The basic set of four are the minimum values for 1st Class, 2nd Class, Air Mail and Europe.
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[OT] Face value of stamps and the costs of posting
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Mary, Royal Mail are launching a new product next Monday which I've been heavily involved with.
I can't say too much at the moment, but watch this space, as I think it'll suit you perfectly!
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Indeed, but for some people the frequency with which their goods go missing together with their relative value, does not make the time and effort involved in going to the post office worthwhile.
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they send me updates of services, I can't wait!
:-)
Mary
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Mary Fisher [ snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk] said
So, use the stamps you have in stock and then buy some more.
They cost the same whether you buy them a week or two in advance or on a daily basis you know. :-)
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That's the one! A phosphor strip, thanks :-)
We always send the smallest pack we can so I doubt that we scould save anythng but I'll be pleased if people stop sending huge envelopes with one sheet of A4 in them. What a waste!
Mary
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Christmas is going to be free thanks to paypal ?
Can anyone translate the above?
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"Sparks" typed
They will, yes.
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Guy King typed
I believe the Royal Mail prefers Arial as a font.
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Quite right. If we send valuable goods (which also happen to be the ones too big for the pillar box) we use SD, which on the whole we've found worthwhile.
Mary
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What makes you think we don't?
Not if you buy dedicated 1st and 2nd class stamps before the price increases.
Mary
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Why do you believe that? It would be interesting to know what they prefer.
They don't use it, in my experience. They use TNR, as I do.
Mary
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Mary Fisher [ snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk] said
Good point. They are then cheaper in advance!
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If they are NVI, ie marked "1st" not a monetary value yes they still work as 1st class stamps.
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Explain?
Twas only last week I seen a pensioner in front of me in the post office asking for a postal order to the sum of...
12GBP and 36p it was made up of a ten and two pound postal orders with the 36p in stamps affixed to the two pound postal order.- Vote on answer
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Nope, they call it "Pricing in Proportion", comes in from 21st August
2006.A "Letter" is no larger than 240 x 165 x 5 mm thick up to 100g.
A "Large Letter" is no larger than 353 x 250 x 25mm thick up to 750g.
If an item doesn't fit due to size or weight into the above it is a "Packet".
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It was not only last week - it must have been before (approx) 20 April. Since then all postal orders are printed in the PO to the exact amount you want.
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You can't use stamps for Parcelforce. That may well be a recent development but you now just pay and get a receipt. A bar code goes on the parcel by which it is tracked and accounted for and shows it has been paid for - no postage label, no stamps. Parcelforce Worldwide are about to introduce a similar system.
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From the 'Postal Address Book' (My copy is a bit out-of-date, but I don't suppose they have changed this bit: 'Ideal fonts for our equipment are Courier, Courier New or Brougham. Other fonts which have similar characteristics are Helvetica, Avant Garde or Franklin Gothic as are Arial, Avalon and Frankfurt Gothic.'
Peter