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.