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Postal Inflation since 1840
The price of sending a letter (August 2025) is £1.70 for a 1 st Class letter and 87p for a 2 nd Class. Let us compare what that means...
Neil Ritchie
2 days ago2 min read


200th Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
The birth of passenger-carrying public rail travel is commonly traced back to the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27...
Neil Ritchie
2 days ago2 min read


Dogs on Stamps
Crufts 2025 dog competition has finished and this year's Best in Show is a Whippet called Miuccia, my congratulations to all the owners...
Neil Ritchie
2 days ago2 min read


540th Anniversary of the founding of the House of Tudor
The House of Tudor was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 22 August 1485 to 1603. Their forebears were the...
Neil Ritchie
Aug 213 min read
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