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mail when not at home, that is if Royal Mail deliver items as per their stated contractual obligations and was said to follow Royal Mail research from a 'delivery to neighbour' trial across six areas of the UK that showed widespread consumer satisfaction. In a statement dated 27 September 2012, Ofcom announced it would approve the scheme after noting that more goods were being purchased over the internet and that Royal Mail's competitors were permitted to leave undelivered items with neighbours. People who do not wish to have parcels left with neighbours, or to receive those of others, can opt out by displaying a free opt-out sticker near their letterbox. Royal Mail remains liable for undeliverable items until they are received by the addressee or returned to sender.
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closed in 2009 and Bolton, Crewe, Liverpool, Northampton, Coventry and Milton Keynes were closed in 2010. Farnborough, Watford and
Stevenage were closed in 2011. Hemel Hempstead, Southend, Worcester were closed in 2012. Dartford, Tonbridge, Maidstone and Canterbury were closed in 2012 but replaced by a new mail centre in Rochester. The East London and South London mail centres were closed during summer 2012.
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In 2011, Royal Mail established an in-house agency, Angard
Staffing Solutions, to recruit temporary workers. Royal Mail was accused of trying to circumvent the Agency Workers Regulations, but denied this, saying they only wanted to reduce recruitment costs. In January 2012 it was reported that Angard
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In June 2005, Postcomm decided to refuse the application on the grounds that Royal Mail had not provided sufficient evidence that carrying firearms caused undue disruption or that a ban would reduce the number of illegal weapons. It also said that a ban would cause unnecessary hardship to individuals
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The number of mail centres has been declining as part of the Mail Centre
Rationalisation Programme. In 2008, there were 69 mail centres and in 2010 there were 64. It was anticipated that around half of these could be closed by 2016. Oldham and Stockport along with Oxford and Reading mail centres all
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Royal Mail operates 66 intelligent letter sorting machines (ILSMs) in the UK, which were installed in the mid-1980s and early 1990s to improve the speed and efficiency of sorting and delivering mail. These process more than 36,000 items per hour and were part of their ongoing modernisation programme
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In July 2012 Ofcom consulted on a scheme proposed by Royal Mail to alter its delivery obligations to allow larger postal items to be left with neighbours rather than returning them to a Royal Mail office to await collection. The scheme was presented as offering consumers greater choice for receiving
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to ban the carriage of sporting firearms, saying they caused disruption to the network, that a ban would assist police with firearms control, and that ease of access meant the letters network was a target of criminals. Postcomm issued a consultation on the proposed changes in
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for 17 years in 1988, after walking out over bonuses being paid to recruit new workers in London and the South East. Royal Mail established Romec (Royal Mail
Engineering & Construction) in 1989 to deliver facilities maintenance services to its business. Romec was 51% owned by Royal Mail, and 49%
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was flown in full Royal Mail livery. In June 2013, Royal Mail confirmed it would extend Titan
Airways' contract to operate night flights from Stansted Airport, from January 2014 to January 2017, introducing new routes to Edinburgh and Belfast using three Boeing 737s. The new contract called for the
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In 2013 and 2014, a further eight mail centres were planned to be closed. The old mail centres in
Northampton, Coventry and Milton Keynes were replaced with the new South Midlands mail centre in Northampton covering Warwickshire, Coventry, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. The South Midlands Mail
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and is capable of carrying 100 kg of mail, which is the same weight as a typical delivery round. It is able to fly in poor weather conditions, including fog, and will be out of sight of any operator during the 70-mile journey. Vertical take-off and landing drones will take parcels between the
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Royal Mail's "Door to door" service provides delivery of leaflets, brochures, catalogues and other print materials to groups of domestic and business addresses selected by postcode. Such deliveries are made by the mail carrier together as part of the daily round. Companies using the "Door to door"
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Royal Mail will not carry a number of items which it says could be dangerous for its staff or vehicles. Additionally, a list of 'restricted' items can be posted subject to conditions. Prohibited goods include alcoholic, corrosive or flammable liquids or solids, gases, controlled drugs, indecent or
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The Royal Mail runs, alongside its stamped mail services, another sector of post called business mail. The large majority of Royal Mail's business mail service is for PPI or franked mail, where the sender prints their own 'stamp'. For PPI mail, this involves either a simple rubber stamp and an ink
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since 1971. Since 2000, old delivery bicycles have been shipped to Africa by the charity Re~Cycle; over 8,000 had been donated by 2004. In 2009, Royal Mail announced it was beginning to phase out bicycle deliveries, to be replaced with more push-trolleys and vans. A spokesman said that they would
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Special Delivery is an expedited mail service that guarantees delivery by 1 p.m. or 9 a.m. the next day for an increased cost. In the event that the item does not arrive on time, there is a money back guarantee. It insures goods to the value of £50 for 9 a.m. or £750 for
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branches and businesses, and brought to the regional mail centre. The process is divided into two parts. The 'outward' sorting identifies mail for delivery in the mail centre geographic area, which is retained, and mail intended for other mail centres, which is dispatched. The 'inward' sorting
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Localised strikes took place across the UK from June 2009 and grew in frequency throughout the summer. In
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Royal Mail has, in some quarters, a poor reputation for losing mail despite its claims that more than 99.93% of mail arrives safely and in 2006 was fined £11.7 million due to the amount of mail lost, stolen or damaged. In the first three months of 2011, around 120,000 letters were lost.
