9:09am Friday 27th April 2012 in News By Dan Clough , Reporter
POST Offices in East Lancashire say they have coped with a outrageous enlarge in urge for stamps forward of a 14p a stamp price increase.
Royal Mail will enlarge the price of initial category stamps from 46p to 60p, with second category stamps taking flight from 36p to 50p on Monday.
Post offices mentioned people opposite the zone have been stocking up on the stamps whilst they are still at the descend price.
But they are still scheming themselves for a late overload in sales.
Secretary of the Central Lancashire bend of the National Federation of SubPostmasters Peter Harrison, who owns Coal Clough Lane Post Office in Burnley, said: "There has been a large demand.
"People are wanting to obtain forward and batch up on stamps. we am unknowingly of any problems faced by Post Offices getting stamps, and we of course haven't had any."
Other increasesvoiced will see a initial category stamp for a large e-mail up to 100g taking flight from 75p to 90p, second category goes from 58p to 69p, and there will be an enlarge in parcels, franked mail, available post, redirection services and PO Box use.
Postmaster at Parkfield Post Office, Nelson, Mohammad Arshad, said: "We have had a lot of dash but we programmed in advance. Things are starting to composed down now."
A orator for Great Harwood Post Office said: "It has been solid unequivocally over the past couple of weeks, nonetheless people have been shopping more in bulk."
Stephen Spencer, postmaster at Todmorden Post Office, said: "It is the same every year solely this year there has been more promotion than usual.
"We done certain we had more systematic in.
"I am certain a few places will have been affected but we have sufficient stamps in to see us through."