Talk:Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain

message: What are the rules regarding postage stamps copyright in the UK? Yann 16:32, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe it is 70 years after disuse, but the information is out there because I looked it up and knew for sure once! ixo (talk) 08:51, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually any stamp issued before privitisation is covered by Crown copyright which lasts 50 years. ww2censor (talk) 11:33, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: 2004 post

message: According to Isle of Man Post, Manx stamps have not been valid in the UK since 1973, nor are UK stamps valid in the Isle of Man. Should the references to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands be removed from the section relating to regional issues?
45ossington (talk) 12:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Regional Issues - Isle of Man stamps

message: There is no mention of the introduction of post boxes.  I saw at the end of a BBC DVD that Anthony Trollope was responsible for their introduction, which happened at the same time as the introduction of the postage stamp.  Prior to this all mail was collected from the sender's address by courier. ixo (talk) 08:51, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: We can always add it but first you may want to read Pillar box#The Channel Island problem. However, it was 1852/53 when his recommendations were started. ww2censor (talk) 11:29, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

text: Really helpful thanks - for both your answers! perhaps there could be mention of pillar boxes with a link to the full article, as pillar boxes are part of the Postal History of Great Britain. I was hunting around for something about them and the Pillar Box article was not immediately obvious to me. ixo (talk) 17:21, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Post Boxes

message: It's a modern development of postage in the UK, so should be part of the main article and is really not notable enough to have an article in its own right. ww2censor (talk) 13:39, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't agree. It has the potential to be a longer article. I easily found four webpages detailing the labels and there has been extensive coverage of these labels in the British philatelic press. In addition they are still in use and continue to evolve meaning that more will be written about them. I see this as analogous to the series article we have on Machins or Wildings. Can we give it some time and see if anyone expands it? I think they might. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:34, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm ok with giving it some time, let's say a month or so but maybe we can add a short section to the main article with a  link. However the philatelists reaction paragraph is uncited and likely OR, unless you know of some reliable sources. ww2censor (talk) 19:58, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a source. John Holman said in GSM "...many collectors hate them but they do have an interest of their own and a number of collectors are building up specialised collections of the many different types." That was in 2008. In my experience they have quite a following. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:19, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Horizon label]] 

message: It would appear that the image of a Mr Harold Blumenthal (who may have been a local councillor) was accidentally included on a stamp issued to celebrate the Queen's 65th birthday. I don't know enough about the affair to compose an article on it (let alone cite references), but is it not something that should be mentioned?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.239.123.184 (talk) 13:42, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure if you are making a joke or not but certainly not worthy of an article in its own right and probably not worth a mention in this article either. Post additional info if you think there is more to it. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:46, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently the issue concerns this Grenada Grenadines stamp with comments about Blumenthal on this one not a GB stamp per this 1991 New York Times article. There might be slight justification in an article on that stamp issuing territory but even then it is mere trivia. ww2censor (talk) 14:31, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice surprise for him but agreed trivia for us. Philafrenzy (talk) 14:38, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harold Blumenthal and the 1991 Queen's Birthday stamp 

message: As of the date and timestamp of this paragraph, the article contains the text QUOTE:Once colonised countries of Great Britain at one point all used the Penny Black portrait of Queen Victoria, such as Barbados, Nevis, Fiji, Trinidad, British Guiana, and India.UNQUOTE I assume that "once colonised" is a typo for "once-colonized" (as otherwise it is redundant to "at one point") but I'm not writing about that. There is a phobia against hyphens lately. I'm writing because of the text "ALL used" (emphasis added by me). There is a once-colonised country that has never used the Penny Black postage-stamp. Google for the phrase "United States of America" (the name of that ex-colony) and you should find enough data to verify that it does exist.2603:7000:9906:A91C:1C64:8308:33BC:E2D6 (talk) 11:58, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Inaccuracy?

message: "In February 2022 new barcoded "definitive design" stamps were introduced. The rectangular (matrix) codes, unique to each stamp, use a trademarked coding designed to prevent counterfeiting and to enable tracking of letters, and to enable correspondents to link digital content to their stamps"
Is there any evidence of either intention or efficacy in prevention of counterfeiting or tracking? S C Cheese (talk) 17:28, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barcoded stamps