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The company provides mail collection and delivery services throughout the UK. Letters and parcels are deposited in post or parcel boxes, or are collected in bulk from businesses and transported to Royal Mail sorting offices. Royal Mail owns and maintains the UK's distinctive and iconic red
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established by a joint project with the CWU in 1996, as Royal Mail
Wolverhampton and District Employees Credit Union, it became Royal Mail (West) Credit Union in 2000, before adopting the present name in 2001. Based at the North West Midlands Mail Centre, it is a member of the
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and together they form the backbone network of the mail distribution operation. Mail is collected and brought to one of the mail centres. Mail is exchanged between the mail centres and then forwarded to one of 1,356 delivery offices, from where the final delivery is made.
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As of 2019, Royal Mail employed around 162,000 permanent postal workers, of which 143,000 were UK based roles, and 90,000 were postmen and women. An additional 18,000 casual workers were employed during November and December to assist with the additional Christmas post.
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held 1 ordinary share. The company was renamed Consignia Public Limited Company in 2001 and the new name was intended to show that the company did more than deliver mail; however, the change was very unpopular with both the general public and employees. The
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affected by proposals to rationalise the number of mail centres (particularly in north west England) again voted for strike action, potentially affecting Christmas deliveries. The action was postponed less than 24 hours before staff were due to walk out.
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was introduced on 10 January 1840, whereby a single rate for delivery anywhere in Great Britain and Ireland was pre-paid by the sender. A few months later, to certify that postage had been paid on a letter, the sender could affix the first adhesive
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Ofcom suggested in October 2012 that the first and second class post systems could be replaced by a single class. The new class would be set at a higher price than the current second class, but would be delivered in a shorter time-frame.
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In 1653, Parliament set aside all previous grants for postal services, and contracts were let for the inland and foreign mails to John Manley. Manley was given a monopoly on the postal service, which was effectively enforced by Protector
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On 1 January 2006, the Royal Mail lost its 350-year monopoly, and the British postal market became fully open to competition. Competitors were allowed to collect and sort mail, and pass it to Royal Mail for delivery, a service known as
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as an email to postal service system. In 1999, Royal Mail launched a short-lived e-commerce venture, ViaCode Limited, aimed at providing encrypted online communications services. However, it failed to make a profit and closed in 2002.
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of postcodes. Integrated mail processors scan the front and back of an envelope and translate addresses into machine-readable code. Letters are given a fluorescent orange barcode that represents the address. The barcode follows the
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service was introduced between UK and Egypt. The service was later extended to Canada (1941), East Africa (1941), Burma (1942), India (1942), South Africa (1942), Australia (1943), New Zealand (1943) Ceylon (1944) and Italy (1944).
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1844). "Documents relating to the Office of Postmaster, &c., delivered in by Mr. Reeve, from the Council-office, &c. – From the register of the Council of State".
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and private post boxes were removed from the Inland Letter Post Scheme (ILPS) and became available under contract. Several free services, including petitions to parliament and the sovereign, and
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Integrated mail processing (IMP) is the method that Royal Mail uses to sort the mail (in bulk) before delivery and has been implementing the technology since 1999. The system works by automated
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Royal Mail was fined £50 million by Ofcom in 2018 for breach of European Union competition law. Ofcom found that Royal Mail had abused its dominant position in 2014 in the delivery of letters.
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argue that Queen Elizabeth II should have simply been Queen Elizabeth, as there had been no previous Queen Elizabeth of Scotland or of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (
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on the London Stock Exchange. Applications for members of the public to buy shares opened on 27 September 2013, ahead of the company's listing on the London Stock Exchange on 15 October 2013.
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In 2004, the second daily delivery was scrapped in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency, meaning a later single delivery would be made. The same year, the
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In August 2012, Royal Mail again attempted to prohibit the carriage of all firearms, air rifles and air pistols from 30 November 2012. It cited section 14(1) of the
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to seek to part privatise the company by selling a minority stake to a commercial partner. However, despite legislation for the sale passing the
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and London. Delivery staff received uniforms for the first time in 1793, and the Post Office Investigation Branch was established. The first
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were extended across Great Britain and Northern Ireland between 1959 and 1974.
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5298:"Royal Mail – roll out of Delivery to Neighbour scheme – Statement"
4984:"Royal Mail chairman Peter Long quits to focus on Countrywide rescue efforts"
4563:"Royal Mail strike already 'national' as one in eight letters fail to arrive"
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Royal Mail GR VI cast iron wall postbox in Clackmannan, Scotland still in use
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In the 1640s, Parliament removed the monopoly from Witherings and during the
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on 31 July 1635, with postage being paid by the recipient. The monopoly was
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3688:"Brown will back down over Royal Mail privatisation, predicts Labour rebel"
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4720:"Keith Williams to succeed Les Owen as Chairman of Royal Mail in May 2019"
4373:"Royal Mail Christmas temporary staff complain of lack of pay | Recruiter"
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2781:"On the Effect of the New Postal Arrangements upon the Number of Letters"
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The position of chairman was established in 1969, after enactment of the
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5247:"Complaints to Royal Mail over 'lost' letters rise by more than a third"
3860:"Royal Mail threatens to split up business as it reports £1m a day loss"
3218:"Romec Cleaning Services Investigation uncovers Endemic Safety failures"
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On 1 October 2008, Postwatch was merged into the new consumer watchdog
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As part of the 2000 Act, the government set up a postal regulator, the
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38:. For its holding company, previously known as "Royal Mail plc", see
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5911:"Titan Airways selected to operate Royal Mail's night mail service"
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MPs warned Heseltine that they would not vote for the legislation.
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3760:"Changes to the Inland Letter Post and Inland Parcel Post Schemes"
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established a "Master of the Posts", a position that was renamed "
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3447:"Postwatch warns of turbulent times ahead for UK postal industry"
2570:. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 350, 351.
2515:"Twitter's float reminds us why we must privatise the Royal Mail"
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The Royal Mail service was first made available to the public by
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for a brief period in the early 2000s but changed it afterwards.
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Association of British Credit Unions (retrieved 1 November 2014)
4443:"Wildcats return with a roar – postal wildcat strike, 2003"
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Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher, eds. (1993). "Post Office".
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Intelligence and Espionage in the Reign of Charles II, 1660–1685
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5272:"Ofcom consults on Royal Mail's 'delivery to neighbour' scheme"
5187:"Re-opening the post:Postcomm and the quality of mail services"
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Financial Services Compensation Scheme (retrieved 2 April 2015)
4636:"UK workers at Royal Mail accept pay deal, ending long dispute"
4144:"Consultation on proposal to prohibit the carriage of firearms"
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1726:) was not always good, and in 2005, Postwatch took Postcomm to
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4793:"Post Office: Private Office Papers: Papers of William Ryland"
3729:"Moya Greene of Canada Post in line for top job at Royal Mail"
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over its decision regarding rebates to late-paying customers.
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Royal Mail Group have lost 59 employment tribunals since 2017
1285:, where mail entering and leaving the United Kingdom is sorted
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giving details of the Uniform Penny Post, dated 7 January 1840
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were similar to ordinary family coaches, but with Post Office
382:. It operates the brands Royal Mail (letters and parcels) and
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Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail
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Postal Services Commission annual report and accounts 2011–12
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in co-operation with Royal Mail; each dependency has its own
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Royal Mail operates an international-mail sorting centre, in
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1590:. Prior to this, the chairman's duties were performed by the
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1055:, until 1984. Then the headquarters division moved out to 33
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On 6 December 2010, a number of paid-for services including
5010:"Post Office: Private Office Papers: Papers of Ron Dearing"
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User Guide for Machine Readable Letters & Large Letters
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2791:(1). London: Statistical Society (Great Britain): 102–105.
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1998:. The twin-engine vehicle is manufactured in the UK by the
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owned 50,004 ordinary shares plus 1 special share, and the
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royalmailgroup.com/en/investors/full-year-results-2018-19/
5320:"Ofcom allows Royal Mail's 'delivery to neighbour' scheme"
4208:"Royal Mail – good news for airgunners and the trade"
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Format and list of address fonts recognised by Royal Mail.
2588:(illustrated ed.). Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp.
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Getting the Message: The Story of the British Post Office
4765:"Royal Mail names senior Heathrow executive as next boss"
3574:"The Royal Mail: a history of the British postal service"
3132:. The British Postal Museum & Archive. 5 October 2009
2849:
Third Report of the Postmaster General on the Post Office
2668:. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
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Hamilton, John Andrew (1893). "Prideaux, Sir Edmund". In
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1718:. The relationship between the two bodies' predecessors (
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had failed to pay a number of workers for several weeks.
