Everyday life
You have old Royal Mail stamps marked '1st' with no price printed on them. The price of a first class stamp has since gone up. What is true?
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A They are only valid if you add a 10p stamp
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B They expired at the end of the year they were bought
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✓ They are still valid for first class post at today's rate Your answer
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D They can only be used for letters inside your own town
Correct!
Stamps showing '1st' or '2nd' instead of a price are 'non-value indicator' stamps, so they stay valid at the current rate even after prices rise. Note that older everyday stamps without a barcode had to be swapped for barcoded ones from 2023.
Source: Royal Mail website (royalmail.com), stamps and Swap Out scheme