GB price increase

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the rate
increase in the UK in April ?

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the rate
increase in the UK in April ?

In message
"Ron Jackson" wrote:

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


I very much doubt it. They will use the 2nd class NVI already available.

I gather there is even going to be a 'Postcard' NVI for the overseas
postcard rate.

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"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...
I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the
rate
increase in the UK in April ?

I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8 May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p. This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas

Douglas Myall wrote:
"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
. ..

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the

rate

increase in the UK in April ?

I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8 May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p. This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas


You may be right but will they change the colour of the second class nvi
to distinguish the difference in value?

"Alan" wrote in message
...
Douglas Myall wrote:
"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
. ..

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with
the

rate

increase in the UK in April ?

I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p
stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8
May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these
have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it
will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p.
This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe
and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard
reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full
FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to
lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas


You may be right but will they change the colour of the second class
nvi
to distinguish the difference in value?

No.

Alan wrote:
Douglas Myall wrote:

"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
...

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the


rate

increase in the UK in April ?


I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8 May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p. This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas

You may be right but will they change the colour of the second class nvi
to distinguish the difference in value?

What difference in value? Won't the old 2nd class stamps still be good
for the new 2nd class rate? Unlike US NVI stamps.

= Eric

In message
Alan wrote:

Douglas Myall wrote:
"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
. ..

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the

rate

increase in the UK in April ?

I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8 May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p. This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas


You may be right but will they change the colour of the second class nvi
to distinguish the difference in value?

In the US NVI stamps retain the value at which they were sold. When
rates change a new NVI is issued.

In the UK NVI stamps do the job, so to speak, regardless of the value
at the time of sale. This is fine when prices go up, but it works the
other way too - a few years ago the price for 2nd Class went down from 20p
to 19p.

The only major colour changes for Machin NVI's have been as follows:

1st: Black to orange-red, then gold a couple of times
2nd: Ultramarine to dark blue, then back to ultramarine
(otherwise a bright blue)

--
Tony Clayton or
Coins of the UK : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/coins.html
Values of Coins of the UK : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/values/coins.html
Metals used in Coins : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html
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Eric,

Your quite correct - if history is anything to go by.

When the rate has changed in the past the 1st and 2nd class NVI stamps
didn't change - just the amount they charged for them over the
counter. It's your good fortune if you happen to have a stock of them
in hand when the rate goes up. The Post Office have already had your
money so I assume they don't care too much :-)

Andy Donaldson
eMail:
Web: www.stamp.demon.co.uk


On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:16:42 -0800, Eric Bustad
wrote:

Alan wrote:
Douglas Myall wrote:

"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...

I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
...

Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the


rate

increase in the UK in April ?


I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators. There is still no 28p stamp
for the 1st-class minimum weight step which came into force on 8 May
2003.

The proposed increase in overseas rates may be postponed. (Unlike
domestic tariff increases which are in line with inflation, these have
to be approved by the PostCom regulator.) One new stamp for it will be
a new NVI for the worldwide postcard airmail rate, currently 42p. This
is likely to have chevrons at the right, like the current Europe and
Worldwide NVIs issued 27 March 2003, with the word Postcard reading
vertically at the left. Royal Mail will be providing their full FDC
service for this stamp. Increases in overseas rates are likely to lead
to some new values but no details are available yet.

Douglas

You may be right but will they change the colour of the second class nvi
to distinguish the difference in value?

What difference in value? Won't the old 2nd class stamps still be good
for the new 2nd class rate? Unlike US NVI stamps.

= Eric

"Douglas Myall" wrote in message ...
"Ron Jackson" wrote in message
...
I would expect to see a new 21p value.


Alan wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the
rate
increase in the UK in April ?

I don't think that there will be a 21p stamp. The need can be met
entirely by existing Non Value Indicators.

I'm sure that will save much future inconvenience for this eBay seller:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ry=35 03&rd=1
without whose efforts the price increase might have been postponed.

Chris (looking for the e-mail address for Royal Mail's Revenue Protection Dept)