Post & Go Faststamps of Great Britain Check List 2019 Version: V.2019.0 First Day Covers Presentation Packs Collectors Strips National Exhibitions International Exhibitions Local Shows & Fairs The Postal Museum (Formerly BPMA) National Museum of Royal Navy - NMRN Royal Marines Museum - RMM Fleet Air Arm Museum - FAAM Royal Navy Submarine Museum - RNSM National Museum of RN - HMS Trincomalee National Museum of RN - HMS Caroline Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower Museum of the Great Western Railway - STEAM GWR British Forces Post Office (BFPO) HQ - RAF Northolt The Shakespeare Centre The Royal Signals Museum East Anglian Railway Museum (EARM) Jersey Post Guernsey Post Royal Gibraltar Post Office State of Qatar Kiosks Fonts Datastrings Office Identifiers 2008 to 2019 The information contained within this document is believed to be correct at the time of publication. Details are constantly being reviewed and up-dated and therefore the right is reserved to change anything at any time. Please use the Contacts page to report any errors, corrections or omissions to S. Leigh. Esel PostandgoCheckList Copyright © 2017 S. Leigh Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList This Check List has been designed to only include standard issued stamps, reference is made to premature issues, major print errors and the like, but does not include all software and local print errors. Similarly, not all listings are made where, in recent times following the introduction of NCR machines, 1st and 2nd class stock are placed in the wrong printer (accidentally or intentionally) - where known they are included Also, the list does not include the Open Value (OV) Faststamps issued from NCR machines since their introduction in 2014. All images of British stamps are Copyright of Royal Mail. Credits Correspondents to norphil blog Bob McFarlane Daniel Tangri Derek Beechey Ian Billings (norphil blog) iarroyalmailpostandgo.com John Gray John McCallum (ATM Informer) Keith Hand Keith Woodward Malcolm Brown Michael Fitzgerald Modern British Philatelic Circle Nick Carter postagelabelsuk.com Richard Bull Robert Walker Roy Sanderson Vince Patel Copyright © 2017 S. Leigh Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList Introduction Post & Go Faststamps were introduced on 8th October 2008 from a kiosk in a post office at The Galleries in Bristol. Since that time Faststamps have been made available at more and more outlets across the UK, mainly in Post Offices, but also from exhibitions national & international, local stamp shows & fairs as well as kiosks (or machines) in high street stores. The kiosks or machines have changed considerably in the short time since their inception, and improved considerably. Below is a pictorial summary:- Wincor-Nixdorf This type of machine (Kiosk) was the standard installed at all the Post Offices across the UK, until 2014. Hytech PostalVision Spring Stampex 2011 trial machine. Kiosk Nos. 21 & 22 Hytech V1 Machine as used at the Autumn Stampex 2011 Kiosk Nos. 91, 92, 93 & 94. Copyright © 2016 S. Leigh Introduction - Page 3 of 30 08/10/2019 Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList Hytech V1 (Modified) Machine as used at the Spring Stampex 2012 A modification was carried out to prevent customers from pulling the stamp strip during printing and thus generating errors. This comprised a guard over the slot where the stamp strips were delivered. Kiosk Nos. 21, 22, 23 & 24 Royal Mail Series I (Also known as Hytech V2) First appearance at Autumn Stampex 2012 Kiosk Nos. A1, A2, A3, A4 & A5 B1 & B2 NCR Known as Self Service 'Postal Kiosks' (SSKs) The NCR machine appeared early in 2014, and before the year was out had replaced almost all the Wincor-Nixdorf machine in the UK As well as the standard 6 stamp values (1st Class and Overseas) the NCR machine can dispense 2nd Class (Standard & Large, up to 100g). In addition it can dispense a whole range of "Open Value" stamps for letters, parcels, including Special Delivery, Tracked, Signed For, and differing VAT codes. Basically, the NCR machines can process almost all Royal Mail and Parcelforce products that are usually only available at the counter. Copyright © 2016 S. Leigh Introduction - Page 4 of 30 08/10/2019 Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList Royal Mail Series II Supplied by Intelligent AR Ltd First appearance at Spring Stampex 2014 The machine is capable of dispensing the standard 6 values of stamps and the two 2nd Class values, as it has 2 reels. Kiosk Nos. A001 to A014 B001 & B002 B003 C001 & C002 GG01 & GG02 GI01 to GI03 J001 (later to be re-numbered as JE01) & JE02 QA01 & QA02 A001 permanently installed at the BPMA in London A002 permanently installed at the NMRN in Portsmouth A003 permanently installed at the FAAM in Yeovilton A004 permanently installed at the RNSM in Gosport A005 permanently installed at the RMM in Southsea - Relocated to EARM Colchester A006 permanently installed at HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool A007 permanently