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In 2004, Royal Mail applied to the then postal regulator
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The first Post Office pillar box was erected in 1852 in
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The Royal Mail can trace its history back to 1516, when
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5032:"Post Office to freeze letter prices as profits double"
4739:"Royal Mail appoints Simon Thompson as chief executive"
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2396:"Royal Mail privatisation bill unveiled by Vince Cable"
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1975 – created to replace administration of the former
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As part of the sorting process, mail is collected from
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Penny Post Credit Union Limited is a savings and loans
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pad, or a printed label. For franked mail, a dedicated
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service, allowing customers to pay for postage online.
559:(a prominent parliamentarian and lawyer who rose to be
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34:. For the UK retail post office company from 1970, see
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The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone
5189:. National Audit Office. 22 March 2006. Archived from
4611:"Royal Mail workers vote for nationwide postal strike"
4561:
Hope, Christopher; Wallop, Harry (17 September 2009).
4463:
3838:"Royal Mail shares to be sold before possible strikes"
3403:"Royal Mail pulls plug on ViaCode digital certificate"
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The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone
2712:. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 52.
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The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone
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as chief executive, the first woman to hold the post.
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began investigating a possible sale, and eventually a
6093:"Sending mail to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man"
5408:"Full Year 2018–19 Results and Strategy Presentation"
5139:"Royal Mail names Moya Greene as new chief executive"
3706:"Royal Mail names Moya Greene as new chief executive"
398:, first introduced in 1852 (12 years after the first
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Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom
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5372:"Royal Mail fined £50m for breaking competition law"
4932:"Another three years in post for head of Royal Mail"
3174:"1971: "Post strike ends with pay deal" (bbc.co.uk)"
1986:
In 2021 Royal Mail announced plans to trial using a
1426:. In 2005, the service delivered 3.3 billion items.
826:
do not bear the name of the country of issue on them
3330:"Consignia name lost in post as Royal Mail returns"
3077:. This Is Local London. 30 May 2003. Archived from
2141:
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
1937:
Northern Ireland Distribution Centre (Newtownabbey)
1359:offensive materials, and human and animal remains.
621:
An Act for Erecting and Establishing a Post Office.
490:
Lower Edmonton Royal Mail sorting office, in London
6853:Organisations based in London with royal patronage
5088:
4815:
2178:Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain
2045:, although it did not belong to Royal Mail Group.
1858:, plus some container- and road-transported mail.
1714:, while consumer interests are represented by the
867:Pillar box dating from the reign of Queen Victoria
4560:
4109:(Report). Royal Mail. 27 August 2019. p. 10.
2898:"Mulready stationery: Lettersheets and envelopes"
2579:
2577:
1962:for Royal Mail between East Midlands Airport and
1476:over pay and conditions in 2003. In Autumn 2007,
1383:British Association for Shooting and Conservation
1021:in 1990, and Royal Mail Parcels was rebranded as
6824:
6049:"Life on one of the world's most remote islands"
6024:. Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd. 2013. Archived from
4675:Penny Post Credit Union (retrieved 7 March 2015)
4417:"Britain's Postal Strike Ends With a Settlement"
4332:"Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018–19"
3907:"Royal Mail talks over pay on brink of collapse"
2152:have their own independent postal systems. (See
1910:
6402:
5394:"Royal Mail exceeds quality of service targets"
3281:"Legislation concerning the Royal Mail company"
3269:(2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 634.
2549:
2547:
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2021:was a cargo and passenger ship that served the
1958:. Dedicated night mail flights are operated by
1429:The "Door to door" service does not use the UK
1174:. The recommendations in the Hooper Review led
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5611:"Cost of hi-tech mail office 'out of control'"
4392:"Unpaid Christmas temps hit out at Royal Mail"
3264:
3166:
3130:"40th Anniversary of the Post Office Act 1969"
2902:The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World
2870:Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan; Mango, Anthony (2003).
2574:
2454:"Royal Mail Rise 'As Expected', Say Ministers"
1294:Royal Mail is required by law to maintain the
1200:on 27 May 2010, Royal Mail appointed Canadian
1119:, with Postcomm also being abolished in 2011.
6873:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
6454:
6204:
5865:. East Midlands Airport. 2013. Archived from
5703:. Royal Mail. 1 December 2011. Archived from
5581:"Intelligent letter sorting machines (ILSMs)"
5396:. Parcel and Post Technology. 27 August 2019.
4466:"Crozier hits out at striking postal workers"
4234:"Door to Door – Leaflet Distribution Service"
3852:
3381:"Sci/Tech: Royal Mail posts e-commerce first"
1807:
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3105:The British Postal Museum & Archive blog
2785:Journal of the Statistical Society of London
2769:
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2504:, vol. 1 (New York: Macmillan, 1909), p. 131
2388:
27:Postal service company in the United Kingdom
5214:"Royal Mail fined £11.7m over missing post"
4349:
4288:"Anger over Royal Mail's junk mail warning"
4249:
4247:
4169:"Carriage of firearms: a decision document"
3726:
3698:
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2270:Official in Wales, along with English name.
