Revisions to Royal Mail's special stamp programme

Royal Mail has announced a number of changes to its stamp issuing programme for 2012-2013 following feedback from collectors. Following customer research, Royal Mail has decided to postpone its planned Dinosaur issue (which was to be issued on 16 October 2012) until late 2013. Space Science (due to be released on 30 October 2012) will now be released in its place.

Next year's stamp issues will be reduced from a planned fourteen issues to twelve and the postage values used on the stamps will also be reviewed, with the 2nd class letter rate returning to the Charles Dickens stamp due for release on 19 June 2012.

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