BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 05:31:00
On pre—pandemic levels and much lower than the tens of billions that were sent a number of decades ago. but royal mail is still describing the use of bar codes as the biggest single change to postage stamps since the introduction of?this — the very first adhesive stamp introduced in 1840, known as the penny black. and another change we're seeing is new stamps featuring his majesty king charles, with a bar code but not, you might notice, a crown. just remember, don't send any last—minute birthday cards tomorrow, as the recipient would have to pay a small charge to get it. that wouldn't se...