The deadline has now unfortunately passed. Royal Mail has updated stamps by adding barcodes, meaning existing stamps that do not have them will become obsolete. Royal Mail introduced the ...

Stamps featuring the late Queen on a plain background will need a barcode to be valid after July 31, ITV News' Pablo Taylor reports on Monday Royal Mail has warned that stamps that do not have ...

Royal Mail is urging people to use stamps without a barcode by January 31 2023, when they cease to be valid. The change affects ordinary stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II, which must be used ...

Today is the last day you can use your old Royal Mail stamps before they become worthless. This is due to Royal Mail adding barcodes to their regular stamps - those without a barcode will no ...

Old 1st and 2nd class stamps are to be replaced with similar ones, although they feature a unique barcode alongside the late Queen Elizabeth's profile. Some might be wondering why these new stamps ...

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Stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid for postage after a new design has been introduced. The change is part of a new scheme to digitalise stamps, and from now on they will all feature ...

Royal Mail has issued a final warning to Britons in possession of "regular" stamps that will expire today. From tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, any item sent with an "old-style" stamp will be deemed ...

Today is your last chance to use stamps without a barcode - with any missing last post this evening set to incur a fee for the recipient. From 1 August, any item with an "old-style" stamp will be ...

Royal Mail is urging people to use up stamps that do not have a barcode by 31 January, when they will no longer be valid for postage. It says the deadline in exactly 100 days affects "everyday ...