RM stamp swap out

Uther · 16 Oct 2022 at 09:34

Just a heads up, because I had no idea until I just caught it on the radio...
Some stamps with the Queens head on are no longer valid after 31 Jan 2023 (should have known really...) and they can be exchanged for new bar coded stamps here...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

Edit apparently nothing to do with the Queen but meh.

Uther · 16 Oct 2022 at 10:29

Freakbro said:
Thanks for the heads up, I've got a few packs in my wallet with no bar code

Yeah I hardly ever use stamps but have £10.60's worth with no barcode. Luckily my Christmas stamps are still valid.

Uther · 16 Oct 2022 at 18:37

cheesefest said:
I have reused stamps if not franked.

Monstrous. No wonder the country is in the state it's in.

Uther · 16 Oct 2022 at 19:54

cheesefest said:
Only about a few a year

Well, I think you should stop complaining about things other people do and get your own house in order first.

Uther · 16 Oct 2022 at 21:15

Diddums said:
My gran was great at that, she used to reuse tons of stamps. No franking mark, hold it above the kettle for a few seconds and it'd peel right off.

I just send letters with Christmas stamps on them all year round to hopefully wind the recipient up.

Uther · 4 Nov 2022 at 15:52

~Mike~ said:
Just found some large letter stamps and I'm unlikely to use all of them by the deadline. How long does the stamp swap out take? Is it taking any longer at the moment due to the ongoing industrial action?

I sent mine off 2 weeks ago, nothing yet. RM's probably lost the envelope!

Uther · 13 Nov 2022 at 12:28

Got the new stamps back yesterday, even though I sent a mix of 2nd and 1st class they just sent 1st class back (same value though apparently)