Know where your old stamps are? You now have until 31 July 2023 to use them. Alternatively swap them out.

25th January 2023

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We've added barcodes to all our regular stamps. Regular stamps without a barcode* will no longer be valid after 31 July 2023. This follows the introduction of a 6 month grace period from the initial 31 January deadline. You can either use up your non-barcoded stamps before this new deadline or swap them for the new barcoded ones.

The stamps that have changed are the stamps (pictured below) that will be very familiar to you. They feature the profile of Her Late Majesty The Queen on a plain coloured background. The barcodes will enable exciting new services by connecting physical stamps to the digital world through the Royal Mail app which you can be download.

For full details and to get your form to send your stamps away go to - https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps