Friday, May 25, 2012

Flag Faststamp Mailshot

Stardate: 250512


The latest addition to the growing number of faststamps depicts the Union flag. The reason for the issue is to honour the Diamond Jubilee. Both Hytec and Wincor versions have been seen – the former is from the presentation pack and the latter is the standard.

I sent off a number of covers (with payment) to a number of Wincor equipped offices throughout Britain. As of the 25th May 2012, I have had more than 50% back. In addition, I visited eight offices in central London. The tables below summarise my findings as of today.

Visited on 21/5/12

Postcode
Office id
Location
Kiosk/Session Number/Issue
Notes
WC2N
015010
William IV Street/Trafalgar Square
K1  87328 Pigs
K2  79730 Pigs
K3  81471 Flag
K4  80572 Flag
Only two kiosks had the flag issue – kiosks 3 and 4. The other two were vending the pig issue.
WC2B
008010
Aldwych
K1  38739 Flag
K2  23747 Flag

SW1H
010011
Broadway
K1  42997 Flag
K2  98502 Flag

SW11
019001
Lavender Hill
K1  26729 Flag

SW4
005008
Clapham High Street
K1 6555 Machin
K2 6959 Machin
Both kiosks were vending the Machins. Font 2 restored in both. “newvision®” at the bottom of receipts from kiosk 2. Kiosk 1 includes “London” in the address while kiosk 2 doesn’t.
SE1
004007
Blackfriars
K1 7053 Pig
“newvision®” at the bottom of receipt.
EC3M
030003
Eastcheap
K1 19565 Flag
K2 88845 Flag
No address on receipts from kiosk 1.
SE1
006007
Borough High Street
K1 72653 Flag
K2 67256 Flag



Mailshot Returns

Post
code
PO id
Location
Date on Receipt
Kiosk/
Session/
Issue
Notes
AB11
002801
Aberdeen
21/5/12
K1 19550 Flag

B91
017246
Solihull
21/5/12
K1 74479 Flag
K2 61602 Flag

BA1
015504
Bath
22/5/12
K1 8118 Flag
K2 45210 Flag
Kiosk 1 address made up of both upper and lower case lettering. Kiosk2 address in lowercase. Has city of bath  as top line of address.
BA20
010925
Yeovil
21/5/12
K1 -------
K2 50035 Flag

BN21
017907
Eastbourne
21/5/12
K1 10017 Flag
K2 -------
Kiosk 1 address in lower case on receipt.
DH3
003313
Chester-le-St
21/5/12
K1 15457

EX8
011519
Exmouth
21/5/12
K1  5142 Flag
Address in lower case on receipt. No space in the postcode.
HR1
008618
Hereford
21/5/12
K1 62300 Flag
K2 71249 Flag

IP1
014130
Ipswich
21/5/12
K1 1421 Flag
Address has the town in block capitals - IPSWICH
IP33
004112
Bury St Edmunds
21/5/12
K1  53613 Flag
No spacing in the address on the receipts.
ME13
010941
Faversham
21/5/12
K1 11522 Flag

MK9
009109
Milton Keynes
21/5/12
K1 13627 Flag
K2 16249 Flag
Kiosk 1 has both upper and lower case lettering. Kiosk 2 has the address in block capitals.
NE33
021329
South Shields
21/5/12
K1 3605 Flag
K2 30567 Flag

OX1
014137
Oxford
21/5/12
K1 5983 Flag
K2 5101 Flag
Address on the receipts from both kiosks in lower case. No space in postcode.
PE21
003202
Boston
21/5/12
K1 16322 Flag

PO6
003937
Portsmouth
21/5/12
K1 17520 Flag
Receipts using Ł instead of £
PO16
014937
Fareham
21/5/12
K1 43789 Flag
K2 44158 Flag

RH10
007912
Crawley
21/5/12
K1 24519 Flag

S40
011340
Chesterfield
21/5/12
K1 57145 Flag
K2 66780 Flag

SR1
005343
Sunderland
21/5/12
K1  321 Flag
K2  3060 Flag

SS1
009140
Southend on Sea
21/5/12
K1 37066 Flag
K2 54136 Flag

YO1
005349
York
21/5/12
K1 84330 Flag
K2 71859 -71879 Flag



I will add to the above as and when more material arrives.







Thursday, May 17, 2012


Union Flag Mailshot

Stardate: 170512
These last few days has seen my most ambitious mailshot to obtain many of the Wincor-Nixdorf kiosks and offices that I need – around 61 kiosks from 37 offices. The mailing was timed to obtain examples of faststamps from these offices on (or around) the 21st May – the date of release of the “union” flag issue.

The table below lists the offices targeted (37) and where/when I posted them off from. I intend to monitor the returns as I have noticed some previous items have failed to get through to target offices or have been returned damaged and minus the payment. Also, this will, hopefully, give a moderate snap shot of what is happening throughout the country outside London as this corresponds to around 25% of the Wincor equipped offices. To redress this, I hope to visit a few London offices on the first day (21st May).

However, the majority of requests for material that I have sent to other offices in the past have been returned quickly and efficiently. My thanks to the management and staff in those post offices for their assistance by filling my request for material.

Postcode
PO id
Location
Notes
AB11
002801
Aberdeen
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
B91
017246
Solihull
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
B98
009246
Redditch
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
BA1
015504
Bath
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
BA20
010925
Yeovil
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
BN21
017907
Eastbourne
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
CO1
010116
Colchester
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
DA1
002104
Dartford
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
DH3
003313
Chester-le-St
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
DN31
012311
Grimsby
Posted at local post box 15/5/12
EH1
003824
Edinburgh
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
EX1
021519
Exeter
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
EX8
011519
Exmouth
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
G2
002832
Glasgow
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
HR1
008618
Hereford
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
IP1
014130
Ipswich
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
IP33
004112
Bury St Edmunds
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
LU1
006134
Luton
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
M2 5
009422
Brazennose St, Manchester
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
ME10
007941
Sittingbourne
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
ME13
010941
Faversham
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
MK9
009109
Milton Keynes
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
NE33
021329
South Shields
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
OX1
014137
Oxford
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
PE21
003202
Boston
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
PO6
003937
Portsmouth
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
PR9
005427
Southport
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
RH10
007912
Crawley
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
RH12
003912
Horsham
Posted at local post box 15/5/12
RH16
005912
Haywards Heath
Posted at local post box 17/5/12
S40
011340
Chesterfield
Posted at local post box 15/5/12
SL6
005946
Maidenhead
Posted at local post box 17/5/12
SR1
005343
Sunderland
Posted at local post box 15/5/12
SS1
009140
Southend on Sea
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
TN13
004948
Sevenoaks
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
TN23
010925
Ashford
Posted at local PO 15/5/12
YO1
005349
York
Posted at local PO 15/5/12

I will be tabulating the returns as they come in and will present my findings in due course. I would welcome data from others on these and any other office. I would like office id, date purchased, session number, faststamp version and, if possible, the header on the receipt. Please forward the data to pmechuk@gmail.com .