I've been planning to share this philatelic gem for a while now, and this week's Sunday Stamps theme of anything you wish has given me the opportunity. It's been quite a while since I took this out of its presentation pack, and I had forgotten that it contained a wealth of inserts, as well as the stamps, which doubled-up as the bus ticket. So given this is a Sunday Stamps posting, I'll start with the stamps themselves. These stamps are the first day of issue and represent the 19p bus fare, in September 1978. Also shown is the 'last day of issue' of bus ticket which the stamps replaced.
Royal Mail Post Bus Ticket, September 1978
Royal Mail Post Bus postcard
Honiton Royal Mail Post Bus insert
Honiton Royal Mail Post Bus timetable
Honiton Royal Mail Post Bus fare schedule
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I never heard of postbuses before. They sound like a good idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Does that bus still operate? If it does, will the PO put up the fares by over 30% as they are doing for the post?
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting story :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a gem!
ReplyDeleteI like how they included the names of the two employees, too.
Interesting to see payment in stamps.
Delightful. what a special thing this whole package is. Thank you for participating.
ReplyDeleteLove that bus! The colors make me think of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.
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