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Royal Mail Release Posters To Push Christmas Post

Royal Mail Post Early For Christmas

The Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 08/12/11 17:14 GMT Updated: 08/12/11 19:37 GMT

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The Royal Mail has released a series of poster dating from the 1934, encouraging Brits to "Post Early For Christmas".

The historic prints, which were created by some of the most renowned graphic designers of the period, are being re-released to encourage modern mailers to leave enough time to post cards and gifts.

This Christmas, the Royal Mail is due to deliver more than 2 billion items, with Monday December 12 traditionally the company's busiest day.

Each December, Royal Mail handles around 750 million Christmas cards, a custom that started in Britain in 1840 when the first 'Penny Post' public postal deliveries began.

The recommended last posting dates for this year are December 20 (1st class), December 17 (2nd class) and December 22 (special delivery).

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The Royal Mail has released a series of poster dating from the 1934, encouraging Brits to "Post Early For Christmas". The historic prints, which were created by some of the most renowned graphic d...
The Royal Mail has released a series of poster dating from the 1934, encouraging Brits to "Post Early For Christmas". The historic prints, which were created by some of the most renowned graphic d...
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ArenaCreativeStock
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08:11 PM on 12/29/2011
I always love looking at vintage designs and poster layout - thanks for this :)
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Kraptonfactor
They're coming to take me away ha ha, hee hee, ho
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01:54 PM on 12/10/2011
Are they planning on posting Brady somewhere before Christmas?
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blujag
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09:47 AM on 12/10/2011
Public hearing !!! public hanging he needs... and whatever happened to free speech, hp.
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clanbear
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07:46 AM on 12/10/2011
get your links right for Christ's sake and as far as Brady is concerned,execute the swine,he's cost the tax payers hundreds of thousand already
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weetabix
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01:02 AM on 12/10/2011
Is there a link between Ian Brady and the post office ? did he sew mail bags or somthing ? am I missing somthing here .The headline was Ian Brady gets public hearing I would much preffer he gets a public hanging .He has cost this country enough .
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rapier999
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12:51 AM on 12/10/2011
Good to see my comment removed yet again. Obviously H.P. are in supprt of child rapists and murderers.
Losers!
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Blindstu
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06:33 PM on 12/09/2011
This Huffington post is pathetic........I clicked on a story that was suposed to be about the moors murderer and I get this one about the post office
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Makalha
Opinions are not facts.
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07:37 PM on 12/09/2011
Me too .......... Is this the latest idea to stop us posting on what might be more controversial stories ?
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EagLeo
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11:22 AM on 12/09/2011
This is an inspired move! On the assumption Royal Mail still holds the rights to the images, it's a clever way to cut costs while, at the same time, giving the public a taste of how Christmas felt during that other Great Depression. It's a pity more organisations (including the govt) can't adopt the same strategy and thereby channel funds into more worthwhile, long-term projects in these challenging times.
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10:49 AM on 12/09/2011
I am surprised they are going to be so busy seeing the state of the economy and the exorbitant cost of postage stamps....a special Xmas stamp reasonably priced would have been most welcome.
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adidasmmxx
No likey? Not bovvered !
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11:32 AM on 12/09/2011
Yes they could have reduced the cost for the festive season,giving us ALL a present !!!
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GingerlyColors
No will to change it, no right to criticize it
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07:33 AM on 12/10/2011
In years gone by Royal Mail 'cross subsidised' the cost of stamps which is used for 'social mail' that normally comrises of only 5% or so of the workload and has to be collected from roadside pillar boxes. Royal Mail made it's money through business mail and advertising mail, the so-called 'Junk Mail'. Thanks to the last Labour government who deregulated the postal service other firms such as TNT, DHL and UK Mail now cherry-pick half of the bulk-posting markets including junk mail then dump it on Royal Mail for final delivery at a cost set in stone by the Regulator which currently means that Royal Mail actually loses something like 1p - 2p for every item it is forced to deliver for it's rivals. Therefore Royal Mail is being forced to raise stamp prices and the cost of it's other services to make up the shortfall. The current government has recently scrapped POSTCOM, the regulator that has robbed Royal Mail of a level playing field and handed the regulation over to OFCOM who hopefully will untie Royal Mail's hands a little.
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