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Whether you are a stamp collector or are just intrigued as to what is in store for the stamps of 2012, than you would not be disappointed because recently royal mail has revealed stamps for 2012 and the list of renowned people printed on the stamps is really commendable. One of the stamps that were revealed had 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics Gold medal stamps printed on them. Another stamp celebrates Her Majesty Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by printing her face on the stamp. Some of the other stamps will have faces of many popular Britons such as Charles Dickens, Frederick Delius, Roald…

Recently, new Royal Mail stamps were introduced in the UK but this type with a rather unique feature. Roald Dahl’s stories have been represented on the stamps using Quentin Blake’s iconic artwork from the books. Roald Dahl was born in Wales about 95 years back. He developed an interest in writing at a very young age and spent most of his time reading short stories and books for children. His Norwegian mother also used to tell him a lot of exciting and adventurous stories which Roald loved to listen. Roald’s father was also a terrific diary writer. Roald also started…

Could anyone have ever imagined getting coins featuring the twenty-nine games that are going to be the part of the 2012 London Olympics? Well, now is definitely the chance to collect and gather many different designs of coins which will be souvenirs of the Olympic Games. This brilliant idea of minting the coins especially featured for the Olympics is the result of a coin designing competition. The competition encouraged the students of art and design across the country to take part. And the many people who did take part were students attending universities. These participants were also given the incentive…

Post office has always been promising when it comes to people’s savings. They not only provide the right kind of platform where people could save but also, convenience and ease for their savers. They keep in mind the difficulties and behavior of the people who wish to save and amend their rates and rules according to what the people want. Post office has just recently announced a new Reward Saver Account which gives a greater incentive to savers. This particular reward account was announced early January and currently provides some of the best rates around. The most attractive part of…

If you regularly send batches of mail to customers or prospects, an envelope printer is a great way to personalise your message. Not only can the printer quickly apply name and address in a variety of fonts, it can also overprint the envelope with marketing messages, slogans or logos. Although sometimes referred to as envelope addressing printers, the industry calls them envelope printers to reflect this wider capability. Envelope printers are driven by a computer file containing all the print details. If your company has invested in a franking machine the next option you may want to consider in your postal…

If you’re headed for a winter skiing holiday, then it’s important that you bag some holiday insurance before setting off on your winter adventure. Interesting information • Over 50% of skiers that head off to the slopes for slippery fun don’t even bother to wrap up safely and put on a helmet. • Skiers that have more experience on the slopes are a lot less likely to put on a helmet than skiing virgins and over 94% of them confess that they don’t bother to wear protective head gear. • People that are over the age of 55 are even…

Royal mail deals with some of the best festively named destinations around the globe. So , with the last international posting date already passed – Royal Mail have let the cat out of the bag about their festive destinations where UK residents parcels make their way to through the festive season. It’s uncanny just how many places around the globe are named after santa and his reindeer. For example, the USA is full of festive places, named after Santa and his reindeers! In Georgia, Indiana, and Arizona there are places called Santa Claus. In villages and towns there is also…

With Christmas around the corner, it’s very important to make sure that you keep a close eye on the postman. It’s the busiest time of year for the staff at Royal Mail – and if you’re a shopaholic dead set on finding those last minute festive bargains, it can be all too easy to get caught up in the shopping mood and lose track of the time. This year, Royal Mails offices will be jam packed with over 2 billion items looking to find their way to homes before Christmas.  on the 12th of December it was extremely busy, with…

Waiting in a queue at the Post Office is well known to be sometimes quite monotonous and boring, more especially when there is a person in front of you is from the penny arcade!  If you find yourself almost falling asleep where you are stood, your best bet is to find something to keep you busy. This is where games to play at the Post Office queue come into play. Mobile Phone Games In case you have not though about it, your phone is a mobile gaming machine and can easily distract from the long queue of persons waiting to…

A Post Office Credit Card is ideal for purchases made both at home and abroad this holiday season. It provides users with a 0% rate on items purchased for the first 3 months of its use among other fantastic benefits. The introductory rate of 0% on your Post Office Credit Card gets you off to an excellent start buy giving you extra buying power by the use of this rate. Think of all the purchases you can make in those first 3 months that will come in handy. Then the rate becomes 16.9%, but still leaves you with great savings….