1931:North West Distribution Centre (Warrington)
1922:Princess Royal Distribution Centre (London)
1461:Royal Mail's industrial disputes include a
521:, in an attempt to retain control over the
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6447:
6211:
6197:
5531:Mail Technology: Evolution to E-Revolution
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3727:King, Ian; Lindsay, Robert (27 May 2010).
1925:National Distribution Centre (Northampton)
1648:
1509:
1071:After a change of government in 1997, the
6848:Logistics companies of the United Kingdom
5975:
5838:"Royal Mail to phase out cycling postmen"
5433:
5431:
4812:"Manufacturing chief William Barlow dies"
4736:
4464:Mark Tran and agencies (9 October 2007).
4282:
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3283:. National Archives. 2009. Archived from
1934:Yorkshire Distribution Centre (Normanton)
1085:Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
5076:"JOHN ROBERTS, CONSIGNIA CEO, TO RETIRE"
4244:
3960:. Royal Mail Group. 2013. Archived from
3244:"Tory rebels thwart Royal Mail sell-off"
2930:
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1928:South West Distribution Centre (Bristol)
1771:
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1659:Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
1592:Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
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1047:The Post Office had its headquarters in
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5244:
4906:"Beckett delivers Post Office chairman"
4737:Makortoff, Kalyeena (11 January 2021).
4647:
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2319:"Royal Mail makeover hints at break-up"
2128:with a parcels van and carriages under
1861:
1367:62 people and organisations responded.
555:was run at great profit for himself by
14:
6863:Organizations established in the 1510s
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5089:Nicholas Bannister (3 November 2000).
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3453:. Post & Parcel. 25 September 2008
3353:
3039:
2963:"Murray's Handbook to London As It Is"
2876:. Taylor & Francis. p. 2179.
2743:. Bristol: Arrowsmith. pp. 20–22.
1852:Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre
1547:Financial Services Compensation Scheme
1283:Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre
1059:, before moving again (in 1990) to 30
6868:Companies based in the City of London
6442:
6220:Postal services in the United Kingdom
6192:
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3571:
3356:"Royal Mail ditches e-mail operation"
3327:
3220:. CWU. 28 August 2006. Archived from
2933:"Philately: Countries: Great Britain"
2736:
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2695:. Bristol: Arrowsmith. pp. 8–16.
2688:
2661:
2412:from the original on 16 February 2019
2080:van outside the Axminster post office
1919:Scottish Distribution Centre (Wishaw)
1837:
1465:in 1971 after a dispute over pay and
1389:Unaddressed promotional mail delivery
687:Text of statute as originally enacted
386:(parcels). The company used the name
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5344:
4685:Credit unions in membership of ABCUL
4642:
3814:Peston, Robert (27 September 2013).
3791:Peston, Robert (27 September 2013).
3046:. Xlibris Corporation. p. 177.
2775:
2476:"A brief timeline of the Royal Mail"
1552:
1528:Association of British Credit Unions
1314:
1289:
1256:International Distributions Services
794:Greater changes took place when the
706:(GPO) was officially established by
479:Edinburgh and London Royal Mail, by
315:International Distributions Services
6843:Postal system of the United Kingdom
6795:Private postal services of Europe:
6408:Intelligent Letter Sorting Machines
6073:. This Is Local London. 30 May 2003
5752:
4799:
4782:
4709:
4540:"Postal workers' strike called off"
3196:"Modern postcodes are 50 years old"
2583:
2502:A Constitutional History of England
1834:that commenced in the early 1980s.
1829:Intelligent letter sorting machines
1353:
1305:
1079:, whereby the Post Office became a
439:International Distribution Services
380:International Distribution Services
337:Intersoft Systems & Programming
40:International Distribution Services
24:
6047:Hancock, Simon (19 January 2010).
6004:"Royal Mail delivers drone trials"
5662:"Royal Mail set to cut 1,700 jobs"
5587:. Royal Mail Group. Archived from
5504:Samuels, Mark (27 February 2004).
4958:"Royal Mail Chairman to step down"
4518:"Christmas post fears over strike"
3665:"Merged consumer body begins work"
3599:"Royal Mail loses postal monopoly"
2372:. Royal Mail. 2013. Archived from
2316:
2132:carrying the mail in 1986 through
2011:for postal services using drones.
1580:
25:
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6382:Postage stamps and postal history
6168:
5976:Partridge, Joanna (10 May 2021).
5957:. Titan Airways. 18 November 2013
5815:"Royal Mail swaps bikes for guns"
5506:"Sorted: Royal Mail's wonder hub"
4609:Sturcke, James (8 October 2009).
4492:"Mail deliveries 'still delayed'"
4261:. 9 December 2015. Archived from
3758:Waples, Mark (6 September 2010).
