Office,150 High Street, New Malden, KT3 4ER,1
77,006939, Newbury Crown Office,39 Cheap Street, Newbury,RG14 5BS,1
78,013632,Bridge Street Crown Office,9 Bridge Street, Newport,NP20 1AZ,1
79,014004, North Finchley Crown Office,751 High Road, North Finchley, N12 8LF,1
80,007227, Nottingham Crown Office,Queen Street, Nottingham, NG1 2BN,2
81,005424, Oldham Crown Office,3-5 Lord Street, Oldham, OL1 3HP,1
82,004552, Paignton Crown Office,34 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3EX,1
83,012555, Penzance Crown Office,113 Market Jew Street, Penzance, TR18 2LB,1
84,015820, Perth Crown Office,109 South Street, Perth, PH2 8AF,1
85,017230, Peterborough Crown Office,28 – 30 Cowgate, Peterborough,PE1 1NA,1
86,008539,St Andrews Cross Crown Office,5 St Andrews Cross, Plymouth, PL1 1AB,2
87,010937, Portsmouth Crown Office,Slindon Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1AB,1
88,002939, Reading Crown Office,21-22 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DQ,2
89,004948, Sevenoaks Crown Office,South Park, Sevenoaks, TN13 1AA,2
90,007941, Sittingbourne Crown Office,Central Avenue, Sittingbourne ,ME10 4AA,1
91,017246, Solihull Crown Office,44c Drury Lane, Solihull, B91 3AA,2
92,021329, South Shields Crown Office,Kepple Street, South Shields, NE33 1AA,2
93,009140, Southend on Sea Crown Office,199-201 High Street, Southend on Sea, SS1 1LL,2
94,005427, Southport Crown Office,130c Lord Street, Southport, PR9 0AA,1
95,019005, St Johns Wood Crown Office,28-32 Circus Road, St Johns Wood, NW8 6PE,1
96,003129, Stevenage Crown Office,22-23 Westgate, Stevenage, SG1 1QR ,1
97,009432, Stockport Crown Office,36-40 Great Underbank, Stockport, SK1 1QF,1
98,005343, Sunderland Crown Office,45-47 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RR,2
99,005948, Tonbridge Crown Office,5 Angel Walk, Tonbridge,TN9 1TJ,2
100,006504, Trowbridge Crown Office,1a Roundstone Street, Trowbridge,BA14 8DA,1
101,002555, Truro Crown Office,High Cross, Truro, TR1 2AP,3
102,010242, Walsall Crown Office,Darwell Street, Walsall, WS1 1AA,1
103,016001, Wandsworth Crown Office,1 Arndale Walk, Wandsworth, SW18 4BL,1
104,008434, Warrington Crown Office,Golden Square, Warrington, WA1 1QB,2
105,009420,Corn Exchange Crown Office,India Building, Water Street, L2 0RR,1
106,016020, Wealdstone Crown Office,4-12 Headstone Drive, Wealdstone, HA3 5QL,1
107,008946, Windsor Crown Office,38-39 Peascod Street, Windsor, SL4 1AA,2
108,010549, Yeovil Crown Office,King George Street, Yeovil, BA20 1PZ,2
109,005349, York Crown Office,22 Lendal, York, YO1 8DA,2
110,008010,Aldwych Crown Office, 95 Aldwych,London, WC2B 4JN,2
111,006134,Arndale Crown Office,42-44 Smith Lane, Luton, LU1 2LP,2
112,012137,Banbury Crown Office,57 – 58 High Street,Banbury,OX16 5LB,1
113,031005,Barnet Crown Office,63/65 High Street,Barnet,EN5 5UU,2
114,006007,London Bridge Crown Office,19a Borough High Street, London, SE1 9SF,2
115,074005,Brent Park Tesco Extra ,Tesco Stores Grand Central Way,London, NW10 0TL,1
116,025003,Broadgate Crown Office,35 Broadgate Circle, London, EC2M 2BY,2
117,010011,Broadway Crown Office,1 Broadway, London, SW1H 0AX,2
118,008113,Cambridge City Crown Office, 57-58 St Andrew Street,Cambridge, CB2 3BZ,2
119,041005,Camden High Street Crown Office,112-114 Camden High Street, Camden, NW1 0RR,2
120,019136,Castle Mall Crown Office,84-85 Castle Meadow Walk Castle Mall,Norwich, NR1 3DD,2
121,015504,City Of Bath Crown Office,27 Northgate Street, Bath, BA1 1AJ,2
122,026611,City Of Cardiff Crown Office,45-46 Queen Street, Cardiff,CF10 2BY,2
123,030003,The City Of London Crown Office,12 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1AJ,2
124,100003,Farringdon Road Main Office,39-41 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3JB,1
125,020005,Swiss Cottage Crown Office,18 Harben Parade Finchley Rd,London, NW3 6JU,1
126,006009,Gt.Portland Street Crown Office,54-56 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NE,1
127,022020,Harrow Crown Office,14 College Road,Harrow, HA1 1BE,2
128,699010/699011,Exhibition use,As required , London, xx,1
129,004010,High Holborn Crown Office,181 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7RL,2
130,009013,High Street (10) Crown Office,10 High Street, Croydon, CR9 1HT,3
131,015008,Kings Walk Crown Office,Unit G11 Kings Walk,London,SW3 4TR,1
132,004007,Blackfriars Road Crown Office,52 Blackfriars Road Lambeth,London, SE1 8NN,1
133,020006,Shepherds Bush Crown Office,65/69 The Green Shepherds Bush,London, W12 8QF,1
134,028003,Old Street 205 Crown Office,205 Old Street, London, EC1V 9QN,2
135,007012,Orpington Crown Office,214 High Street,Orpington,BR6 0PT,1
136,014137,Oxford Crown Office,102-104 St Aldates,Oxford,OX1 1ZZ,2
137,005006,Paddington Quay Crown Office,Unit 6 West End Quay 4 Praed Street, London, W2 1JE,2
138,007859,Paisley Crown Office,Piazza Shopping Centre,Paisley,PA1 1AA,1
139,003937,Cosham Crown Office,13 High Street Cosham,Portsmouth, PO6 3EH,1
140,009246,Reddich Crown Office,Thread Needle House Alchester Street,Reddich,B98 8AB,1
141,010033,St Peters Street Crown Office,14 St Peters Street, St Albans, AL1 3AA,1
142,014013,High Street Sutton Crown Office,107 St Nicholas Centre High St,Sutton, SM1 1AX ,1
143,020511,The Galleries Crown Office,The Galleries Broadmead,Bristol, BS1 3XX,3
144,003948,Five Ways Crown Office,18 Grosvenor Road Five Ways,Tonbridge Wells, TN1 2AD,2
145,015010,Trafalgar Square Crown Office,24-28 William IV Street, London, WC2N 4DL,4
146,242007,Tudor Street (Ludgate Circus) Self-Service Facility ,Tudor Street, London, EC4V 6HX,3
147,023004,Upper Holloway Crown Office,14 Junction Road Upper Holloway,London, N19 5TA,1
148,024004,Wood Green Crown Office,191 High Road Wood Green,London,N22 6DZ,1
149,200518,Dorchester CFPO,Trinity Street,Dorchester,DT1 1DH,1
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An incorrectly re-wound part roll of Machin Head faststamps has given rise to a spectacular ‘Inverted Head’ error at the self-service facility at Ludgate Circus (Tudor street) .

