Can you still use old stamps? Why the Royal Mail now uses barcodes and how to return out of date stamps
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A new era for stamps with UK's first 'video stamp' – non-barcoded stamps to be phased out by January 31 next year
Norvic Philatelics Blog: Barcode added to 2nd class business sheet stamps: improved facilities for customers, and possible anti-fraud device.
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Eventually it will just be a barcode, won't it?' Why Britain's new stamps are causing outrage and upset | Society | The Guardian
![Eventually it will just be a barcode, won't it?' Why Britain's new stamps are causing outrage and upset | Society | The Guardian Eventually it will just be a barcode, won't it?' Why Britain's new stamps are causing outrage and upset | Society | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b7e9f212448306cbc3c1ccc4add3f561bf14da25/142_248_3726_2631/master/3726.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=a4ae3319ffddd3796bf7857be9bbe6c3)
Eventually it will just be a barcode, won't it?' Why Britain's new stamps are causing outrage and upset | Society | The Guardian
![Royal Mail launches stamps with a BARCODE so they can track and trace deliveries | Daily Mail Online Royal Mail launches stamps with a BARCODE so they can track and trace deliveries | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/31/23/53610783-0-image-a-67_1643673262747.jpg)
Royal Mail launches stamps with a BARCODE so they can track and trace deliveries | Daily Mail Online
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Royal Mail digital stamps: When will the new stamps be introduced, how to use the barcode, what are the digital extras and can I still use a regular stamp?
![Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won't be valid - and what to do with them | Shropshire Star Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won't be valid - and what to do with them | Shropshire Star](https://www.shropshirestar.com/resizer/-UlSJApOud2hGEdoAh329V0-uvY=/1200x902/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mna/34TFKNZOWVC2TEMQTKRZDOIMCM.jpg)
Royal Mail announces date stamps without barcodes won't be valid - and what to do with them | Shropshire Star
![Norvic Philatelics Blog: Barcode added to 2nd class business sheet stamps: improved facilities for customers, and possible anti-fraud device. Norvic Philatelics Blog: Barcode added to 2nd class business sheet stamps: improved facilities for customers, and possible anti-fraud device.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopJCY8j75U-8Un2GbjU1-oHCchxDzpjgnNpmL_vAjRHoY2IFE_ZyI3KhzLwSyaS0CDhQuSWdZnDrxnafhEZRFnQbL2laqD_XEvPDWQXvuMS5JaMkSPKEZCiwXw4g-vsLeMSeMCvFZ-S4/s1105/5011B-1-2nd-Dmix-M20L-MBIL.jpeg)