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Tag: Post Office

Posted on May 28, 2024September 12, 2025

“Even the stamps are made in China!”

Counterfeit stamps

BOGOFF! Buy one get one free offer!

What further depths of despair will the Post Office will sink to – fining people for unknowingly using fake stamps.

“Even the stamps are made in China!”

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UK Inflation Rate: 3.80%

U.S. Inflation Rate: 2.90%

EU Inflation Rate: 2.0%

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