On 21st May 2012, Royal Mail are due to issue an updated Post and Go stamp version of the Union Flag stamp originally issued in 2001  in honour of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

This will be available from Royal Mail in the usual ‘Pack’ format (at a bargain face value of 60p) as well as from the numerous Post and Go branches throughout the UK.

The Pack version and those applied to Royal Mail serviced First Day Covers have once again have had the text printed by Hytech in Holland.

Note:- Royal Mail have changed the background for this issue – to a much darker blue colour to improve the appearance of the printed stamps.

The second in the series of Post & Go stamps featuring British Farmyard animals will be issued on the 24th April 2012.

There will be available in the usual Post Office outlets – but grab them quickly as the price will rise on 3oth April.

As well as the Post Office Wincor machines – Hytech in the Netherlands have again overprinted the stock that is used for the ‘Pack’ format containing 6 x 1st Class stamps- however we will have to wait until Autumn Stampex before other Hytech formats are available.

As well as offering a range of Post Office services, they will offer customers the chance to view the heritage of the London Olympic Games. There will be displays of stamps issued for the 1948 Games, plus the 30 stamps created to celebrate the 30^th Olympic Paralympic Games.

The services available include first and second class mail for letters and packets, international mail for letters and small packets, Post Office card accounts, international money transfer via MoneyGram

There will be a chance to buy Royal Mail Smiler postage stamps, personalised with a photo in a special, limited edition souvenir pack commemorating the Games, plus a small collection of mail products and other souvenirs.

Royal Mail will also issue a stamp after each Team GB gold medal, depicting each winner. These will also be for sale across 5,000 different Post Office branches.

The new branches will be open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm through the Games, expecting to serve more than 30,000 people.

