Fake stamps, counterfeits if you like, are a known issue.
As above, these days relatively few are issued by Post Offices and where they are the PO sells them as an agent for Royal Mail. Stock etc held for others like that, as well as Lottery, TAx Discs etc was one of the complicating issues for Horizon.
Lots of small village stores shops, not Sub POst Offices, sell them as a convenience offer with cards etc. The store operator may be crooked, or perhaps on of his counter staff. Or he could be sold them by a supplier who is crooked or has holes in his systems.
We're now actively discouraged from buying stamps for the odd item we need to post out to clients or DWP. There's a system we can log into that gives us a unique reference number and charges the charity directly. We jut put the items in a tray/box at the PO - like there used to be for Franked Mail.
Not used it yet as our village PO, hosted by the pharmacy, closed at the end of last year.
New set up opens at the village shop some time next month.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 22 Feb 24 at 11:46
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