Charity Pen Pal Scheme links French Pupils with Care Home Residents
Schoolchildren in France have joined a new charity pen pal scheme in a bid to learn more about life in the UK during World War…
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First-class Stamp Cost to Rise Above £1 for the First Time
The price of a first-class postage stamp will rise to above £1 for the first time next month, the Royal Mail has announced. The delivery…
Christmas Stamps Feature Queen Elizabeth for the Final Time
The Royal Mail has released its festive stamp collection – and it will be the last set of postage stamps to feature the late Queen…
Royal Mail Unveils Plans to Launch Barcoded Stamps
The Royal Mail has announced that it will be adding unique barcodes to its stamps. Following a successful national trial, barcodes will now feature on…
Funders Raise £15m to Secure Literary Artefacts for the Nation
Charities, funders and philanthropists joined forces to ensure that a unique collection of literary artefacts, including manuscripts and paintings by the Brontës and letters written…
What Toys Will Be Bestsellers for Christmas 2021?
If your children are already thinking about what will be going on in their letters to Father Christmas, then it’s time to start shopping for…
Royal Mail Hikes Postage Stamp Prices from January 1
The new year will bring an increase in the cost of first- and second-class stamps, the Royal Mail has announced. A first-class stamp will cost…
Sealed with a Sniff: US Postal Service issues Aromatic Stamps
The US Postal Service has announced its first scratch-and-sniff stamps, adding an extra dimension to friendly correspondence, from cards and invitations to the increasingly-rare art…