3643:"Sunday postal collections ended"
3621:"Online postage service launched"
3017:. Postal Heritage. Archived from
2539:. London: Sampson, London. p. 38.
2233:(Van Diemen's Land) Tasmania 1853
1907:Centre is the largest in the UK.
1137:London's largest sorting office,
836:London Pneumatic Despatch Company
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5439:"The Communications Market 2012"
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5245:Wardrop, Murray (18 July 2011).
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5212:Jones, Alan (10 February 2006).
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4390:D'Arcy, Scott (2 January 2012).
4356:110,000 seek Christmas post jobs
3885:"NM04 notice for Royal Mail plc"
2709:Discovering horse-drawn vehicles
2567:Dictionary of National Biography
2553:
2406:British Broadcasting Corporation
2117:
2101:
2085:
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1219:, were removed from the scheme.
1170:, the former deputy chairman of
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998:Postal workers held their first
872:
860:
746:Liverpool and Manchester Railway
602:
136:Royal Mail Group PLC (2002–2007)
57:
6136:Campbell-Smith, Duncan (2011).
5642:. Royal Mail. 19 September 2012
5637:"Current Mail Centre Addresses"
5533:. John Wiley & Sons. 2001.
5345:Hall, James (17 October 2012).
4602:
4588:"Postal workers vote on strike"
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2230:(Adelaide) South Australia 1851
2219:Postmaster-General's Department
1768:North West Midlands Mail Centre
1759:
1710:The Royal Mail is regulated by
1677:Sir Bryan Nicholson (1987–1992)
1617:Sir Bryan Nicholson (1987–1992)
1600:William Hall, 2nd Viscount Hall
1539:Prudential Regulation Authority
1027:President of the Board of Trade
918:was only Queen of the pre-1707
845:
752:system was introduced in 1838.
736:ran in 1784, operating between
6858:1516 establishments in England
6071:"Final delivery for Mail Rail"
5161:"Rico Back to head Royal Mail"
4724:International Post Corporation
4445:. libcom.org. 10 November 2006
3958:"Universal Service Obligation"
3686:Sparrow, Andrew (5 May 2009).
3425:"Where do missing letters go?"
3246:. Independent. 3 November 1994
3075:"Final delivery for Mail Rail"
2468:
2446:
2432:"Postal Services Bill 2010–11"
2424:
2362:
2344:
2310:
2288:
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1668:Sir William Barlow (1977–1980)
1665:Sir William Ryland (1969–1977)
1608:Sir William Barlow (1977–1980)
1605:Sir William Ryland (1971–1977)
1323:Automated post sorting machine
577:Second Protectorate Parliament
433:, a majority of the shares in
13:
1:
5935:. Titan Airways. 17 June 2013
5836:Leach, Ben (23 August 2009).
4763:Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024).
4590:. BBC News. 17 September 2009
4196:. Royal Mail. 15 August 2012.
3984:"Royal Mail Special Delivery"
3623:. BBC News. 19 September 2006
3572:Blake, Heidi (10 June 2010).
3551:"End of line for mail trains"
3507:. 31 March 2023. p. 11.
3479:. UK Government. 2 April 2009
2517:. City A.M. 13 September 2013
2277:
2224:(Sydney) New South Wales 1809
1911:Regional Distribution Centres
1814:optical character recognition
1751:
1705:
1620:Sir Michael Heron (1993–1998)
1483:In December 2008, workers at
1472:Royal Mail suffered national
1376:Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
1348:optical character recognition
1099:In 1998, Royal Mail launched
702:passed into oblivion, so the
673:Statute Law Revision Act 1863
259:Martin Seidenberg (Group CEO)
6430:and regulatory arrangements.
6420:British Overseas Territories
6117:Browne, Christopher (1993).
6002:Tomusk, Karl (11 May 2021).
5817:. BBC News. 30 December 2004
5555:"Integrated Mail Processing"
4542:. BBC News. 18 December 2008
4520:. BBC News. 15 December 2008
3765:. Royal Mail. Archived from
3601:. BBC News. 18 February 2005
3531:. BBC News. 26 February 2002
3307:"UK Post Office name change"
2638:"Collectible British Stamps"
2456:. Sky News. 25 November 2013
2282:
2146:British Overseas Territories
1990:between the UK mainland and
1968:Exeter International Airport
1034:Green Paper on Postal Reform
553:parliamentary postal service
361:The Royal Mail Group Limited
7:
5559:Royal Mail E-learning Guide
4498:. BBC News. 9 November 2007
4310:personal.help.royalmail.com
3840:. BBC News. 27 October 2013
3645:. BBC News. 27 October 2007
3553:. BBC News. 10 January 2004
3529:"Second post to be ditched"
3405:. The Register. 29 May 2002
3328:Fagan, Mary (9 June 2002).
3176:. BBC News. 30 October 1970
2171:
1897:
1543:Financial Conduct Authority
1478:disputes over modernisation
1436:
1273:
1094:Communication Workers Union
696:restoration of the monarchy
10:
6894:
6403:Integrated mail processing
6291:British Forces Post Office
6244:List of postcode districts
6110:
5767:www.northamptonchron.co.uk
5479:Postal Services Commission
3667:. BBC News. 1 October 2008
3309:. BBC News. 9 January 2001
2236:(Brisbane) Queensland 1859
2050:London Post Office Railway
2041:in service, alongside the
2023:British overseas territory
1808:Integrated mail processing
1652:
1513:
1494:two- and three-day strikes
1431:Mailing Preference Service
1185:, it was abandoned in the
1109:Postal Services Commission
943:London Post Office Railway
849:
759:
584:United Kingdom legislation
505:Upon his accession to the
452:
448:
198:29 December 1660
42:. For the stage play, see
29:
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6390:
6374:
6282:
6226:
5475:"Price control 2006–2010"
5446:Stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
5091:"Ready to deliver change"
3933:"Royal Mail Postal Guide"
3427:. BBC News. 20 March 2001
2227:(Melbourne) Victoria 1851
2037:. It was one of only two
1680:Bill Cockburn (1992–1995)
1254:would change its name to
933:service was developed by
809:William Mulready designed
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133:Consignia PLC (2001–2002)
126:
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56:
4671:19 February 2015 at the
4638:. Reuters. 11 July 2023.
3735:. London. Archived from
3267:The London Encyclopaedia
3015:"Timeline of key events"
2662:Allan, Marshall (2003).
2257:
2048:Royal Mail operated the
1941:
1683:John Roberts (1995–2003)
1623:Neville Bain (1998–2002)
1514:Not to be confused with
1445:Royal Mail postman with
1300:Postal Services Act 2011
1077:Postal Services Act 2000
1019:Alliance & Leicester
469:Charles Cooper Henderson
431:Postal Services Act 2011
378:company. It is owned by
256:(Non-executive Chairman)
52:Royal Mail Group Limited
6521:Bosnia and Herzegovina
5585:500 Years of Royal Mail
5374:. Ofcom. 14 August 2018
5322:. Ofcom. Archived from
5274:. Ofcom. Archived from
5141:. BBC News. 27 May 2010
5111:"Profile: Adam Crozier"
3816:"Royal Mail sold today"
3793:"Royal Mail sold today"
3708:. BBC News. 27 May 2010
2616:House of Commons papers
2500:Annie Muriel Chambers,
2193:Barbados Postal Service
2154:List of postal entities
1972:London Stansted Airport
1776:Southampton Mail Centre
1649:Former chief executives
1510:Penny Post Credit Union
1501:several strikes in 2022
1245:initial public offering
1192:After the departure of
834:The first trial of the
772:Post Office Regulations
713:Between 1719 and 1763,
467:-London Royal Mail, by
6470:Postal administrations
6264:London postal district
6239:List of postcode areas
6154:Tombs, R. C. (1899).
5795:. Royal Mail Technical
5793:"Royal Mail Technical"
5058:"Bill Cockburn CBE TD"
4690:3 January 2015 at the
4653:"Violation Tracker UK"
4255:"Door-to-Door Opt-Out"
4210:. BASC. Archived from
2937:National Postal Museum
2906:National Postal Museum
2584:How, James S. (2003).
2252:Caribbean Postal Union
2183:Royal Mail rubber band
2094:British Rail Class 325
2064:Historic vehicle fleet
1777:
1769:
1716:Citizens Advice Bureau
1516:1st Class Credit Union
1450:
1324:
1286:
1235:
1141:
1124:travelling post office
1081:public limited company
989:national postal strike
783:Uniform Fourpenny Post
778:
523:Scottish Privy Council
491:
483:
481:Jacques-Laurent Agasse
472:
441:, were floated on the
206:(Post Office Act 1660)
188:31 July 1635
117:
108:
99:
90:
6533:Hrvatska pošta Mostar
6269:Postcode Address File
4060:"Royal Mail Mailmark"
3505:The Stationery Office
3477:Business and industry
3198:. BBC. 2 October 2009
2989:"Telegram messengers"
2737:Tombs, R. C. (1899).
2706:Smith, D. J. (2004).
2689:Tombs, R. C. (1899).
2126:British Rail Class 73
1981:British Aerospace 146
1956:East Midlands Airport
1883:South West: Bristol,
1846:, Berkshire close to
1775:
1767:
1541:and regulated by the
1537:is authorised by the
1444:
1322:
1281:
1225:
1136:
1049:St. Martin's Le Grand
975:statutory corporation
971:government department
957:Statutory corporation
937:(Postal Section) and
912:Scottish nationalists
769:
756:Uniform penny postage
609:Parliament of England
489:
478:
462:
443:London Stock Exchange
423:government department
384:Parcelforce Worldwide
300:Third-party logistics
6838:Postal organizations
6161:Arrowsmith, Bristol.
