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Buy your postage stamps this weekend .....

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Edward

Edward Report 2 Apr 2011 09:47

.... hefty prices rises from Monday!

Researching:
Newall, Gibbins, Lightfoot, Fance (Warrington) Buddle, Swinford (East Kent & Thanet)

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 2 Apr 2011 10:23

Yes it is and its well hidden on their site ......

Going up between 5p ans 10p...for first class depending on which site you look

Thank you for this I have 100 birthday invites to post

Edward

Edward Report 2 Apr 2011 12:27

The price increases, from April 4, are as follows:

The price of First and Second class stamps for standard items weighing up to 100g will rise by 5p to 46p and 4p to 36p respectively.

The cost of a Large Letter stamp will rise by 9p to 75p for First Class items and 7p to 58p for Second Class mail.

An increase in prices for franked mail by 3p to 39p for standard First Class items and by 3p to 28p for Second Class Mail. This is the first increase for two years on franked mail following a price freeze last year.

Researching:
Newall, Gibbins, Lightfoot, Fance (Warrington) Buddle, Swinford (East Kent & Thanet)

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 2 Apr 2011 12:54

Buying the postage stamps this weekend won't make any difference to the cost of postage ..unless you post them this weekend also.

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 2 Apr 2011 12:57

Uzzi - if you buy books of ones which just say 1st class or 2nd class it does - lol It doesn't matter when you use them then.

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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 2 Apr 2011 12:59

but stamps retain their postage rate.......
ie a 1st class bought last year will still be first class, no matter what the increase is on monday

as far as I know! its always been that way

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 2 Apr 2011 13:41

Good point there shows how long it is since I've been out of the UK had forgotten all about the 1st and 2nd class stamps ! was only thinking about the priced stamps

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 2 Apr 2011 14:08

OH just purchased this morning a 12 book of stamps and mentioned to Post Mistress about the increase - she knew nothing about it!!