My Question is- Will they have any Self Service/Post and Go machines available? Will non-ticket holders/athletes  be able to purchase these items?

Wednesday started off with the left hand self service  machine (No. 21) dispensing the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ overprint – and this continued until the close of the show uninterrupted.  This was mirrored in the back office by machine (No.23) for the first day of the show.

The right hand self-service machine (No.22)  was fitted with ‘Birds 4 ‘ stamps (as the current issue) until Friday where it was (as the first day of issue) replaced by the new ‘Farm Animals- series 1 – Sheep’ stamps.

Things in the back office where slightly different as due to the large demand for the Sheep stamps both back office machines had to be brought into service to print these and so the overprint was temporarily  removed from machine No. 22 and used for ‘Collectors strips’ on Friday and Saturday. (It was re-introduced for a time on Friday and then removed again on Saturday)

Therefore Sheep stamps exist from machines 22, 23 and 24.

Diamond Jubilee stamps exist from machines 21 and 23 only

Birds 4 stamps exist from machines 22 and 24 only.

The back office machines produced collectors sets of 36 (6 x 6 ) or collectors strips of 6 for the Birds and Sheep issue or collectors strips of 6 for the Diamond Jubilee overprint.

The self service machines had been modified to prevent ‘pulling’ by some collectors/dealers to manufacture their own ‘varieties’- this appeared to be successful and although the odd ‘hiccup’ was noted where misprints did occur- those that did were ‘real’ !

Any questions ? As usual -please contact me at postagelabelsuk@gmx.com

Sheep stamps were printed in advance of First Day to ensure dealers pre-orders

were ready on first day- in these cases the receipts will show the FDOI.

Following on from the success of the  exclusive Autumn Stampex 2010 ‘Arnold Machin’ faststamp overprint, Royal Mail have today announced that a further Stampex-only overprint will be available at Spring Stampex 2012.

This time the overprint will read ‘Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012’ and will be available throughout Stampex from both the self-service and over-the-counter Hytech machines.

The ‘Diamond Jubilee’ overprint will be combined with Farm Animal (Sheep) offerings, in a similar way to the Autumn 2011 Stampex.

Pictorial Faststamps: Sheep – 24 February 2012

We all know that the next set of Post and Go Pictorial Stamps will be “British Farm Animals” featuring sheep from around the UK  and will be the first in a series of three issues that will explore some of the many traditional breeds of sheep, cattle and pigs to be found on farms in the UK.

But, as a dramatic departure from the previous ‘Birds’ sets , where these items sold directly from Talents House would have been press-printed in Gravure (and a have very distinct print appearance) Royal Mail have confirmed that, for this issue at least, the ‘set’ stamps and those used on Royal Mail produced FDCs will be printed by Hytech.

The ‘set’ pack containing six 1st class stamps has been redesigned (rotated through 90 degrees) to take the new, but now familiar Hytech  ‘strip of six’ as seen at the last two Stampex shows.

And the good news is that there is no premium for this pack and so it can be pre-ordered at the face value of £2.76 (6 x 1st Class) – a sure sell-out item?

As the Post and Go V2 upgrade is now almost complete, those very few branches that still were using Birds 3 reels have produced a six completely new stamps- previously unissued Worldwide 40g versions of Birds 3.

Branches that have been confirmed as producing this value from last Friday are Grimsby, Dartford, Hyde and Ludgate Circus.

This value is likely to be the RAREST of all Post and Go stamps and the KEY value of this set.

Available on Ebay here:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170744034218

Ive seen the future and the future is self service   – Wincor-Nixdorf style times ten!

A new style ‘futuristic’ Post Office branch, which has been recently refitted with ten Wincor-Nixdorf Post and Go machines has opened for business in Birmingham town centre.

The Pinfold Street, Birmingham Post Office Branch is the first of a brand new type of Branch (Known as a ‘Premier’) which promotes a whole new concept of self-service to customers.

Photo Gordon Griffiths

The ten Post & Go machines are spead around the brnach in clusters of 2 or 3 – and the branch staff mingle with the customers to assist customers with posting items and any other transactions.

The ten post and go machines have all been upgraded to V2 and offer Special Delivery , Recorded Delivery and International services- except one (Kiosk No. 10) which minus the postal weigh scales is reserved for the sale of stamps and payment for retail items.

No.10 Kiosk results in a Kiosk ID of Zero on the stamps and labels.

As well as being the first Premier Branch, The first branch to have ten post and go machines it is also the first branch to use a new, foldable, ‘mini’ date stamp, currently reserved for ‘customer side’ use on Post and Go receipts.