5955:"End of the BAe Era"
4820:on 10 December 2022.
3043:Many Changeful Years
2726:on 13 February 2016.
2168:must clear customs.
2029:. It sailed between
1862:List of mail centres
1655:Post Office Act 1969
1644:Les Owen (2018–2019)
1588:Post Office Act 1969
1569:(since January 2021)
1562:(since January 2018)
1007:in a joint venture.
963:Post Office Act 1969
945:was opened in 1927.
748:. The Post Office's
744:ran in 1830, on the
591:Post Office Act 1660
6428:different operators
5869:on 8 September 2013
5485:on 20 November 2008
5455:on 9 September 2016
5326:on 23 December 2012
5278:on 27 December 2012
5226:on 12 February 2009
5119:. 17 September 2003
5012:. National Archives
4990:. 19 September 2018
4936:The Daily Telegraph
4880:"Sir Michael Heron"
4567:The Daily Telegraph
4423:. 13 September 1988
4377:www.recruiter.co.uk
4259:stopjunkmail.org.uk
4084:. frankedmail.co.uk
4038:"Franking services"
3578:The Daily Telegraph
3154:. National Archives
2912:on 10 December 2019
2856:. 1857. p. 41.
2408:. 13 October 2010.
2376:on 25 December 2014
2033:, Saint Helena and
1979:replacement of the
1964:Bournemouth Airport
969:was changed from a
967:General Post Office
704:General Post Office
511:Union of the Crowns
455:General Post Office
53:
36:Post Office Limited
32:General Post Office
6424:Crown Dependencies
6259:List of post towns
5591:on 24 January 2018
5038:. 15 December 1992
4938:. 10 December 2004
4838:. 23 February 2009
4704:Credit Union Guide
4421:The New York Times
4396:Swindon Advertiser
4214:on 16 January 2013
4122:"Prohibited goods"
4040:. Royal Mail. 2013
3996:on 4 November 2013
3772:on 25 January 2013
3224:on 4 November 2013
3021:on 19 October 2013
2995:on 15 October 2013
2537:Her Majesty's Mail
2535:Lewins, W (1865).
2150:Crown Dependencies
1838:International mail
1778:
1770:
1451:
1325:
1287:
1236:
1176:Business Secretary
1168:Richard Hooper CBE
1142:
1089:Treasury Solicitor
1040:after a number of
991:over a pay claim.
982:National Giro Bank
920:Kingdom of England
796:Uniform Penny Post
779:
762:Uniform Penny Post
723:Royal Mail Coaches
549:First Commonwealth
500:Postmaster General
492:
484:
473:
435:Royal Mail Limited
427:public corporation
51:
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6184:corporate website
6147:978-0-241-95766-0
6140:. Penguin Books.
6028:on 14 August 2013
5773:on 16 August 2016
5740:on 24 August 2019
5193:on 4 October 2013
5165:Logistics Manager
4964:. 29 January 2015
4858:"Bryan Nicholson"
4294:. 29 August 2006.
4238:www.royalmail.com
4082:"Mailmark Prices"
3964:on 17 August 2013
3354:Richardson, Tim.
3109:The Postal Museum
2642:Collectors Weekly
2599:978-0-7546-0354-2
2209:Royal Mail Canada
2207:– established as
2188:London Penny Post
2158:British postcodes
1992:St Mary's airport
1572:Chief Executive:
1565:Chief Executive:
1553:Senior leadership
1463:seven-week strike
1350:(OCR) equipment.
1315:Business services
1296:universal service
1290:Universal service
1213:post office boxes
1147:downstream access
1061:St James's Square
1030:Michael Heseltine
842:service in 1870.
812:postal stationery
692:
691:
662:Other legislation
597:Act of Parliament
538:Thomas Witherings
507:throne of England
358:
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186:(Master of Posts)
44:Royal Mail (play)
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6227:Postal geography
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2482:on 6 August 2014
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2370:"1st Class mail"
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2356:Historic England
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2317:Miller, Robert.
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2242:New Zealand Post
2134:Clapham Junction
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2039:Royal Mail Ships
2035:Ascension Island
1848:Heathrow Airport
1394:service include
1371:and businesses.
1354:Prohibited goods
1330:franking machine
1306:Special Delivery
1187:House of Commons
876:
864:
717:, postmaster at
680:Status: Repealed
649:29 December 1660
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1581:Former chairmen
1576:(from May 2024)
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5913:. 25 June 2013
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1139:Mount Pleasant
1128:GB Railfreight
1117:Consumer Focus
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