installed at Explosion! - RN Museum of Firepower, Gosport A008 permanently installed at HMS Caroline, Belfast - Removed Jan-17 RM Ser. II A009 permanently installed at Shakespeare Centre, Stratford upon Avon A002 to A010 A010 permanently installed at STEAM GWR in Swindon GG, GI & JE A011 permanently installed at Royal Corps of Signals - Blandford Forum A012 Exhibition duty A013 Exhibition duty A014 Exhibition duty GG01 Exhibition duty GG02 permanently installed at Envoy House, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GI01 permanently installed at Gibraltar House, The Strand, London Removed Jan-18 for security pruposes. Now only Exhibition duty GI02 permanently installed at Main Post Office, Main Street, Gibraltar GI03 permanently installed at Parcel Office, North Mole Road, Gibraltar GI04 permanently installed at Royal Gibraltar PO, back office machine RM Ser. II JE01 Exhibition duty A011 to A012 & ES01 JE02 permanently installed at Broad Street, St. Helier, Jersey (With smaller ES01 permanently installed at CCP Chamartin, Madrid, Spain rectangular base) Royal Mail Series II + This is the standard RM Ser. II machine with a "Pod" bolted to the side giving the unit the capability of dispensing stamps from a total of 4 reels. Kiosk No. A001+ On or about 24-Oct-16, the third printer in centre of the bolted-on pod, has been set-up to print stamps. So A001+ is now capable of supplying 5 different designs at any one time. Copyright © 2016 S. Leigh Introduction - Page 5 of 30 08/10/2019 Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList Royal Mail Series II - M (or Mail centres) Series Supplied by Intelligent AR Ltd First appearance at Crewe and Bradford North Enquiry Offices 9th February 2015 In addition to the facility of having two reels / printers the M Series can perform other functions. These machines also accept payment for 'Postage Due', VAT and Customs Duty. A receipt is issued, that can then be given to the office staff for collection of the letter / package. It is envisaged that further duties will be available in the future. Since the beginning of 2016, these kiosks no longer show on-screen the design of the stamps being dispensed, only the indication of 1st Class or 2nd Class. As these machines are primarily for postal, and non-philatelic use, the design of stamp is irrelevant, making operation and maintenance simpler. Kiosk Nos. M001 to M011 M007 - Royal Mail HQ M008 & M009 - not yet in service NCR Mk1 Known as Self Service 'Postal Kiosks' (SSKs) First seen at Great Portland Street Post Office - London (006009) Operational 21-Nov-16 The kiosks are smaller, they are card only (no cash) the scales have been moved in front of the stamp slots and the receipt printer is now where the coin chute was DKU - Desktop Kiosk Units Supplied by Intelligent AR Ltd First seen on Cartor stand at CICE Nanjing, China in 2017 and with Guernsey Post at Essen International Stamp Fair 2018 Kiosk Nos. CSP2 & CSP3 - Cartor Security Printers GG03 - Guernsey JE03 - Jersey - First seen at MACAO 2081, 35th Asian Int. Stamp Exhibition The DKUs have 2 printers - one for stamps and the other for receipts, thus can only produce a single issue of stamps. Copyright © 2016 S. Leigh Introduction - Page 6 of 30 08/10/2019 Post & Go Faststamps Esel PostandgoCheckList Correos Post - 'Internal-Use' Computer System. Cor. IUCS This new computer system, for internal use only, includes a tablet, with a program specially created and designed to cater to the needs of the philatelic service thus enabling the management and control of the whole process of variable value stamp printing. The computer application is also accessible through a screen and a keyboard. The system includes three Brother TD-4100N direct thermal printers, two for stamps and one for receipts. The new computer system uses the same rolls of thermal labels, is programmed with the same values and, the information printed on the stamps is almost identical to the ES01 kiosk imprint; same format, size and printing fonts. Only the code of the printing equipment (ES02 in Avilés) shows the origin of the stamps. First seen at Avilés at Juvenia 2017 - 10-May-17 to 13-May-17 The new "internal use" computer system presented in Avilés, on its stand. But, unlike Avilés, the stamps issued by this equipment do not have the ES02 code, but PM17 ! (Plaza Mayor 2017). The new Correos procedure stipulates that the code printed on the stamps and receipts issued by this equipment will change depending on its location. No doubt, a strange decision that goes against the usual criteria elsewhere in the world which has each machine linked to a fixed identifier or code. This decision by Correos will undoubtedly cause great confusion among collectors. And still another change; The first block of the code on the bottom of the stamps issued by this equipment will start with a 'P' (Production), unlike the kiosk, which starts with a 'B', the original letter programmed by the manufacturer to identify stamps issued by the equipment for philatelic use/sales.